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Shy shrimp deep in tube sponge and lit from behind. Cayman Brac, 40 fsw
By William Goodwin
posted Tuesday, December 7, 2010
54 votes

Hanging upside down without disturbing the sponge and scaring the bejesus outta the peppermint shrimp inside, aiming the Light Cannon to light up the inside through the translucent wall of the sponge ... ahh, the travails of the u/w photographer.
By William Goodwin
posted Friday, April 10, 2009
43 votes

The
By William Goodwin
posted Thursday, April 9, 2009
36 votes

The iconic salt mounds on Bonaire during wind reversal/stoppage last October.
By William Goodwin
posted Wednesday, November 21, 2012
32 votes

I never realized until now how difficult it is to photograph a white fish. First round produced
By William Goodwin
posted Wednesday, October 21, 2009
31 votes

This is the shot I took right after the one that just won the Global National Geographic Photographic Competition (Nature category). I was astounded that the little crustacean held still that long. Peppermint shrimp in a branching vase sponge 75 fsw.
By William Goodwin
posted Monday, March 15, 2010
31 votes

Feather Duster, Cayman Brac, 40 fsw.
By William Goodwin
posted Tuesday, October 5, 2010
31 votes

A Peppermint Shrimp constantly in motion within this Branching Vase sponge, lit from the exterior by a video light. No crop. Bonaire, 75 fsw.
By William Goodwin
posted Monday, November 26, 2012
30 votes

I was taking shots for a book on sponges when this huge Black Grouper wondered over. I wanted to get a picture of the big fish with some sponges, so I gently tricked him into the perfect position. Belize, 45fsw
By William Goodwin
posted Monday, June 21, 2010
29 votes

Iguana, dive boats, a morning full of promise... Bonaire
By William Goodwin
posted Thursday, April 23, 2009
28 votes
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These TWO Lookdowns visited me at 80 fsw in murky water o... by William Goodwin
These TWO Lookdowns visited me at 80 fsw in murky water offshore from Destin, Florida. They are so perfectly aligned that it looks like one fish with multiple fins.
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 11, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico United States
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Just when you thought it was safe to back into the marsh.... by William Goodwin
Just when you thought it was safe to back into the marsh... Sharks near shore, frogs on the beach, it was just a matter of time...
Photoshopped of course, but don't you think this fits better in Humorous than in Creative?
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date posted posted: Monday, November 30, 2009
date posted category: Humorous
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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This green moray was doing her best impression of T. Rex.... by William Goodwin
This green moray was doing her best impression of T. Rex. Bonaire
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Late afternoon, you're alone on the reef, and then this g... by William Goodwin
Late afternoon, you're alone on the reef, and then this guy shows up...
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2009
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Caribbean reef sharks reflected in dome - except for the ... by William Goodwin
Caribbean reef sharks reflected in dome - except for the shark above the diver's head, which is not a reflection!
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 16, 2009
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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I never realized until now how difficult it is to photogr... by William Goodwin
I never realized until now how difficult it is to photograph a white fish. First round produced "snowballs" - blown-out at any setting. Had to resort to all sorts of tricks to finally get some decent shots of "Snowball." Frog fish, Bonaire, 75 fsw
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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A young white frogfish meets a grizzled ol' octopus. 75 f... by William Goodwin
A young white frogfish meets a grizzled ol' octopus. 75 fsw, Bonaire.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Sideways Peppermint Shrimp in Branching Vase Sponge... 55... by William Goodwin
Sideways Peppermint Shrimp in Branching Vase Sponge... 55 fsw, Bonaire
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Brown Boobie, Cayman Brac ... and you know it's not easy ... by William Goodwin
Brown Boobie, Cayman Brac ... and you know it's not easy getting this close to these gannets.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Pillar coral with a Slender Filefish "just blending in"..... by William Goodwin
Pillar coral with a Slender Filefish "just blending in"... Cayman Brac
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Front end of a lettuce slug with unusual coloration. Caym... by William Goodwin
Front end of a lettuce slug with unusual coloration. Cayman Brac
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Two-claw Shrimp in tube sponge, Cayman Brac by William Goodwin
Two-claw Shrimp in tube sponge, Cayman Brac
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Tiny juvenile Peppermint Shrimp inside a branching vase s... by William Goodwin
Tiny juvenile Peppermint Shrimp inside a branching vase sponge lit through the sponge by a UK Light Cannon. Cayman Brac
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Tiger tune-up - Pederson shrimp cleaning a tiger grouper'... by William Goodwin
Tiger tune-up - Pederson shrimp cleaning a tiger grouper's gills - Cayman Brac
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date posted posted: Monday, August 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Octopus intimacy ... the male passing a sperm packet to a... by William Goodwin
Octopus intimacy ... the male passing a sperm packet to a female. Cayman Brac
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date posted posted: Monday, August 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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The wild macaws of Carriacou - this is one of the three -... by William Goodwin
The wild macaws of Carriacou - this is one of the three - woke us up each morning during our shore-based dive trip to the Grenadine. That is the volcanic cone of Petit Martinique in the distance.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 13, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Do you like my new hat? Spotted Moray under Magnificent F... by William Goodwin
Do you like my new hat? Spotted Moray under Magnificent Feather Duster at Sisters, Carriacou, Grenadines
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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A 10 cm Pelagica noctiluna (common names Night Light Jell... by William Goodwin
A 10 cm Pelagica noctiluna (common names Night Light Jelly fish or Warty Jelly fish) - bioluminescing in Wallilabou bay, Saint Vincent. Only one successful shot out of 20 attempts.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Less than 10 cm across, this Pelagia noctiluca was callin... by William Goodwin
Less than 10 cm across, this Pelagia noctiluca was calling to us in Saint Vincent's Walilabou Bay. And would those be jellyfish fish then?
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Locals fishing from the remains of the Pirates of the Car... by William Goodwin
Locals fishing from the remains of the Pirates of the Caribbean set at Wallilabou, Saint Vincent
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 2, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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The frogfish that followed me ... off Mabouya Island, Car... by William Goodwin
The frogfish that followed me ... off Mabouya Island, Carriacou in the Grenadines
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 1, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Back in our cabin between dives off Carriacou Island in t... by William Goodwin
Back in our cabin between dives off Carriacou Island in the Grenadines, we caught the house "Good Luck" gecko in the middle of shedding - can see the eye hole in the cast-off head section!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Sometimes a common fish looks spectacularly uncommon. Sco... by William Goodwin
Sometimes a common fish looks spectacularly uncommon. Scorpionfish in the Grenadines.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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A rare Quillfin Blenny found at 60 fsw off Mabouya Island... by William Goodwin
A rare Quillfin Blenny found at 60 fsw off Mabouya Island in the Grenadines.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Anticipation: Donna, a few kicks into the dive. Cayman ... by William Goodwin
Anticipation: Donna, a few kicks into the dive.
Cayman Brac.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Pelican - ventral view... by William Goodwin
Pelican - ventral view...
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date posted posted: Monday, May 18, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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"I have this tickle in my throat ... " Tiger grouper open... by William Goodwin
"I have this tickle in my throat ... " Tiger grouper open for business. Cayman Brac
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date posted posted: Friday, May 15, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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