Having Fun

How close is close enough when you are laying next to a scorpion fish? This close.

She is under the rather large anemone just hanging out. She kept peeking out to see if I was still there. Later, a juvenile false clown fish came out from behind her to see what was going on. It turned out, she was just protecting her young.

Gamberi imperatore

porcelain crab taken in phillipines just of verde island with a with Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL Ikelite housing. ikalite strobe 120

This juvenile batfish image was taken in back in 2007 in Palau. When we were resting in between dives we realized this little guy and went after her with our snorkels. Taken with D70 in Ikelite housing under natural light. F/14, 1/125 sec. exposure.
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pygmy seahorse - divesite: koala; location: mabini, anilao, batangas, philippines; taken with Canon G9, WP-DC21 w/ Inon D2000s Strobe and 2 stacked up lenses (Inon UCL-165 macro lenses)

King Mantis Shrimp, shot at masaplod sunctuary, dumaguete, Philippines. Used CANON IXUS 85IS and Ikelite housing. On macro setting, & manual whitebalance. No strobe,

"Reflection" Sargassum Frogfish at a very swelly surface which is why I have some motion blur around his fins!

"Back against the Wall" Boxer Crab, D90 with 105mm +2 diopter in the New Nauticam Housing - No Cropping :o)
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Flabellina exoptata

Coleman Shrimp resting on fire urchin. Photo taken from Anilao, Philippines by Canon G9, INON strobe & double macro lens. No cropping.
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The contrast of the background was just too cool. The Philippines is home to some really different looking nudibranchs.

A rainbow of color on this Parrotfish. It was just hanging there drifting back and forth on a little coral head. It did not seem to mind that I was there or that I was taking pictures.

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Hawkfish on Saipan

Porcelain crabs are not that big. This little guy was sitting in his anemone having a great time...just fishin'. I love the look on his face. It looks like he is slurping up the plankton he is fishing for.

Zebra Crab, photo taken @ Anilao, Philippines by Canon G9 & double macro lens.

Up close and personal
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A Battle Tank on the deck of the San Francisco Maru

Hermit crab...this little guy was scooting across the bottom. When he saw me and my camera, he stopped so I could get a couple of shots off. He then took off and was headed as fast as he could to somewhere.

A garden eel that caught my fancy. Took a lot of patience before I can come close enough to shoot it without spooking it out.
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nudi blu

Along for the ride
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Porcelain Crab on anemone - His net is out and he is filtering for food.

napoleon wrasse

Mirror mirror