The Smooth Trunkfish is a member of the Ostraciidae (Boxfish) family. It is found throughout the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and subtropical parts of the western Atlantic Ocean. Smooth Trunkfish use their protuberant lips to expel a jet of … Continue reading Fish of the Week: Smooth Trunkfish
July, 2014 Underwater Explorers Society (UNEXSO), Grand Bahama Island Continue reading Wordless Wednesday : Dive Boat
Dwells in coral reefs Widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific Hunts small fish and mobile invertebrates Uses its large fins to corner prey Venomous Mature lionfish can spawn … Continue reading Wildlife Wednesday : Lionfish
Category: Sponges Phylum: Porifera Class: Demospongiae Family: Chalinidae Species: Nara Location: Laamu, Maldives (House Reef of Six Senses, Laamu) Underwater camera set-up: Panasonic GH5 and Nauticam … Continue reading Wordless Wednesday : Sponge
Spotted this Pacific Seahorse (Hippocampus ingens) on a dive at Land’s End Arch in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. I captured this images with a Panasonic GH5. … Continue reading Wildlife Wednesday : Seahorse
Morays Eels constantly open and close their mouths, a behavior that is often perceived as a threat, but the action simply moves water through their gills … Continue reading Wildlife Wednesday : Moray Eel
Here are a few images taken by my friend and photographer Ron Nicolaysen. As you can see below, during the week of diving around the seal … Continue reading Sea Lions Playing with Divers
I first saw this fun photo challenge on A Jeanne in the Kitchen which was inspired by Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie. Seems like a fun challenge! Below I’ve decided to showcase a few interesting underwater photos which I converted to black and … Continue reading Photo Challenge – Under the Sea
Below are my first test shots! My first underwater test with the Panasonic GH5 camera was in Puerto Morelos, Mexico. We were diving with Wet Set … Continue reading Testing a New Camera Underwater
In my opinion, black and white underwater images are often overlooked and somewhat underrated. Most people think they are getting the most out their digital camera … Continue reading Black & White Underwater Images
Today is my birthday! I originally planned to be in the Philippines celebrating and scuba diving the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has altered my magnificent birthday dive schedule this year. And … Continue reading Ending A Decade of Birthday Dives
I spent a week diving off the coasts of Dumaguete, Dauin and Apo Island in the Philippines. My friends and I basically ate, dived and slept. … Continue reading A Few More Underwater Images From Dumaguete
Here are just a few images I took underwater while scuba diving off the coast of Komodo Island in Indonesia. We spent 6 days diving around … Continue reading Underwater Photographs From Komodo
