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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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The Doc says I've nothing to worry about it's just a tree... by Brian Mayes
The Doc says I've nothing to worry about it's just a tree growing out of my head!
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 3, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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This little hairy Hermit could do with a trim!.........Ni... by Brian Mayes
This little hairy Hermit could do with a trim!.........Nikon Coolpix 990 + Ikelite Pro II video light
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date posted posted: Friday, September 1, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mauritius
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Red Indianfish from Mauritius......... Looks like a flatt... by Brian Mayes
Red Indianfish from Mauritius......... Looks like a flattened Scorpionfish......... Nikon Coolpix 990 + Ikelite Pro II Video Light
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 30, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mauritius
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I assume these two critters are mating Nudibranchs. If an... by Brian Mayes
I assume these two critters are mating Nudibranchs. If anyone knows what type please let me know.
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 27, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Pink Seafan from St. Eustatius. I think most Gorgonia fla... by Brian Mayes
Pink Seafan from St. Eustatius. I think most Gorgonia flabellum is purple, so this seemed unusual. Nikon Coolpix 990 with Ikelite Pro II Video Light
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 26, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Saddled Blenny resting on a Feather Duster. How do they d... by Brian Mayes
Saddled Blenny resting on a Feather Duster. How do they do that?.... Canon A70 with internal flash
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date posted posted: Friday, August 25, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Lettuce Sea Slug (Elysia crispata)from Curacao. Nikon Coo... by Brian Mayes
Lettuce Sea Slug (Elysia crispata)from Curacao. Nikon Coolpix 990 with UR Pro filter and natural light..... Absolutely no sign of a Lizardfish whatsoever!
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 24, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Lettuce or Wig for one of Dave's Muppets? by Brian Mayes
Lettuce or Wig for one of Dave's Muppets?
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Tug Wreck from St. Eustatius, taken with Nikon Coolpix 99... by Brian Mayes
Tug Wreck from St. Eustatius, taken with Nikon Coolpix 990 and UR Pro filter using available light at 22m. If only I could get my wife and buddy Jill to change that fluorescent jacket for a more sober colour.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 21, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Orange Ball Corallimorph (Psuedocorynactis caribbeorum) f... by Brian Mayes
Orange Ball Corallimorph (Psuedocorynactis caribbeorum) from night dive in Bonaire. Taken with Canon A70 using internal flash. They start to close up if light is shone on them, so you don't get long to frame the shot.
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 19, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Lac Bay Bonaire a popular spot for the wind surfers. Niko... by Brian Mayes
Lac Bay Bonaire a popular spot for the wind surfers. Nikon Coolpix 990
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2006
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Risbecia tyroni out for a crawl in the Whitsundays. Nikon... by Brian Mayes
Risbecia tyroni out for a crawl in the Whitsundays. Nikon coolpix 990 with Ikelite Pro II Video Light
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Another reef shot of Little Black reef in the Whitsundays... by Brian Mayes
Another reef shot of Little Black reef in the Whitsundays. Taken with the UR Pro filter and Nikon Coolpix 990
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 13, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Anyone fancy a Manx Kipper? How about you Jim? by Brian Mayes
Anyone fancy a Manx Kipper? How about you Jim?
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date posted posted: Friday, August 11, 2006
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Irish Sea United Kingdom
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Chromodoris reticulata I think, but then again it could j... by Brian Mayes
Chromodoris reticulata I think, but then again it could just be a Strawberry Icecream slowly melting. Found this one in Exmouth, WA. Nikon Coolpix 990 with Ikelite Video Light
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 10, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Starfish from Whitsundays. I liked the patterns, so I fra... by Brian Mayes
Starfish from Whitsundays. I liked the patterns, so I framed the shot to concentrate on the center. I don't know if it normally looks like this or if it has some purple spotted disease. Nikon Coolpix 990, Ikelite Pro Video Light
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 9, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Chelidonura electra from the Whitsundays. A sophisticated... by Brian Mayes
Chelidonura electra from the Whitsundays. A sophisticated Nudibranch, note the sleek lines and voluptuous body. A real posh Nudi !!!!

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Too posh to show it's gills
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date posted posted: Monday, August 7, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Reef Shot from the Black Reef in the Whitsundays. Taken u... by Brian Mayes
Reef Shot from the Black Reef in the Whitsundays. Taken using the available light at the top of the reef with Nikon Coolpix 990 and UR Pro filter.
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 6, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Entrant for the Miss Nudi competition...She is from Busse... by Brian Mayes
Entrant for the Miss Nudi competition...She is from Busselton and is wearing a fetching orange polka dot dress with cute read but toxic tail. She enjoys crawling and eating blue sponge. If she had wish, it would of course be for World peace.
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date posted posted: Friday, July 28, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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"Sometimes I don't know if I'm comming or going".....Take... by Brian Mayes
"Sometimes I don't know if I'm comming or going".....Taken in poor visability at Navy Pier, Exmouth, WA. The Ikelite Pro Video-Lite not much good in these condtions so I angled it down and used the UR Pro filter as well.
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 27, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Octopus with red boots from Tanker Jetty, Esperance, WA. by Brian Mayes
Octopus with red boots from Tanker Jetty, Esperance, WA.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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A Dusky Nembrotha Nudibranch from Exmouth, Western Austra... by Brian Mayes
A Dusky Nembrotha Nudibranch from Exmouth, Western Australia. The red markings were really iredescent until I put my light on it. Taken using Nikon Coolpix 990, Ikelite housing and Pro II Video-Lite
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 25, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Orange Starfish from Esperance, Western Australia, and NO... by Brian Mayes
Orange Starfish from Esperance, Western Australia, and NO it is not a gardening glove!
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 23, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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This Club-Tipped Anemone has an abstract quality. They co... by Brian Mayes
This Club-Tipped Anemone has an abstract quality. They come in a variety of colours and patterns. Canon A70
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 20, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic Spain
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"What a little Diamond!" from Grand Cayman with Canon A70... by Brian Mayes
"What a little Diamond!" from Grand Cayman with Canon A70.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Bridled Burrfish from Grand Cayman. With Burrfish the spi... by Brian Mayes
Bridled Burrfish from Grand Cayman. With Burrfish the spines are always erect, unlike some pufferfish. Canon A70 using internal flash
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Another Golden Coney, but with a few more light blue spot... by Brian Mayes
Another Golden Coney, but with a few more light blue spots. I don't think it will knock the spots off your's Jim!
Grand Cayman, Canon A70 using internal flash
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date posted posted: Monday, July 17, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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