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Francisco F Kyle.
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Chase Darnell"Sanctuary"
A young Mangrove Plant breaks the surface.
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Chase Darnell"Suspended"
A Jelly Fish suspended in water and light rays.
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Chase Darnell"The Portal"
Jelly suspended in the crystal clear waters of the mangrove.
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Dusty Norman"All Smiles"
A 3-tank trip finishing up in Red Bay put us in the prime spot to look for some Red Lip Blenny action.
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Chase Darnell"Two Worlds"
I saw this upside down Jelly pulsating close to the surface while on a paddle in the mangroves. I love how close to the surface he was for this shot.
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Chase Darnell"Playground"
A Green Sea Turtle swims around in the shallows just off of Spotts Beach.
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Chase Darnell"Stack School"
Grunts stacking up at La Mesa.
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Chase Darnell"Rave"
A very colorful Triple Fin Blenny portrait. These small fish have excellent color, but what I really liked about the subject was the color background of algae this guy chose to post up on.
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Chase Darnell"Smile"
These guys have huge personalities. I spent a good 30 minutes with this one and it felt like we were playing a game. Really entertaining to photograph.
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Chase Darnell"Under the Waves"
This tower of elk horn coral rests on the edge of the mini wall just below waves overhead.
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Chase Darnell"Build Up"
It is amazing to see the power these animals have. With one flap of its wings this Eagle Ray could be out of sight.
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Chase Darnell"The Meadow"
The bluff wall in Pedro's Bay is literally covered with life. Lots of ambient light and waves breaking overhead make for a very exciting dive.
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Chase Darnell"Old Wise Man"
A Loggerhead Turtle making some friendly fly-bys.
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Chase Darnell"Big Green"
A large Green Sea Turtle makes its way over a shallow reef on the North Side of Grand Cayman.
Fantasea Red Filter
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Glenn OstleSmall shrimp rests on a corallimorph.
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Chase Darnell"Lift Off"
A Hawksbill starts his accent to the surface.
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Chase Darnell"Compacted"
As predators get close to the schools of Silversides they begin to get closer and closer to each other and the reef.
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Chase Darnell"The Big and the Little"
A pair of Slender File Fish caught together.
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Chase Darnell"Lift Off"
A Spotted Eagle Ray propels itself up and over a coral head stirring up sand with its momentum.
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Chase Darnell"Full Extension"
A large Hawksbill Turtle extends his fins way out to create as much momentum for his dive as possible.
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Chase Darnell"Take a Breath"
A Hawksbill Turtle starts a breath up to prepare for the next dive.
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Chase Darnell"Pretty Shell"
A beautiful Green Sea Turtle cruises the turtle grass fields just off of Spotts Beach, Grand Cayman.
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Chase Darnell"Skybill Silhouette"
I have been trying to have a day a week were a shoot "Bare Neccesities" this of course is just a fancy phrase for natural light, but it has been awesome to free up the mind with flash settings once in awhile and focus on comp...
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Chase Darnell"Sparkling Breaths"
A Green Turtle surfaces for a breather in the early morning light.
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Chase Darnell"Sun Shimmer"
Shallow water searching outside of Smith's cove. Natural light on a single breath.
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Chase Darnell"Crunch and Munch"
A massive Loggerhead enjoying some lunch.
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Chase Darnell"Turtle Hug"
Sometimes the marine life wants to come see what your up to.
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Chase Darnell"Umbrella"
A school of grunts takes shelter under a healthy Elk Horn Coral.
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Chase Darnell"Water Flower"
Elk Horn Coral is very vulnerable to storm surge and swell, but lucky for us they always find a way to keep reaching for the sun.
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Chase Darnell"Grass Lands"
It's no wonder that the Green Turtles are always hanging out at Spotts Beach.
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Chase Darnell"Sand Traveler"
Spotted Eagle Rays spend a lot of time cruising near the sandy bottom in search of food.
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Chase Darnell"Vibrant"
A beautifully colored scene down the wall and the anemone right out in the open allowing me to get super close for composition.
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Chase Darnell"Fin to Fin Traffic"
Horse Eyed Jacks playing follow the leader around the reef.
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Chase Darnell"Treasured Conditions"
Looking up from 120 ft. at Ghost Mountain and it was as crystal clear as I ever seen the water here. The diver is at about 15ft enjoying some of the best conditions I have ever experienced during February.
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Chase Darnell"School N Scatter"
I love finding schools of jacks in shallow water. Combining the texture on the surface, and using all the ambient light always bring together some pleasing images.
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Chase Darnell"Flying"
A Spotted Eagle Ray over a sandy bottom.
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Chase Darnell"Turtle Time"
A Hawksbill Turtle swims along the edge of the wall on the West Side of Grand Cayman. Very rarely do you not encounter one of these extremely friendly turtles, especially when diving the west side.
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Chase Darnell"Flight Position"
A Hawksbill Turtle makes big fins off the reef and towards the surface.
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Chase Darnell"Black Beauty"
This very large Black Grouper has been hanging out around the northwest point area of the island.
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Chase Darnell"Sand Castles"
A Spotted Eagle Ray digs in the sand in search of a meal.
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Chase Darnell"Little Big Logger"
By far the youngest Loggerhead I have encountered. Still by no means is this a small turtle. Its shell was still roughly 3ft. in length.
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Gareth DaviesSeahorse curling itself around a juvenile Filefish which glows inside it with the diveboat in the background
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John LovingJigsaw puzzle?