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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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An familiar subject, but I like them, so that's my excuse... by Brian Mayes
An familiar subject, but I like them, so that's my excuse for showing this one.............Canon G7
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2007
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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"Look at me, I've got a long fin"...............Canon G7 by Brian Mayes
"Look at me, I've got a long fin"...............Canon G7
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 5, 2007
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Emperor Angelfish close up by Brian Mayes
Emperor Angelfish close up
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 3, 2007
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Dermatobranchus ornatus munching on soft coral entwined w... by Brian Mayes
Dermatobranchus ornatus munching on soft coral entwined with a brittle star. According to Bill Rudman of SeaSlugForum, for the Nudi it's the equivalent of getting a caterpillar in your salad. click here
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 31, 2007
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Chromodoris tinctoria taking a leisurely stroll, or shoul... by Brian Mayes
Chromodoris tinctoria taking a leisurely stroll, or should that be slime?
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 29, 2007
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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This was just a quick snap at a school of Dotted Bream, b... by Brian Mayes
This was just a quick snap at a school of Dotted Bream, but it seems to have worked out quite nicely.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2007
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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I feel a right t*t in here so I'm busting to get out........ by Brian Mayes
I feel a right t*t in here so I'm busting to get out.............Canon G7 & Inon UCL165
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 25, 2007
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Yellowmouth Moray. Blamed in a recent finger biting incid... by Brian Mayes
Yellowmouth Moray. Blamed in a recent finger biting incident. The Undulated Moray is more likely to be guilty imho. This guy wouldn't harm a fly, would he.......Canon G7
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Is that the remains of a fingernail in its mouth?!
37 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 23, 2007
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Portrait of small Arabian Bluestriped Dottyback (Pseudoch... by Brian Mayes
Portrait of small Arabian Bluestriped Dottyback (Pseudochromis aladabraensis).
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 15, 2007
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Interesting Anemone found at Fahal Island, Muscat, Oman. ... by Brian Mayes
Interesting Anemone found at Fahal Island, Muscat, Oman. A type of Edwardsiidae I think. Canon G7
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 12, 2007
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Close up of colourful Feather Duster by Brian Mayes
Close up of colourful Feather Duster
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 11, 2007
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Nembrotha plasticinus, caught crawling around in my bathr... by Brian Mayes
Nembrotha plasticinus, caught crawling around in my bathroom.
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Nudibranch shot of the month! Very rare!
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 19, 2007
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: United Kingdom
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I love the colours in this. Enjoy. by Brian Mayes
I love the colours in this. Enjoy.
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 18, 2007
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Soft coral. Merry Christmas to all! by Brian Mayes
Soft coral. Merry Christmas to all!
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 22, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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A tiny Magenta Dottyback looking very sad and dejected. C... by Brian Mayes
A tiny Magenta Dottyback looking very sad and dejected. Canon A70...............PS. I'm sure a vote would cheer him up, it also wouldn't do me any harm too. Doh!, reduced to begging, whatever next!
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 21, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Colourful Clam with eyes like little LEDS. Canon A70 by Brian Mayes
Colourful Clam with eyes like little LEDS.
Canon A70
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 20, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Lionfish head down and hunting. Canon A70 by Brian Mayes
Lionfish head down and hunting. Canon A70
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Frightened Clown Triggerfish trying to hide in a crevice.... by Brian Mayes
Frightened Clown Triggerfish trying to hide in a crevice. Canon A70
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date posted posted: Monday, December 18, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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I tried to get a super macro shot but this is the closest... by Brian Mayes
I tried to get a super macro shot but this is the closest my Canon A70 will focus. I bet Alex and Dr Bob would have got full screen shots of the rhinophores. I wonder how they do it?
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 17, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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These guys never seem to cooperate and line up for a phot... by Brian Mayes
These guys never seem to cooperate and line up for a photo. Canon A70
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 15, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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A Tassled Scorpionfish trying to hide in the soft red cor... by Brian Mayes
A Tassled Scorpionfish trying to hide in the soft red coral. Canon A70, internal flash
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 14, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Colourful scene from Taveuni, Fiji. Canon A70 with intern... by Brian Mayes
Colourful scene from Taveuni, Fiji. Canon A70 with internal flash
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Dwarf Hawkfish from Taveuni, Fiji. Canon A70 and internal... by Brian Mayes
Dwarf Hawkfish from Taveuni, Fiji. Canon A70 and internal flash
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 12, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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I liked the colours, it resembles a painters pallette. Ca... by Brian Mayes
I liked the colours, it resembles a painters pallette. Canon A70
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 10, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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A couple of Dusky Anemonefish from Taveuni, Fiji. Canon A... by Brian Mayes
A couple of Dusky Anemonefish from Taveuni, Fiji. Canon A70 and internal flash
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 8, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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I spotted this Maori Wrasse, head down, being cleaned. Th... by Brian Mayes
I spotted this Maori Wrasse, head down, being cleaned. Though by the time I got in position all the cleaners had left. I also didn't have a wide enough lens, but that's one of the problems with compacts. Canon A70 and UR Pro filter
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 7, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Blue Ribbon Eel looks almost alien like in this wide open... by Brian Mayes
Blue Ribbon Eel looks almost alien like in this wide open mouth shot. Canon A70 with internal flash and diffuser
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 2, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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