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Little Pink Seahorse Tulamben Wreck Bali Canon 20D 100mm Macro + 500D (+2) diopter
By Mick Tait
posted Wednesday, July 22, 2009
43 votes

Kim diving the Key Biscayne Oil Rig Wreck on his KISS Rebreather. 40m deep. Canon 20D, Tokina 10-17 6
By Mick Tait
posted Friday, July 24, 2009
37 votes

Coming right at ya! Ceratosoma brevicaudatum, very common in Perth Waters. Taken with Canon 20D 100mm macro lens. D9 Wreck in Cockburn Sound.
By Mick Tait
posted Thursday, July 23, 2009
35 votes

Under the Busselton Jetty. Diver in Background. Olympus C5060 Inon Wide Dome.
By Mick Tait
posted Friday, August 7, 2009
35 votes

Divers coming back out of Kilsby's Sinkhole near Mt Gambier South Australia. Canon 20D Tonika 10-17.
By Mick Tait
posted Wednesday, August 19, 2009
33 votes

Looking back up into the entrance of Kilsby's Sinkhole at Mt Gambier South Australia. Depth where photo was taken was about 30m. The water is crystal clear. Canon 20D Tonika 10-17
By Mick Tait
posted Saturday, August 8, 2009
32 votes

Western Australian Seahorse. Taken at the old Robb's Jetty site. Canon 20D 100mm Macro Lens.
By Mick Tait
posted Monday, July 27, 2009
29 votes

Grey Nurse Shark and Family in background. Canon 20D Tonika 10-17
By Mick Tait
posted Tuesday, August 11, 2009
29 votes

Crinoid Crab in the arms of its host. Tulamben, Bali Canon 20D 100mm Macro + 500D diopter.
By Mick Tait
posted Monday, July 20, 2009
28 votes

Basket Star Rottnest Island Canon 20D 60mm Macro
By Mick Tait
posted Saturday, November 14, 2009
28 votes
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Fish Teeth Rottnest Island Canon 20D 60mm Macro by Mick Tait
Fish Teeth Rottnest Island Canon 20D 60mm Macro
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Basket Star Rottnest Island Canon 20D 60mm Macro by Mick Tait
Basket Star Rottnest Island Canon 20D 60mm Macro
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Western Australian Pufferfish. The old Busselton Jetty. ... by Mick Tait
Western Australian Pufferfish. The old Busselton Jetty. Canon 20D 100mm macro
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 18, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Martyn waits on the boat for divers to return. Canon 20D... by Mick Tait
Martyn waits on the boat for divers to return. Canon 20D Tokina 10-17
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 18, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Grey Nurse Shark. West Patch Rottnest Island. Canon 20D... by Mick Tait
Grey Nurse Shark. West Patch Rottnest Island. Canon 20D Tonika 10-17
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 17, 2009
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Divers enter Piccaninnie Ponds, Mount Gambier South Austr... by Mick Tait
Divers enter Piccaninnie Ponds, Mount Gambier South Australia. Canon 20D Tokina 10-17. Natural Light B&W.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 17, 2009
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Australia
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Cuttlefish off Rottnest Island. Canon 20D 60mm Macro. by Mick Tait
Cuttlefish off Rottnest Island. Canon 20D 60mm Macro.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Golden Bells. Taken off Rottnest Island. Canon 20D 60mm ... by Mick Tait
Golden Bells. Taken off Rottnest Island. Canon 20D 60mm Macro.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
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Chromodoris westraliensis at Rottnest Island. These Nudi... by Mick Tait
Chromodoris westraliensis at Rottnest Island. These Nudibranchs are the most common in Western Australia. Canon 20D 100mm macro 500D diopter and 1.4x converter. (Very shallow depth of field with this combination, just missed his starboard rhinopore
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Seahorse at Robbs Jetty. Canon 20D 100mm macro 500D diop... by Mick Tait
Seahorse at Robbs Jetty. Canon 20D 100mm macro 500D diopter and 1.4x converter.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Harlequin Shrimp Tulamben Bali. Canon 20D 100mm macro by Mick Tait
Harlequin Shrimp Tulamben Bali. Canon 20D 100mm macro
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Anemonefish and Eggs that have eyes. Tulamben Bali Canon... by Mick Tait
Anemonefish and Eggs that have eyes. Tulamben Bali Canon 20D 100mm Macro
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Mantis Eyes, Canon 20D 100mm Macro + 500D Diopter by Mick Tait
Mantis Eyes, Canon 20D 100mm Macro + 500D Diopter
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Hairy! Canon 20D 100mm Macro by Mick Tait
Hairy! Canon 20D 100mm Macro
12 Votes
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Anemone Fish at Tulamben Bali, Canon 20D 100mm Macro by Mick Tait
Anemone Fish at Tulamben Bali, Canon 20D 100mm Macro
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Xeno Crab. Canon 20D 100mm Macro + 500D Diopter by Mick Tait
Xeno Crab. Canon 20D 100mm Macro + 500D Diopter
12 Votes
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Anemone taken at Crystal Palace, Rottnest Island WA. Cano... by Mick Tait
Anemone taken at Crystal Palace, Rottnest Island WA. Canon 20D 60mm Macro Lens
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Diver approaches the local octopus under the Busselton Je... by Mick Tait
Diver approaches the local octopus under the Busselton Jetty. Canon 20D 10-17 lens
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Editor's Comment
nice cold water shot Mick - it's always harder to shoot with gloves on!
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 26, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
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Divers get ready in the main chamber in Weebubbie Cave, n... by Mick Tait
Divers get ready in the main chamber in Weebubbie Cave, near Eucla WA. Taken as a time exposure on a compact camera (Pentax Optio WPi)
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 25, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Australia
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3 Divers head down to the "Railway Tunnel" at the far end... by Mick Tait
3 Divers head down to the "Railway Tunnel" at the far end of the main chamber in Weebubbie Cave, near Eucla WA. Taken as a time exposure on a compact camera (Pentax Optio WPi)
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 25, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
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A rebreather diver enters the Grey Nurse Shark Cave. Can... by Mick Tait
A rebreather diver enters the Grey Nurse Shark Cave. Canon 20D Tonika 10-17
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24 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 5, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Puffer Fish under the Busselton Jetty. Canon 20D 100 Macro by Mick Tait
Puffer Fish under the Busselton Jetty. Canon 20D 100 Macro
10 Votes
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Yellow Anemone off Rottnest Island. Canon 20D 60mm Macro by Mick Tait
Yellow Anemone off Rottnest Island. Canon 20D 60mm Macro
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 1, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Small fish off Rottnest Island. First time out with a new... by Mick Tait
Small fish off Rottnest Island. First time out with a new 60mm Macro Lens. Canon 20D 60mm Macro
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 1, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
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Diver's at the Cod Hole - Rowley Shoals WA. Oly C5060 Ino... by Mick Tait
Diver's at the Cod Hole - Rowley Shoals WA. Oly C5060 Inon Wide Dome
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 31, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Manta flying overhead. Oly C5060 with Inon Wide Dome by Mick Tait
Manta flying overhead. Oly C5060 with Inon Wide Dome
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date posted posted: Monday, August 31, 2009
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The Busselton Jetty. This area of the jetty is soon to b... by Mick Tait
The Busselton Jetty. This area of the jetty is soon to be demolished and rebuilt. Canon 20D Tonika 10-17
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date posted posted: Friday, August 28, 2009
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