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Category Archives: Photography
Pic of the Day – Ribbon Eel
Here’s Friday’s funny fish face – a ribbon eel. The above image was captured in Ambon Harbour, Indonesia. These little eels are a tropical Pacific photographer’s favourite – but, unlike most eels, they are not so easy to photograph. Although … Continue reading
Pic of the Day – Tiny Bubbles
For wide angle Wednesday, here’s an image of Mr G amidst percolating gas bubbles, taken at Sangeyang Island, in Northern Komodo, Indonesia. Sangeyang is an active, simmering volcano. The island was evacuated several years ago, although a few brave souls … Continue reading
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Tagged Hot Rocks, Sangeyang Island
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Pic of the Day – Pajama Cardinalfish
Friday’s funny fish face is the Pajama Cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera). I photographed this little cutie on a shore dive in Fiji earlier this year. It is kind of an amusing tale – the visibility was pretty poor (downright spunky in … Continue reading
Posted in Fiji Travel, Photography, Pic of the Day
Tagged Dive Wananavu, Pajama Cardinalfish, Sphaeramia nematoptera
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Pic of the Day – Topside Tuesday: Blue Whale
Here is today’s thinking: why not dedicate Tuesday to be a “topside” image feature on the blog? I do occasionally share images that are not diving related, but for some reason I seem to gravitate more to stuff from … Continue reading
Sport Diver Photo Essay – Dirty Diving in Ambon, Indonesia
My July feature has just been published in Sport Diver Magazine – it’s all about the dirty, but bodacious, muck diving in Ambon Harbour, in Indonesia. In addition to the essay, there are 15 images, with descriptive captions, at the … Continue reading
Pic of the Day – Reeftop Pipefish
Just a quickie for a Friday Funny Fish Face. I am currently writing and assembling pix for a July Sport Diver Magazine feature. It’s gonna be all about groovy little stuff, found in unpretty places. Yup, that would be muck … Continue reading
Sport Diver Magazine Photo Essay – California
My bad. I totally forgot to link this California Channel Islands Photo Essay when it was first published a couple of weeks ago. I am delighted to have been asked to be a regular contributor to Sport Diver Magazine, with … Continue reading
Pic of the Day – The Sexy Sea Apple
Today’s pic is an unusual subject – a Sea Apple, inspired by a crazy post that was circulating on Facebook this morning. To see some truly freaky stuff, follow this link. If you are already fearful of what lurks beneath, … Continue reading
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Tagged Pseudocolochirus tricolor, Sea Apple
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Pic of the Day – Guineafowl Pufferfish
It’s Friday, so here’s another funny fish face. This is a Guineafowl Puffer (Arothron meleagris), shot (with the camera) at Cocos Island, in Costa Rica. I captured this image on the infamous Manuelita shark rodeo night dive – you know, … Continue reading
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Tagged Arothron meleagris, Guineafowl Puffer
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Pic of the Day – Crab Porn
I haven’t been crabby for a while. So why today, you may ask? Well, it’s certainly nothing major, nor porn-related for that matter ;^) Instead, I have come to realize that due to my inferior image archiving practices, I have … Continue reading
Pic of the Day – Male Sheephead
A funny fish face quickie for a Friday. I am currently beavering away on another photo feature for Sport Diver – this one will be all about diving in California. It has been keeping me busy, rifling through archived files, … Continue reading
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Tagged Semicossyphus pulcher, sheepshead
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Pic of the Day – Spotted Shrimpgoby
Here is a funny Friday fish face. This little cutie is a Spotted Shrimpgoby (Amblyeteotris ogasawarensis), from the Raja Ampat area of Indonesia. Seriously, this fish looks like it belongs in a Dr. Seuss book, dontcha think? There are many … Continue reading
Pic of the Day – Turtles, Turtles, Yeah Yeah Yeah
In honour of World Turtle Day – May 23rd – I am featuring turtle(s) for Pic of the Day. Turtles are very cool creatures – air breathers, and egg layers (on land – much to the peril of the turtles, … Continue reading
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Tagged Turtle, World Turtle Day
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Pic of the Day – Wolf Eel
Here is a Friday funny fish face. This is a Wolf Eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus), from British Columbia. I have been featuring mostly tropical images on the blog lately, and figured it was time to share some stuff from my backyard. … Continue reading
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Tagged Anarrhichthys ocellatus, Wolf Eel
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The Komodo Chronicles – Part 10 – There Be Dragons
Some of you may be wondering if this blog series about our awesome group trip to Komodo last fall is ever going to end. The short answer is: you betcha. There are three or, at the most, four more chapters … Continue reading
Pic of the Day – Psychedelic Frogfish
A funny fish face for Friday. I wonder if the first person to spot this bizarre looking frogfish thought someone had spiked their pre-dive beverage with a little tot of Lysergic Acid. I mean, really? What forces of nature would have … Continue reading
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Tagged Histiophryne psychedelica, Psychedelic Frogfish
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Sport Diver Magazine Feature
Today’s blog bit is just a heads up – a new photo essay I did on diving in the Phi Phi islands of Thailand is now on Sport Diver’s online magazine. They’ve given me a new by-line for my monthly … Continue reading
Pic of the Day – Free Swimming Flatworm
Yesterday, we were looking more to the big picture, with imagery from Stingray City in Grand Cayman. Today’s pic is back to something quite small, and I think a bit unusual – a free swimming flatworm, that I captured in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambon Harbour, Flatworm, Muck Diving, Pseudobiceros
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Pic of the Day – Stingray City
Here is an image from an iconic dive site in Grand Cayman. This is yet another of many trips where I never got around to writing up a trip report. My bad. I was fortunate enough to be invited to … Continue reading
Pic of the Day – Things that make you say Ahhhh…
Fiji is the home of outrageously colourful and lively reefs. This is a wide angle view of the top of a coral bommie – a vertical, slim pinnacle that rises up from the sea floor. In parts of Fiji, these … Continue reading
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Tagged Fiji, N'aia, Vatu-i-Ra
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