Bluegill Sunfish -a common freshwater species

Aquatic Vegetation in local quarry

During the massive 2014 salmon run in Adams River, British Columbia (Canada) with nearly 12 million sockeyes migrating up the Fraser and Adams River this mature salmon couple catches a 'breath' before they continue to their final spawning grounds.
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Sockeye Salmons heading to their mating grounds at Adams River, Canada

View of a popular Quarry diving site near Lake Erie-Windmill Point Quarry.

Aquatic Plant, Niagara River Night Dive

Lake Ontario Sunset from Niagara on the Lake

View of Chantry Island, with Lighthouse, from Southhampton Beach, Lake Huron

Wolf Eel..My sea andn sea DGX-1 was crapping out.. Took a lot of photos but most of them look good only in black and white...Time to upgrade...

A Baby Long Fin Gunnel
This little guy is only 1.5 inches long and sat still for a close up just long enough to show off his true colours

Pacific Bay Pipefish
This one seemed interested in the reflection of my port and allowed me to get very close to it (2-3 inches).

On Guard
Male Ling Cod guarding a mass of eggs in the background. I couldn't get to close a he would run me off.

Small locomotive in Sherkston Quarry. About a century underwater and still on the tracks at this limestone quarry near Lake Erie.

Checking us out!
This curious Sea Lion played with us for 4-5 minutes before speeding off.

Diver swims over one of two locomotives at bottom of Sherkston Quarry near Lake Erie.

Portrait of a Warbonnet
This Decorated Warbonnet was just starting to come out and hunt on a dusk dive. He paused for a couple photos before successfully hunting and eating several prawns.

Colour Testure Dignity
Grunt Sculpin with extreme close up. I love all the colour and the many textures and contours.

All Eyes on Beauty!
A nest of Kelp Greenling eggs just about to hatch surrounding a Feather Duster worm

The Hunting Dragon
A Giant Nudibranch with a successful hunt on a tube dwelling anemone.

Decorated War Bonnet on eggs in a Boot Sponge. Taken on a Canon T2I in a Aquatica housing with a Canon 100mm Macro.

I call this one "Translucent Hunger"
Hooded Nudibranch on eel grass
Taken with a Canon T2I and Canon 100mm macro and +5 diopter on an Aquatica housing

Hanging with friends
On a safety stop just off shore some playful Stellar and Californian sea lions came out to play.
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Sleepy Baby

Using cave diving procedures, a technical diver winds up his reel on his way back to the entry point of the ice covered waters of Morrison's Quarry. Nikonos V, 12mm lens + dual strobes. Scanned from the negative.

A diver enters the water from the ice edge in Morrison's Quarry. Nikonos V with 12mm Sea & Sea lens, Kodak 400 asa colour film scanned and converted into B&W in PS. Slightly cropped and scratches removed.

Where's the Water? I'm ready to go!

Early Morning Beach Scene Lake Ontario, Photo near Frenchman's Bay, Pickering. ( while waiting for our buddies to show up)