Feeling sleepy ?
In the Galapagos all the animals are unafraid and come very close to people. This little sea lion was tired of resting on the rocks so thought nothing of using one of the sun loungers instead !!!
3rd place Monthly HotShots
Through to 2010 awards final round judging

Hawaiian lobster - Photo taken in the Makaha Caverns of Oahu's west side.

found in Galapagos; F100

"Taking Flight"

Bigfin squid

Blue stripped snapper on the "Mahi".

The twister
Nikon D200, 17-34mmNikon ,twin strobo
Coco island

Wreck diver on the "Mahi"

Zippy and friends. I got the best shots of Zippy (the pufferfish) probably because he was one of the more cooperative of the bunch. Shot in Kona, Hawaii, Canon 5d mark II, 17-40mm lens.

Just fishes

Racoon Butterfly fish. Shot with my new Canon 5d Mark II in Kona, Hawaii.

bottom up...

Zippy the Pufferfish. Taken in Kona, Hawaii

Urchin

nikon d2x 17mm

Top side of ship wreck in Bega Lagoon, Fiji. Nikonos V
Ikelight 125 strobe.

Jill Torpedo bomber, Truk Lagoon, Chuuk, Micronesia.
Shortlisted!

Here's looking at you babe. Shark giving us the eye

Freestyle shrimp, night dive, Milne Bay, PNG

Doing safety stops in Truk is always colourful. There is so much beautiful growth and life on the kingposts and masts that you could easily forget that you are diving on a wreck !!
Canon ixus 100 and single inon d2000 strobe
Shortlisted!

nikon d2x 17-.35mm

Bow of Fujikawa Maru.
Taken in Truk lagoon on last day of hol with canon ixus 980 and fisheye lens. A lot of people think that this is taken with strobes...but it's not. Just manual white balance.

Whip Coral curling into clear open water, Nikonos V 28mm lense

I was trying to get the gorgonian properly exposed with the diver overhead while this Garibaldi was constantly pecking at my dome port, finally he came to the center and I got this shot.

nikon d2x 17mm

Ancient Chiefs Lodge Pearl Harbor Fiji

One of the large covered boulders located near the drop off at North Monastery Beach in Carmel, Ca. the image was taken with a canon 7D, tokina fisheye lens, and an inon d-2000s strobe