Home from the Dive, October

sepia officinalis. Olympus c-7070 and YS-60 strob

Diver over winch on the wreck of ss Radbod, picture is taken at a dept of 200 feet, and is a bit blury because of the long .shutterspeed

Lucky shot of rhe rare norwegian frogfish, living on a beautiful grown lifeboatdavit on the wreck of ss rimage.

At Lisbon Oceanário, an enourmous oceanic aquarium.
The idea is to show the several levels of swimming, the different areas species occupy when swimming.
Taken with a Sony Alph 350, no flash, no filter.

The stern of ms elin, resting at 25m.
Canon eos 20d , sigma 10-20mm

Sunfish (or in portuguese: Peixe-Lua, wich means "moonfish")
Mola-mola, as the latin name.
A special shot on a special day

The wreck of "øygard" old passenger boat in a norwegian fjord, resting at 75 feet on n white sandy bottom.

Tech divers exploring ss rimage, resting at 150 feet depth

diving fool

Dicentrarchus punctatus.
Olympus c-7070 and Ys-60 strob

This is a kind of crab named "Navalheira" in portuguese.
Species: Necora Puber
Family: Portunidae
This picture is an example of Depth of Field usage.
Focus is at crab's eyes.
Water Temp: 16º
Depth: 13.3 meters
Spot: Pedra do Leão - Sesimbra

Paleamon elegans.
Olympus c-7070 and Ys-60 strob.

These Polycera faeroensis was found in Bretagne these spring.

Shy Hippocampus. These Hippocampus seems to be shy between the see grass. A friend of me, also UW photographer, advised me to use these pictures for an UW contest because he likes it very much. I hope you like it too…..

The eye of a small-spotted catshark, photographed at the house reef of Scuba Dive West, Renvyle, Ireland. Nikon D200 in Nexus housing, 2x Inon Z-240 strobes.

Anemone

Yellow goby in the sand.

Nudibranch on kelp

A beautiful and serene marriage of colours - sponge / anemona tentacles.

Pipefish

Huge corvina - Imagine yourself surrounded by big schoals of corvina. Impressive! Site: Fonte da Telha/Pedra da Lagoa, near Lisbon - Portugal. Nikon D90/Nikkor 18-55/Hugyfot housing/1 sea&sea YS-110 flash.

Friendly and curious conger

Gobi in a "muckdive", in Cascais, Portugal.

Nudibranch in a "muckdive", in Cascais, Portugal.

The first time I saw Sepiola mating, this summer in Bretagne.

Shanny.
Trefor Pier, N. Wales.
D200 60mm.