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Photo Archive: January, 2010

A while back in November, I posted a similar shot on one of these cleaner shrimp , but I just couldn’t help repeating myself with this follow-up version, where the subject stands out much better. The dive site and story are the same as in the old post, so I’m just going to stick with [...]

What do you do when you’ve got your 105mm macro lens on and there are no fish in sight? You shoot coral surface structures – never ending variations of color, texture and form. These are called bubble coral , but they almost look like inverse thumb prints or finger digits to me (or maggots).
This photo [...]

Here we have a small bommie at Fan 38 East in Wakatobi, standing out nicely against the blue backdrop. I always try to look for these when diving, anything rising up high enough to be able to hover in about half it’s height is great. In this instance I shot wide angle with the Nikon [...]

Meet one of natures great imitations – the Bluestriped Fangblenny , which, when juvenile, looks very similar to, and exploits a niche in the ecosystem by mimicking the Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse .
Cleaner wrasses are a symbiotic lifeform. They feed on larger fish, picking dead scales and parasites off their bodies. This will be recognized by the [...]

An unidentified ball of fish found in the shallows at Table Coral City, Wakatobi. I had previously posted about this dive and the hunting trumpetfish that are part of it (some of which can be seen in the background). To say there are plenty of fish here, is an understatement, their numbers were in the [...]

To be very honest with you – I don’t consider myself a routined or seasoned underwater photographer. Almost every dive something happens that changes the plan. I get easily confused or distracted, I use the entirely wrong camera settings or I’m just too late adjusting things and the fish have gone elsewhere. It happens alot [...]

A green turtle as found off the bow of the SS Yongala. The Yongala has a resident population of several green and hawksbill sea turtles, which is of course convenient for the budding photographer. Learnings for me include that this species has absolute right of way in the ocean and is not afraid to [...]

If you ever have a chance to go to Townsville, Queensland, don’t miss the chance to dive the wreck of the SS Yongala (if you have an interest in shipwrecks, I also recommend a follow up visit to the Townsville Maritime Museum). It is ranked amongst the top dives in the world and for good [...]

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→ I posted a new photo to Facebook http://fb.me/Gb8vAjWp # (August 26, 2010 8:42am via twitter)

• → Diver With Schooling Mado
  (August 26, 2010 1:44pm by Simon)
• → Long Way Up
  (August 22, 2010 1:10pm by Simon)
• → Pipefish
  (August 18, 2010 8:10am by Simon)
• → White's Seahorse
  (August 15, 2010 10:58pm by Simon)
• → Coral Overgrowth SS Yongala
  (August 14, 2010 7:20pm by Simon)



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