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First time in the Philippines, greated by my favourite nudi, Nembrotha :)
By John Hill
posted Friday, September 23, 2011
44 votes

A red and white Thorny Seahorse with soft lighting from my torch about a foot behind and to the right. Some minor adjustments to the RAW file and levels in PS.
By John Hill
posted Tuesday, November 29, 2011
38 votes

Nembrotha :)
By John Hill
posted Thursday, February 23, 2012
38 votes

Two juvenile Squid mesmerized by my strobe light. Night dive, Dumaguete.
By John Hill
posted Wednesday, December 7, 2011
35 votes

HERE'S JOHNY!! A real
By John Hill
posted Thursday, November 3, 2011
33 votes

I was concentrating so hard on focus and composition i honestly didn't know there was a 2nd ghost pipe fish in the background. i had a nice surprise later when i reviewed the pics. :) Taken with canon G10 plus Inon macro lens
By John Hill
posted Sunday, February 14, 2010
32 votes

Poison Ocilate Octopus (about 3 inches tall). It was out swimming but took refuge in this leaf as we came along. Canon S-95, UCL 165 and Inon Z-240.
By John Hill
posted Sunday, October 9, 2011
32 votes

Seahorse with Backlighting. Finally found one in the right position in the right surroundings for this type of shot, unfortunately alot of sediment in the water, so had to remove a fair amount of backscatter after the dive.
By John Hill
posted Friday, August 5, 2011
31 votes

Big Eyed Squat Lobster. We had a lot of fun watching these little guys looking for better dwellings around the coral, as always the biggest one gets the best hole. This one is about 10mm long (5mm between claws). S-95 + stacked 165's.
By John Hill
posted Wednesday, September 28, 2011
31 votes

A Pearl Sea Star crawling up a small Polyp Stony Coral. Canon G10 + Inon Strobe.
By John Hill
posted Tuesday, May 18, 2010
30 votes
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Underwater Fire. S-95, stacked 165's, no croppping. by John Hill
Underwater Fire. S-95, stacked 165's, no croppping.
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date posted posted: Friday, August 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Who needs camouflage when your the king of the tube sponges? by John Hill
Who needs camouflage when your the king of the tube sponges?
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date posted posted: Friday, August 12, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Seahorse with Backlighting. Finally found one in the rig... by John Hill
Seahorse with Backlighting. Finally found one in the right position in the right surroundings for this type of shot, unfortunately alot of sediment in the water, so had to remove a fair amount of backscatter after the dive.
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date posted posted: Friday, August 5, 2011
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Classic Whip Coral shot with fast shutter speed. Swam pa... by John Hill
Classic Whip Coral shot with fast shutter speed. Swam past plenty until i found one with the curl i wanted. Bunaken, Sulawesi. S-95 + Inon Strobe
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date posted posted: Friday, July 29, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Pink Anenomefish slipping in and out of their home on a w... by John Hill
Pink Anenomefish slipping in and out of their home on a wall off Bunaken Island, Sulawesi.
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 24, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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An "over the shoulder shot" of a humped halgerda. Tweake... by John Hill
An "over the shoulder shot" of a humped halgerda. Tweaked in photoshop to get the result i was after.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 20, 2011
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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This IS a crab. A very well disguised decorator crab hol... by John Hill
This IS a crab. A very well disguised decorator crab holding on to a peice of coral. I was checking out a nudi just above this bit of coral that MOVED. Never ceases to amaze me what we find in the sea. smile
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Melibe Fimbriata taking a swim (nothing to do with me). f... by John Hill
Melibe Fimbriata taking a swim (nothing to do with me). first time i've seen a nudi swimming smile
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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I only got one shot of this Banded Boxer Shrimp with eggs... by John Hill
I only got one shot of this Banded Boxer Shrimp with eggs. Original photo showed both claws (just) but i think this crop brings out the egss and the hairy arms slightly better. S-95 plus stacked 165's.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Checking on the eggs. A type of Chomodoris? Anyone know?... by John Hill
Checking on the eggs. A type of Chomodoris? Anyone know? Found at Bunaken Island, Sulawesi. S-95 + UCL 165.
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Humped Halgerda shot with home made snoot on a night dive... by John Hill
Humped Halgerda shot with home made snoot on a night dive close to the Dunraven, Egypt.
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Painted frogfish perched for a days hunting. I'm always ... by John Hill
Painted frogfish perched for a days hunting. I'm always looking for red or yellow things to take photos of. Very pleased with this frogfish's choice of spot. S-95 and Inon Strobe.
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Orangutan Crab. These are hard to focus on, so hairy! L... by John Hill
Orangutan Crab. These are hard to focus on, so hairy! Luckily we saw them alot in Lembeh so i could try out different ideas to get a shot i liked. This is my favourite. Canon S-95, Inon Strobe, UCL 165 x 2. No Cropping smile
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Common but still beautiful, Risbecia Tryoni. :) by John Hill
Common but still beautiful, Risbecia Tryoni. smile
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date posted posted: Friday, July 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Alien Swine Flu! by John Hill
Alien Swine Flu!
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date posted posted: Monday, June 27, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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The Sand has eyes! A juvenile crocodile fish hiding in t... by John Hill
The Sand has eyes! A juvenile crocodile fish hiding in the sand below a rock outcrop.
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date posted posted: Friday, June 24, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Yellow! Hippocampus Bargibanti on a Gorgonian Coral (Mur... by John Hill
Yellow! Hippocampus Bargibanti on a Gorgonian Coral (Muricella Paraplectana) Been looking for one of these little guys for a while! Also glad the Polyps are open. Canon S-95 with stacked 165's.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Hide and seek with a male Arabian Boxfish. by John Hill
Hide and seek with a male Arabian Boxfish.
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 31, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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I'm always happiest bimbling over the bottom searching fo... by John Hill
I'm always happiest bimbling over the bottom searching for something interesting... a common seahorse found in the Perhentian Islands at 20m.
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Think i might skip the second dive.... by John Hill
Think i might skip the second dive....
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 15, 2010
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Before our dive i had to wait for a friendly 'blessing'... by John Hill
Before our dive i had to wait for a friendly 'blessing'...
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 8, 2010
date posted category: Humorous
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Very small Frogfish (1 inch) wedging itself in a tube spo... by John Hill
Very small Frogfish (1 inch) wedging itself in a tube sponge.
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date posted posted: Friday, July 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Six-striped Soapfish: "Did you see England vs Algeria?" ... by John Hill
Six-striped Soapfish: "Did you see England vs Algeria?"
Blacktip Grouoper: YAWN.....
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date posted posted: Friday, June 18, 2010
date posted category: Humorous
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Thankyou little blennie for finally popping up (and smili... by John Hill
Thankyou little blennie for finally popping up (and smiling). G10
+ UCL 165 + a little patience...
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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I've always liked the way goat fish use their barbels to ... by John Hill
I've always liked the way goat fish use their barbels to find prey. This one had his permanently out as if he was resting his head on them and let me come in unusually close.
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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These common pipefish usually turn away when you get clos... by John Hill
These common pipefish usually turn away when you get close enough to take a shot but this one was quite inquisitive smile Canon G10 + UCL 165
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Anemone Fish patrolling his home and red sea reef backdro... by John Hill
Anemone Fish patrolling his home and red sea reef backdrop. Canon G10 + Inon strobe.
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date posted posted: Friday, June 4, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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