These little, green creatures hid well inside the coral whenever I approached. By hovering motionless over the corals, I was able to lure them out and managed to get a few pictures before they retreated into hiding.

A ray of sun shines down a hole in the coral reef top, illuminating the coral growth beneath. Wingate reef, right outside the harbour of Port Sudan. Powershot A70 with manual adjustment of white balance.

Coral head on southeast slope on Sanganeb, outside Port Sudan. Natural light only, Powershot A70. Manual adjustment of white balance. The wall slopes steeply to 40 meters - then to 650 meters.

The wreck of Umbria lies in 0-90 feet of water, just outside the harbour in Port Sudan. The ship is leaned against the reef at a 45 degree angle. It was sunk by its own crew in 1940 to prevent its cargo of war materials to fall into allied hands.

Table Coral at Saganeb South, Port Sudan. 30 feet depth, natural light only. The size of the red grouper in the upper right corner gives an indication on the siize of the coral. Canon Powerhot A70.

Giant Manta at Sha'ab Rumi outside Port Sudan. The diving depth was 32 meters, so this is close to the absolute limit for natural light photography. Camera: Canon Powershot A70 in original housing. The "wingspan" of the manta was about 12 feet.

Lemon Fish guarding its nest at Saganeb, outside Port Sudan. Natural light with manual setting of white balance on diveslate. September 2003. Camera: Canon Powershot A70 with original UW house.