by Barry Brown | Jan 23, 2016 | Fish, Photography, Reef, Science
Good morning, we have an overcast day on tap and it looks like it wants to rain but I think it just forgot how. We continue to do our early morning “save the wildlife” by bringing in water and bird food every morning to our two big feeding areas out in the desert. This morning I brought home a very sad looking hermit crab in a broken shell, it’s one of the worst homes I have seen. I have him now in a big bucket with other new shells so he should figure that out soon and discard the old nasty one, I will then take him back to where we found him. I have a pair of beautiful Banded Butterflyfish for you all today that were found parked up against a monster sized barrel sponge in around 70 feet of clear Caribbean H2O. by Barry Brown | Jan 21, 2016 | Cephalopods, Corals, Eye Candy, Photography, Reef, Science
Good morning friends, I have a beautiful juvenile Caribbean Reef Octopus for you all today that I found at night clinging to this little gorgonian, talk about picture perfect!! We are constantly amazed at the multitude of colors these animals can change to in a matter of seconds, here he or she is displaying a brilliant electric blue color that one has to see in person to believe it… I am slowly getting better from this stupid flu and plan on diving today but Aimee is still sick as a dog. We both had a very quiet weekend at home doing almost nothing but sleeping and coughing so I unfortunately have nothing new to report. Our island is drying up once again at an alarming rate due to very little rain fall, for the first time since we have been here we didn’t get our normal winter rains, this means more drought is ahead.. by xeniaforever | Jan 5, 2016 | Corals, Eye Candy, Photography, Reef
Check out this gorgeous Scolymia lacera, photographed by Bob Fenner off the coast of Roatan. The island is the largest of Honduras’ Bay Islands, and is near the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, the largest barrier reef in the Caribbean Sea (and the second-largest reef... by Barry Brown | Dec 29, 2015 | Photography, Reef, Science, Travel
Good morning one and all, how was your Christmas??? Ours was fantastic! Aimee had to work Christmas day but I took our guests on a morning and night dive plus we did all kinds of other fun activities in between. Since last thursday afternoon I have pretty much been diving with our two guests Karen and Alan non stop and it has been a blast!! NEWER POST: by xeniaforever | Dec 27, 2015 | Photography, Science
National Geographic Magazine has just released its “Photo of the Day” roundup for 2015. The stunning images were captured by the magazine’s “Your Shot” online photo community and by staff photographers, and showcase the beauty and... by Barry Brown | Dec 8, 2015 | Invertebrates, Photography, Reef, Science
Good morning friends, yours truly is slowly recovering from a 4-hour root canal that I had done yesterday, talk about fun!! I have a Photoshopped “hide and seek” type of photo for you all today of a beautiful little one inch long Spotted Cleaner Shrimp, Periclimenes yucatanicus hiding in a big Giant Anemone. These little shrimps are a favorite subject for underwater photographers as they are easy to find, easy to shoot and are dressed in wild colors, what more could you want in a subject? I personally love the design on their back that resembles a Hawaiian mask, can you see it?? I have to get ready for a sub dive, my colleague Tico will be diving for me today doing the photos while I wait at the surface, will be a few days before I can get back into the wet stuff. Sorry so short, have a great day, Barry NEWER POST:
