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<((((º>.....Canon G9 & stacked Inon UCL-165 close up lenses." title=""I spy with my little eye" an Ornate Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus)......¸><((((º>.....Canon G9 & stacked Inon UCL-165 close up lenses." style="margin: 0px auto;max-height:650px;max-width:100%;" />
By Brian Mayes
posted Thursday, June 11, 2009
74 votes


By Brian Mayes
posted Wednesday, April 7, 2010
73 votes

Eyes of a Strombus (Vomer vomer)...and I didn't even have to wrangle the conch, it was just there crawling along. :-)......¸><((((º>.....Canon G9 & Inon UCL 165
By Brian Mayes
posted Wednesday, March 11, 2009
71 votes

Imperial Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on a large sea cucumber. <><><><>Canon G9, full frame shot with stacked Inon UCL-165 macro lenses.
By Brian Mayes
posted Saturday, July 12, 2008
69 votes

<><><>Canon G9" title=""Dont mess with me!"............................ A snarling Mosaic Moray (Gymnothorax prionodon)<><><><>Canon G9" style="margin: 0px auto;max-height:650px;max-width:100%;" />
By Brian Mayes
posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008
68 votes

Full Frontal NUDIty. Tambja verconis head on full frame. <><><><>Canon G9, Inon UCL-165, Poor Knights, New Zealand
By Brian Mayes
posted Monday, March 24, 2008
67 votes

This charming little Red-Papulose Gymnodoris (Gymnodoris rubropapillosa) is one of the predator nudibranchs that hunts down and eats other nudibranchs. ..¸><((((º>·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>·..Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
By Brian Mayes
posted Sunday, August 10, 2008
65 votes

From Tenerife, one of a sequence of photos showing a Lizardfish catching and swallowing an Ornate Wrasse alive. The photos had to be taken in between bouts of thrashing by the Lizardfish. The whole sequence can be seen on my Flickr site.
By Brian Mayes
posted Thursday, July 5, 2007
60 votes

The Leopard Nudi (Chromodoris leopardus)....¸><((((º>`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>`·..Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
By Brian Mayes
posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008
59 votes

