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Hydrophis Major Attack 2

Jack Berthomier
Incredible Photo Sequence "Eyes Bigger than the Stomach"
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An image from Jack Berthomier's sequence of a sea snake in New Caledonia as it caught and ate a catfish. One image in this series earned 1st Place in the Compact Marine Behavior category of Ocean Art 2014.

Baby Blenny

Suzan Meldonian
Macro Surprises at the Blue Heron Bridge
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Ahh Blennies. They are always a source of entertainment and smiles. They really display so many different expressions, probably more so than any other fish in the area. On bad viz days I find myself hunting for them just to have a laugh. Very curious this baby Seaweed Blenny, who was no bigger than my pinkie finger, has made the face for me.
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Yellowhead Jawfish with Eggs

Suzan Meldonian
Macro Surprises at the Blue Heron Bridge
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By far one of my favorite subjects, and also a rather rare find is the illustrious Yellowhead Jawfish. Their colors are absolutely beautiful. The subtle ombre tones from yellow to pale aqua to violet are stunning. Like other Jawfish, they too incubate the eggs in the mouth. Normally we will have 1 that shows up each year. He’s like the lone rider. It has to be terribly stressful for him hoping to find a mate, when there isn’t another one around in site and he has to deal with all the paparazzi too. But this doesn’t stop him. He bizzies himself with creating the double entry burrow home. Spares no expense on trimming with shells and rock rubble. Then for perhaps a week or so you may see a second Yellowhead. But she disappears like the wind, first chance she gets. As photographic subjects, a 60mm is perhaps better and photographing vertically to get more of the animal in the image is the way to go. With any animal carrying eggs, you have to gain their confidence and avoid eye contact to get in close.
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The Horseman

Suzan Meldonian
Macro Surprises at the Blue Heron Bridge
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Perhaps one of the most treasured finds at the Blue Heron Bridge are the seahorses. Such a fragile and delicate creature, they are highly reactive to over photographing. So the word is, if you find one, sit tight and wait for that “moment,” rather than snapping one shot after another. They normally are quite shy, and will turn away from your lens and from your flashing. It just takes a bit of patience. If they lay down, they are stressing or you’ve gotten too close. Be kind and take a breath to observe their intricate beauty. More importantly is to keep an eye out for divers with shloosh guns (a device used to suck up the seahorses). Wait for them to move along. Wild seahorses don’t live long in captivity.
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Bluethroat Pike Blenny

Suzan Meldonian
Macro Surprises at the Blue Heron Bridge
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The Blue Throat Pike Blenny is another silent singer. Easily missed unless you are really looking for them, can appear as thin as a pencil and really blend in well with their surroundings . . . until they decide to sing. Then they expand that gullet larger than three times their girth. I often imagine that there is a whole sound thing happening there that our ears are simply not able to hone in on. With all the traffic on the reef, I often wonder if it sounds like downtown New York to them.
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Sawblade Shrimp

Scott Gietler
Best Underwater Settings for the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Camera
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Sawblade shrimp, photo taken with the Olympus 60mm macro lens in Anilao, Philippines.
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Seahorse and Sunburst

Francesco Pacienza
How to Use In-Camera Image Overlays
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This seahorse and sunburst were each photographed as individual RAW files before being combined in-camera as a single RAW file.
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Crab Dual Exposure

Francesco Pacienza
How to Use In-Camera Image Overlays
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This crab and the sunburst were each photographed separately and then combined in-camera to produce a single RAW file.
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9

Leafy Sea Dragon

Matt Krumins
5 Reasons to go Mirrorless
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Mirrorless cameras have excellent image quality that is often hard to differentiate from images shot with high-end DSLR cameras.
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Blenny Portrait

Matt Krumins
Top 5 Shooting Tips for Underwater Snoots
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Careful use of snooted strobe light helped to create this blenny portrait, where the fish's face seems to float on a black canvas.
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35

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