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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.

A view through a thick kelp forest in California's channel islands. Shot with the Sony RX100 III in a Fantasea Housing.

Using a quality diopter of +10 or greater will dramatically increase the size of very small subjects and allow you to fill the frame with very little cropping. These Castosiella kuroshimae are miniscule and nearly impossible to detect. Look on small algae on sandy dive sites.

A gorgonian grows off of a wall in Papua New Guinea.

A diver passes over some gorgonians off Catalina Island, California. Shot while testing the Nauticam Canon 7D Mark II housing. Check out our camera and housing reviews sections for these in-depth reviews.

Eagle Rays fly past the photographer. Shot with Sony RX100 II at f/3.2, 1/160, with the UWL-04 fisheye wet lens.