Close enough to see the parasites above the nostrils on this Undulated Moray (Gymnothorax undulatus)..¸><((((º>...Canon G9 & stacked Inon UCL-165s
By Brian Mayes
posted Sunday, November 23, 2008
57 votes
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Blue-Eyed Triplefin (Notoclinops segmentatus)<><><>Canon ... by Brian Mayes
Blue-Eyed Triplefin (Notoclinops segmentatus) <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165
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date posted posted: Friday, April 18, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Clown Nudibranch (Ceratosoma amoena) from Poor Knights<><... by Brian Mayes
Clown Nudibranch (Ceratosoma amoena) from Poor Knights <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Chain Moray (Echidna catenata)<><><>Canon G7, Inon UCL-16... by Brian Mayes
Chain Moray (Echidna catenata) <> <> <> Canon G7, Inon UCL-165, St Vincent
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Golden Coral Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus)<><><>Canon G7, In... by Brian Mayes
Golden Coral Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) <> <> <> Canon G7, Inon UCL-165, St Vincent
40 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Leech Headshield Slug (Chelidonura hirundinina)<><><>Cano... by Brian Mayes
Leech Headshield Slug (Chelidonura hirundinina) <> <> <> Canon G7, Inon UCL-165, St Vincent
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 14, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Longsnout Seahorse (Hippocampus reidi)<><><>Canon G7, St ... by Brian Mayes
Longsnout Seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) <> <> <> Canon G7, St Vincent <> <> <> Entered in the Macro-Static section, since unless a seahorse is being hassled to swim, it does not normally swim free. It is normally attached to something, attached to the ground.
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 13, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Close-up of Longsnout Seahorse (Hippocampus reidi). <><><... by Brian Mayes
Close-up of Longsnout Seahorse (Hippocampus reidi). <> <> <> <> Canon G7, Inon UCL-165, St Vincent
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 12, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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"I spy with my little eye something beginning with P". Pe... by Brian Mayes
"I spy with my little eye something beginning with P". Peacock Flounder (Bothus lunatus) <> <> <> Canon G7, Inon UCL-165, St Vincent
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 11, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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A rare beauty.<><><> Rock Beauty (Holacanthus tricolor)<>... by Brian Mayes
A rare beauty. <> <> <> Rock Beauty (Holacanthus tricolor) <> <> <> Canon G7, St Vincent
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 10, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Sailfin Blenny (Emblemaria pandionis) cautiously leaving ... by Brian Mayes
Sailfin Blenny (Emblemaria pandionis) cautiously leaving a hole. <> <> <> <> Canon G7, Inon UCL-165, St Vincent
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 8, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Close up of Scalloped Fireworm (Chloeia sp.). <><><><>Can... by Brian Mayes
Close up of Scalloped Fireworm (Chloeia sp.). <> <> <> <> Canon G7, Inon UCL-165, St Vincent
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 7, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Shortnose Batfish (Ogcocephalus nasutus) doesn't look ver... by Brian Mayes
Shortnose Batfish (Ogcocephalus nasutus) doesn't look very happy about his portrait photo being taken. <> <> <> <> Canon G7, St Vincent
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 6, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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I'm starting to suspect that those shots of Jawfish may n... by Brian Mayes
I'm starting to suspect that those shots of Jawfish may not be all that they seem. Grey Jawfish (Sockus jellybeani) found near Atlanta, USA
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 5, 2008
date posted category: Humorous
date posted location: United States
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I'm not sure about this Sharptail Eel (Myrichthys brevice... by Brian Mayes
I'm not sure about this Sharptail Eel (Myrichthys breviceps) going in the "Macro-static subjects" section, since the little devil wouldn't stop wriggling about. Perhaps we need a "Macro-moving about section". <> <> <> Canon G7, Inon UCL165, St Vincent
36 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Close-up of Slender Filefish (Monacanthus tuckeri), not t... by Brian Mayes
Close-up of Slender Filefish (Monacanthus tuckeri), not the easiest of things too shoot. <> <> <> <> Canon G7, Inon UCL-165, St Vincent
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Slender Filefish (Monacanthus tuckeri) trying to hide in ... by Brian Mayes
Slender Filefish (Monacanthus tuckeri) trying to hide in Gorgonian branches. <> <> <> <> Canon G7, St Vincent.
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 2, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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A plain and simple Yellow Fanworm (Notaulax occidentalis)... by Brian Mayes
A plain and simple Yellow Fanworm (Notaulax occidentalis). <> <> <> <> Canon G7, Inon UCL-165, St Vincent
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 1, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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A cute juvenile Spotted Trunkfish (Lactophrys bicaudalis)... by Brian Mayes
A cute juvenile Spotted Trunkfish (Lactophrys bicaudalis) tries to hide under a ledge, but not far enough for my small camera. <> <> <> <> Canon G7, Inon UCL-165, St Vincent
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date posted posted: Monday, March 31, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Spotted Spoon-Nose Eel (Echiophis intertinctus) seemed to... by Brian Mayes
Spotted Spoon-Nose Eel (Echiophis intertinctus) seemed to think something shiny on my jacket was food. Scary moment. <> <> <> <> Canon G7, St Vincent
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 30, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Scaly-Tailed Mantis (Lysiosquilla scabricauda) not very c... by Brian Mayes
Scaly-Tailed Mantis (Lysiosquilla scabricauda) not very common in the Caribbean. <> <> <> <> Ganon G7, Inon UCL-165, St Vincent.
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 29, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Froggy has gone fishing.<><><><>Canon G7, St Vincent by Brian Mayes
Froggy has gone fishing. <> <> <> <> Canon G7, St Vincent
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date posted posted: Friday, March 28, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Lined Seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) <><><><>Canon G7, In... by Brian Mayes
Lined Seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) <> <> <> <> Canon G7, Inon UCL165, St Vincent
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Firebrick Starfish (Asterodiscus truncatus)<><><><>Canon ... by Brian Mayes
Firebrick Starfish (Asterodiscus truncatus) <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165
37 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Full Frontal NUDIty. Tambja verconis head on full frame. ... by Brian Mayes
Full Frontal NUDIty. Tambja verconis head on full frame. <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165, Poor Knights, New Zealand
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67 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 24, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Deep-burrowing Thalassinidean shrimp, commonly called mud... by Brian Mayes
Deep-burrowing Thalassinidean shrimp, commonly called mud shrimp or ghost shrimp. <> <> <> Canon G7, St Vincent
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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My little Rock Beauty. <><><><>Canon G7, St Vincent by Brian Mayes
My little Rock Beauty. <> <> <> <> Canon G7, St Vincent
48 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 22, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Ornate Elysia (Elysia ornata)<><><>Canon G7, Carriacou by Brian Mayes
Ornate Elysia (Elysia ornata) <> <> <> Canon G7, Carriacou
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date posted posted: Monday, March 10, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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