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Peoples' Vote



By Chase Darnell
posted Sunday, June 15, 2014
29 votes


By Chase Darnell
posted Tuesday, September 8, 2015
29 votes


By Chase Darnell
posted Tuesday, September 30, 2014
26 votes


By Chase Darnell
posted Monday, October 5, 2015
25 votes


By Chase Darnell
posted Wednesday, October 1, 2014
24 votes

A super clear day at Starfish Point.
By Chase Darnell
posted Friday, September 4, 2015
24 votes

Diver observing a Hawksbill eat from the blue! North Wall, Grand Cayman
By Chase Darnell
posted Wednesday, July 30, 2014
23 votes


By Chase Darnell
posted Friday, December 16, 2016
23 votes

The right place at the right time is all that can be said about this photo!
By Chase Darnell
posted Tuesday, June 24, 2014
22 votes


By Chase Darnell
posted Thursday, August 28, 2014
22 votes
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359 Entries Found: Page 1  of  14
"Little Big Logger" By far the youngest Loggerhead I hav... by Chase Darnell
"Little Big Logger"
By far the youngest Loggerhead I have encountered. Still by no means is this a small turtle. Its shell was still roughly 3ft. in length.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 3, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Sand Castles" A Spotted Eagle Ray digs in the sand in s... by Chase Darnell
"Sand Castles"
A Spotted Eagle Ray digs in the sand in search of a meal.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 21, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Two Way Street" Southern Stingrays glide across the san... by Chase Darnell
"Two Way Street"
Southern Stingrays glide across the sandy bottom of the Sandbar.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2017
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Black Beauty" This very large Black Grouper has been ha... by Chase Darnell
"Black Beauty"
This very large Black Grouper has been hanging out around the northwest point area of the island.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 6, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Flight Position" A Hawksbill Turtle makes big fins off ... by Chase Darnell
"Flight Position"
A Hawksbill Turtle makes big fins off the reef and towards the surface.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Turtle Time" A Hawksbill Turtle swims along the edge of... by Chase Darnell
"Turtle Time"
A Hawksbill Turtle swims along the edge of the wall on the West Side of Grand Cayman. Very rarely do you not encounter one of these extremely friendly turtles, especially when diving the west side.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Dig | Eat | Swim A Spotted Eagle Ray finishes off his Ga... by Chase Darnell
Dig | Eat | Swim
A Spotted Eagle Ray finishes off his Garden Eel snack as he takes flight.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 31, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Sand | Search | Swim A Spotted Eagle Ray cruising inche... by Chase Darnell
Sand | Search | Swim
A Spotted Eagle Ray cruising inches above the sandy bottom in search of its next meal. Thanks for letting me fly with you.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 30, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Permit Pack" A very rare sighting for me here in Cayman... by Chase Darnell
"Permit Pack"
A very rare sighting for me here in Cayman. This is by far the biggest school of Permit I have encountered. After this initial shot, they swirled around me 3 times at rapid speed and then disappeared into the blue.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Dawn Dive" A Hawksbill Turtle taking a dive in the earl... by Chase Darnell
"Dawn Dive"
A Hawksbill Turtle taking a dive in the early morning light.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 22, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Flying" A Spotted Eagle Ray over a sandy bottom. by Chase Darnell
"Flying"
A Spotted Eagle Ray over a sandy bottom.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 12, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Turtle Wave" By getting out in front of a turtle you gi... by Chase Darnell
"Turtle Wave"
By getting out in front of a turtle you give it the choice to either swim around you or simply just keep swimming. I find calm breathing and nice subtle movements encourage great encounters.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 9, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"High Low' The always graceful movements of Southern Sti... by Chase Darnell
"High Low'
The always graceful movements of Southern Stingrays are awesome to watch, experience, and photograph.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Loggerhead Youngster" This is by far the smallest Logge... by Chase Darnell
"Loggerhead Youngster"
This is by far the smallest Loggerhead Turtle I have encountered while diving. That being said he still probably had a fin span of around 4 1/2 ft. meaning he wasn't actually that small.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Colorful Corner" This is an out cropping on the dive si... by Chase Darnell
"Colorful Corner"
This is an out cropping on the dive site, Orange Canyon. When we find ourselves here with a slight current there is a clear boost in the amount of fish taking the opportunity to feed in the near water moving past.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 6, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"School N Scatter" I love finding schools of jacks in sh... by Chase Darnell
"School N Scatter"
I love finding schools of jacks in shallow water. Combining the texture on the surface, and using all the ambient light always bring together some pleasing images.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 3, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Making the Rounds" Just on the edge of the sandbar wher... by Chase Darnell
"Making the Rounds"
Just on the edge of the sandbar where it starts getting deeper their seems to be a Stingray super highway. Making their rounds until the come up into the shallows again.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 2, 2017
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Treasured Conditions" Looking up from 120 ft. at Ghost ... by Chase Darnell
"Treasured Conditions"
Looking up from 120 ft. at Ghost Mountain and it was as crystal clear as I ever seen the water here. The diver is at about 15ft enjoying some of the best conditions I have ever experienced during February.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 24, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Fin to Fin Traffic" Horse Eyed Jacks playing follow the... by Chase Darnell
"Fin to Fin Traffic"
Horse Eyed Jacks playing follow the leader around the reef.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 13, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Documentation" It's nice to interact with other photogr... by Chase Darnell
"Documentation"
It's nice to interact with other photographers underwater. Creating nice "behind the scenes" type photos. Behind every image their is a photographer.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 10, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Vibrant" A beautifully colored scene down the wall and ... by Chase Darnell
"Vibrant"
A beautifully colored scene down the wall and the anemone right out in the open allowing me to get super close for composition.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 9, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Sunny Ray" The clarity and lighting out at the Sandbar ... by Chase Darnell
"Sunny Ray"
The clarity and lighting out at the Sandbar is always killer.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Sand Traveler" Spotted Eagle Rays spend a lot of time c... by Chase Darnell
"Sand Traveler"
Spotted Eagle Rays spend a lot of time cruising near the sandy bottom in search of food.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 7, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Grass Lands" It's no wonder that the Green Turtles are ... by Chase Darnell
"Grass Lands"
It's no wonder that the Green Turtles are always hanging out at Spotts Beach.
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 3, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Water Flower" Elk Horn Coral is very vulnerable to stor... by Chase Darnell
"Water Flower"
Elk Horn Coral is very vulnerable to storm surge and swell, but lucky for us they always find a way to keep reaching for the sun.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 2, 2017
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Umbrella" A school of grunts takes shelter under a heal... by Chase Darnell
"Umbrella"
A school of grunts takes shelter under a healthy Elk Horn Coral.
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 19, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Turtle Hug" Sometimes the marine life wants to come see... by Chase Darnell
"Turtle Hug"
Sometimes the marine life wants to come see what your up to.
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 16, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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359 Entries Found: Page 1  of  14