Free swimming lion with fan coral, taken at pixies pinnacle

I swam over to see what a fisherman had caught and got the fright of my life when this 2m reef shark charged at me.
nikon d80, 55mm, 2 x ds 51

The Cleaning Station. Taken at the famous Cod Hole

Defensive squid.
nikon d80, 2 x ds 51 strobes, 60mm

Squid side by side in a defensive posture. Photographed during the annual coral spawning on the great barrier reef, Lizard Island.
Nikon d80, ds 51 x 2, 60mm. f22, 1/90th, iso 100

The Shadow. . . my buddy doing the safety stop, taken at Steves Bommie

Potato Cod from the famous Cod Hole dive site
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A newly settled damselfish hides amongst the branches of a soft coral.
nikon d80, 2 x ds51 strobes, 60mm

A small goby resting amongst the mantle of a giant clam.
Nikon d80, 60mm, 2 x ds 51 strobes. Taken whilst free diving

A goby resting on a the mantle of a giant clam.

Hard corals located on the outer great barrier reef.
Nikon d80, ds 51 strobes and 10-17mm

Free diver and reef shark.
Nikon d80, 2 x ds 51 strobes and an 18-55mm lens

Mangroves located off Lizard Island on the great barrier reef.
Nikon d80, 10-17mm, 2 x ds 51 strobes.

A giant potato cod spotted off the reef edge near lizard Island, Australia.
Nikon d80, 18-5mm, 2 x ds 51

A close focus wide angle shot of clownfish. Taken with a tokina 10-17mm , nikon d80 and 2 x ds 51 strobes.

I was amazed! A Nautilus... never thought I had this encounter! Nikonos V slide film...
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Two Sweetlip hovering off the side of a coral bommie

Black Lionfish inhabiting the space between two concrete mooring blocks, it didn't mind a crowd of divers trying to get snaps of it.

matt, free diving in the rock arch. ambient light
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Two huge marble rays mating. Taken on the S.S Yongala.

Red-spotted blenny. I would get close, he would go inside - I'd move away, he'd come out -- for about 10 minutes until we were friends. Canon digital Rebel XTi, 60mm macro, YS-110 strobes, iso200, f10, 1/200sec.

One of the many wrecks in Moreton Bay, Queensland. Green water and not so great vis made this moody shot.

Spine cheek clownfish in a bubble anemone. Nikonos V, 15 mm Sea and Sea lens, SB 105 strobe.

Sabae clownfish: Nikonos V, 28mm lens, SB 105

Great Barrier Reef, Hard-Corals

Closeup of a giant clam. I've titled it 'Van Gogh's Clam' becasue it reminds me of his 'Starry Night' oil painting.

My love is like a red red...tomatoe clownfish? Olympus 3040, Tetra housing with WA lens, SB 105 strobe