"Does this coral make me look fat?"

Just keep swimming,swimming,swimming.

Spotted Moray eel Taking a sneak peek at the visiting alien from above.

"Going Home"
Heading back after an excellent day of diving!

3 Amigos! These squid were very curious and really checked me out after I hung in the water for a bit.

I love the contrast of this colorful Christmas Tree Worm against the coral.

"Willies Ring"

This is the shot I took right after the one that just won the Global National Geographic Photographic Competition (Nature category). I was astounded that the little crustacean held still that long. Peppermint shrimp in a branching vase sponge 75 fsw.
Shortlisted!

Barracuda cruising the shallows while I try to get closer...
sea & sea 110a strobe at half power

Barrel sponge beauty in gardens of the sea.

Within a branching vase sponge, lit from outside with a UK Light Cannon, a peppermint shrimp comes forward... Have to get very close with the camera and the torch, but the slightest touch sends the shrimp running.
Shortlisted!

Caught this Spotted Cleaner Shrimp in a purple anemone at the Salt Pier in Bonaire with a Canon 5D, 100mm Macro lens

Nighty nite! Honeycomb Cow sleeping on night dive.

Reef Squid in the process of mating caught in mid water at Bari Reef in Bonaire.
Shortlisted!

smooth trunkfish with spotted eagle ray in black and white

This Spanish Hogfish wanted me to back up. Taken with a 100 mm macro lens on a Canon 40D in an Ikelite housing and Ikelite strobes.

Boca Spelonk Lighthouse on eastern tip of Bonaire as viewed from Larrys Wild Side Zodiac on a rare dive day.

Blue-striped lizard fish. The reflection in the eye reminded me of a picture from the Hubble space telescope

Pretty Purple Pipes...

Octopus

spotted eagle ray

Dive buddy gets a close up look at a scorpionfish

Ever curious reef squid, jewels of the sea.

Frogfish taken with Sealife Dc1000 and single strobe

Flock o Flamingo tongues

Secretary Blenny in brain coral (Canon 40D in Ikelite housing and two Ikelite strobes)
Shortlisted!

Thought this was best in B & W. Maybe what we look to a predator?