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We were in a photo class in the midst of a tropical depression and unable to dive the Bloody Bay Wall in Little Cayman - so we shot macro on the south side. Was lucky neough to find this solitary hydroid on the end of a coral!
"Turtle In The Sunlight"
Rays of late-day sun illuminate a resting green sea turtle.
Selfie with Green Turtle
Bogas at dive site Something Special in Bonaire
"Sparkling Breaths"
A Green Turtle surfaces for a breather in the early morning light.
"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...
"Squid In High Key"
I spent about 1 1/2 hrs with some playful squid on a shallow shore dive. I pointed my camera straight up under the squid against the sky & intentionally overexposed the sun to blow out the sky & leave just the squid as subject.
"Follow the Leader"
Nothing like a game of tag with some friendly Spotted Eagle Rays.
Gobstopper
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Beautiful closeup!! Love the details on the eyes of all the babies!
Reef Shark, Gardens of the Queen Cuba
"Pretty Shell"
A beautiful Green Sea Turtle cruises the turtle grass fields just off of Spotts Beach, Grand Cayman.
"Spinning Sponges"
The sponge in the foreground is illuminated by my strobes, while the ones in the background spin! No Photoshop.
"Sandy and the Jacks"
Large Southern Stingray along the sandy bottom of Stingray City dive site accompanied by some fish back up.
shortlistedShortlisted!
Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemari maria)
I will come for you in your dreams.
Taken 5 miles offshore looking for whales.
"Christmas Texture"
Christmas tree worms in a beautiful shade of orange, contrasting nicely against charcoal-colored coral! Texture achieved by shooting with a single strobe.
Eye of a chupare stingray or Caribbean whiptail stingray, Himantura schmardae
'It's Raining Squid' - Two Caribbean reef squid in the shallow waters of Grand Cayman during a rain storm
shortlistedShortlisted!
"Take a Breath"
A Hawksbill Turtle starts a breath up to prepare for the next dive.
Trumpet Fish in Black, Bonaire Island
Franco Banfi gets up close to a 12m Whale shark
shortlistedShortlisted!
"Going Down"
A Hawksbill Turtle decends towards the reef.
gentle giant
"Wrap Around"
"In the shadows"
Salt Lake, Bonaire
Golden Ball
Yellowline Arrow Crab with eggs
shortlistedShortlisted!
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