big 5
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Ocean Floor Creatures: Nudibranch
I love shooting tiny creatures like sea slugs. These images were captured off the coast of Anilao in the Philippines.
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Wildlife Wednesday: Fire Urchins
The fire urchin have venomous tips on their many spines. Most stings will not lead to death in humans but the sting is quite powerful. This image was captured off the coast of Anilao. Anilao is about 2-3 hours southwest of Manila in the Philippines.
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Water Water Everywhere – Anilao
The post highlights preparation for a scuba diving adventure in Anilao, Philippines, known as a “muck” diving capital. It includes a boat view, acknowledgement of the Crystal Blue Scuba Diving Resort, and gratitude towards Jez for motivation. Underwater images will be shared later. Excitement for the diving experience is evident.
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Tiger Shark with a Dislocated Jaw
Today is our fourth day diving the dive site appropriately named Tiger Shark Zoo. Each day visibility has improved and we are seeing more and more unique sharks. It’s now easy to identify unique scares, cuts, spots, etc. We were not disappointed today but extremely saddened. There was one unique Tiger Shark that displayed a…
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So Close But So Far Away – Spotted Eagle Ray
A delightful Spotted Eagle Ray swimming along the coast of Viti Levu. Viti Levu is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji. More images from Fiji can be found here.
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Shark Above Us – Day 3
It is day three at Tiger Shark Zoo and I am becoming more comfortable observing one of the most aggressive sharks in the ocean. After the dive briefing, we entered the water and I quickly descended to my target position. Weather and diving conditions were fantastic today in the Maldives – the sun was shinning,…
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Diving Tiger Shark Zoo – Day 2
The video above is from the second day of diving Tiger Shark Zoo. The first day, I was positioned at the end of the site close to the reef. I didn’t realize that I had to quickly jockey for position and beat other divers to the site. While I did get a few great shots…
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Wordless Wednesday: School of Basslets in the Maldives
A school of small reef fish moving together above a coral reef in the Maldives. Basslets and Anthias in the Maldives This short underwater clip captures a school of basslets moving above a coral reef in the Maldives. Scenes like this are common on healthy reef slopes, where small fish gather in large numbers and…
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Underwater Images From The Red Sea
A few more images from the northern part of the Red Sea, off the coast of Egypt. Additional images from diving off the coast of Egypt can be found here.
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BLUE-SPOTTED STINGRAY AND CURIOUS LIZARD FISH
Just after dawn, the team descended on a shipwreck off the coast of Egypt. While other scuba divers immediate dashed in to explore the shipwreck. I noticed a few of Blue-Spotted Stingrays patrolling the ocean floor around the shipwreck. One stingray was followed by a number of fish along with the Lizardfish. I love this…