Grey seal. Farne islands. D200, 10.5mm.

ballan wrasse taken at st. abbs marine reserve north sea scotland.

Cyclopterus lumpus (Lump sucker) male with eggs. The male protects the eggs till the juvenile fishes come out.
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Imagine: Were did this Shell live, how long ago did it died, was it eaten by a crab? And what will happen when we leave it here? A small dune already exists, would it become a big dune in the future……

Grey seal pup.
Farne Islands.
D200 10.5mm.
Last one of the year from me - Happy New Year, see you in 2010!
Mark

I wish you all the best for 2010, with lot´s of underwater fun.

The Pleurobranchia pileus looks like an UFO at night.

Some animals show their beauty when you see them in close up. These picture of an Asterias rubens I made yesterday, the water is around 6° Celcius now.

this is a sculpin taken at keystone. the camera that was used was a sea and sea dx1200.

Tergipes tergipes is hard to find. The one at the picture is about 4mm length. The white eggs can be found easily. I made this picture last week on a depth of 2-3 meter. I tried to use low light, because otherwise the small body loose all details.

These heremite couldn't find a house that fits to his size. Normally you don't see his backside.

Sagartia troglodytes is so common in our waters, that most divers don’t even look at it. That’s a pity, because if you see them in close up you will discover the beauty of this animal.

Ballan Wrasse.
Farne Islands.
D200 60mm

Grey Seal, natural light

These Elysia viridis seems to make acrobatic exercises on these sponge.

The Dahlia brings some colour in our grey waters.

The Acanthodoris pilosa is small (1-2cm) and hidden between the mussels. And of course not as colourful as it’s tropical brothers and sisters. But I like these small animals.

Cannon on the wreck of NK-02 Dragoner/aka KNM Kjell outside Mandal in Norway.

These Enophrys bubalis just catches these small crab. Seconds later the crab disappeared inside the bubalis.

Jelly fish taken during safety stop
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Octopus, Farne islands,Fuji200

Leopard Spotted Goby up close.

Top shell on kelp

After the mating of the Sepia in May and June, juvenile can be found about six weeks later. This one is about 1-2cm long, the mussel in the rear side give some indication about the size.
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The Aequipecten opercularis shows his eyes only when you come with less light, and not to close. When there is any danger he will close himself (herself) and you see only the outside. These picture is made in the Oosterschelde, with less visibility.

Under the Sealandbridge the air of the divers makes a mirror to the ceiling. You get weird effects when anemones stick out of the mirror.

Mammoth. The wreck of NK-02 Dragoner aka KNM Kjell outside Tregde in Norway. Nikon D300, Nexus housing.