This colony of blue throated ascidians are marine creatures that live attached to a pylon under the Busselton Jetty. This is a photograph I took when I was beginning to learn about underwater phtography. Scuba diving and photography often make some wonderful images. Water and cameras however do not mix so well, which is where the art of underwater photography becomes difficult. Nikonos V – 35mm with macro extension tube / Fujicrome slide film
Spotted Eagle Ray and Giant Trevelly fish in Maui tropical waters
Red Lionfish Sold as a laminated print to an unknown RB buyer, thank you!
Moorish Idols Zanclus cornutus Family Zanculidae at Million $ Point Santo Vanuatu / View my underwater collection here Take a look at my other photos / Add me to your watchlist / / !
Clown fish peeping from it’s anemone / View my underwater collection here Take a look at my other photos /
From loss comes life in the waters of Espiritu Santo Vanuatu, where soft coral and a featherstar have made their home on the hulk of a sunken ship the Henry Bonneaud. This photograph is featured in a National Geographic’, South Pacific Photo Gallery. Check it out here. View my underwater collection here Take a look at my other photos / Watch my video Dive the Coolidge Add me to your watchlist / /
Macro of a head of stoney coral. / View my underwater collection here Take a look at my other photos /
This Newdibranch was tucked away under one of the Faroud’s life boat cranes( on Malta’s south west coast). A difficult one to get as i had to contort myself into a bit of a wired possition lol, and in a drysuit that is not easy.
buying some frogmen color: blue jean / color: royal blue / color: purple also available as a tshirt
A weedy sea dragon hiding out in the sea grass near Flinders Pier – south of Melbourne
The dive master in Fiji was good enough to put on a demonstration of how well he could blow these bubble rings.
A Blue Surgeonfish with anemone.
The Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) is a wrasse that is mainly found in coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. It is also known as the Humphead wrasse, Napoleon wrasse or Napoleonfish. Sadly the lips and eyes of these amazing fish are considered a highly prized delicacy in some parts of the world. In 1999 the lips alone of this fish were “worth $300 USD or more…..”: http://www.sheddaquarium.org/SEa/fact_sheets.cfm?id=77 Not surprisingly the high price has led to significant overfishing, resulting in their inclusion as Endangered on the “IUCN Red List”: http://www.iucnredlist.org/ The humphead wrasse is the largest living member of the family Labridae, with males reaching 6 feet (2 m) in length, while females rarely exceed about 3 feet (1 m). It has thick, fleshy lips and a hump that forms on its head above the eyes, becoming more prominent as the fish ages. Males range from a bright electric blue to green, a purplish blue, or a relatively dull blue/green. Some males grow very large, with one unconfirmed report of a Humphead Wrasse that was 7.75 feet (2.29 m) long and weighed 420 lbs (190.5 kg). (Source: wikipedia) “Napoleon’s lips push fish into WWF’s 10 most wanted species list”: http://www.wwf.org.uk/news/n_0000001338.asp The fearsome great-white shark and the Napoleon wrasse – a huge ugly fish whose lips are prized as a delicacy in Asia – top this year’s “WWF 10 Most Wanted” list of species most at risk from international trade. / The Napoleon wrasse, otherwise known as the humphead or Maori wrasse, is being so heavily over-fished for its lips and and eyes – which are eaten as a delicacy – as well as its flesh, that it faces being wiped-out in many areas if the trade is not controlled.
A school of bat fish swim in the clear blue waters off Fiji. What a moment in time this was. I hope you enjoy this one!
Schooling Jacks and Diver at the Liberty wreck in Bali, Indonesia. Nikon D300 in subal Housing, Tokina 10-17 Fisheye lens Available to purchase worldwide: This was Featured in Nikon DSLR Users Group , Underwater Photographers Guid , Out of the Blue , Underwater & Sealife and That One Great Shot Stay in touch Subscribe to Muzys Art Feed
Australian Sea Lions at Hopkins Island, South Australia. / Sea Lions are Pinnipeds that is the same family as Seals and Walrus, but not exactly the same. / They are also mammals. / This SeaLion is endemic to Australia, that is it is only found in Australia. They are particularly found in South Australia and Western Australia. / As you can see they are very sociable and very curious. Any profits fro the sale of this piece as a postcard will go to the Australian Marine Conservation Society. The peice is also available as part of a set from thie giftshop; http://amcs.org.au/Product.asp?CategoryID=9
Grey Nurse Sharks hang out off the NSW coast. Grey Nurse Sharks are known as Raggy Tooth Sharks in South Africa and Sand Tiger Sharks in the US. They are endangered in Australia, particularly in New South Wales waters yet the government has only made a half hearted attempts to protect the species. This shot is taken at Fish Rock, a known GNS aggregation site. While I was diving here several boats were fishing in this “protected” site (couple of hundred meter radius)...protecting = no anchoring for the fishing boats…..a joke! If there is a happy story for the GNS, its that public awareness of its plight is growing and that has to be a good thing.
Schooling Jacks and Diver at the Liberty wreck in Bali, Indonesia. Available to purchase worldwide: / This was featured on the RedBubble homepage and in Monochrome , Underwater Photographers Guid , Out of the Blue , Underwater & Sealife , SEA and Shameless Self-Promotion Stay in touch Subscribe to Muzys Art Feed
Going, Going, Gone….unless we act NOW! http://www.amcs.org.au/ Note; I got a couple of Greeting cards of this one … looks good as a Greeting card. This shot also features in one of my calendar’s
Description…well its kinds obvious, its a Cod in a Cave ;-) Ok, its a Black Cod (Epinephelus daemelii) sorrounded by Eastern Pomfrets (Schuettea scalaripinnis) at Fish Rock Cave (http://www.southwestrocksdive.com.au/) off the Northern NSW Coast, Australia (http://tinyurl.com/a99zm4) Black Cod are classed as a “Vulnerable” species, they are not yet and hopefully will never be endangered. Follow the 2 links above and from one you will see a drawing of Fish Rock Cave. This dive site is one of the must-do dives not just of Australia but of the world! The classic Fish Rock photograph is similar to this one but with Grey Nurse Sharks so it was great to get this shot, particularly as the Black Cod are relatively shy and tend to run and hide when divers approach. This shot also features in one of my calendar’s
Blue Lined Surgeonfish – Bali…the friendliest fish on the reef.
I just KNOW my cat has always wanted to do this….
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