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Hyla bifurca Sailing into the Atoll of To'au at dawn when the weather is flat calm is an absolute pleasure, I took this image as the sun was creeping over the horizon on one of the few occasions we saw another boat at this wonderful location.

Shooting without any sleep and a lot of caffeine in my system is difficult without a tripod but fortunately the wide-angle lens hid that! The soft light was a perfect compliment to the glass like water making for a beautiful image.

 
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Harlequin Shrimp

The Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera elegans) is a highly colourful shrimp which predates on Starfish, the large, somewhat useless pincers (chelipeds) are mainly used for display.

Pygmy S'horse


Hippocampus bargibanti is a tiny seahorse that is found on seafans of the indo-pacific, it is normally pink in colour and grows to 2cm tall!

Horsing Around


This young lad was taking his horse for a swim and wash at sunrise as I went out to photograph the bay in the soft morning light. As I came back into the beach he took the horse for a canter in the shallows

The Story Behind...

Chasing Dreams Sharks are normally pretty tough to get close to, but in the right conditions, they come close!

Here a Grey Reef Shark was swimming in between a group of divers in the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia.

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The Story Behind...

Hyla bifurca Sailing into the Atoll of To'au at dawn when the weather is flat calm is an absolute pleasure, I took this image as the sun was creeping over the horizon on one of the few occasions we saw another boat at this wonderful location.

Read more...
 
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