by Admin | Jul 14, 2016 | Fish, Photography
Of all the large angelfish I’ve ever photographed in the wild, I think Pomacanthus maculosus, the Yellowbar, has been the hardest to capture, not only because they are uncommon, but they are very, very good at getting out of the... by Todd Gardner | Jul 13, 2016 | Eye Candy, Fish, Photography, Science
If you’ve been following my posts here or on Facebook or YouTube, you may be aware that I’ve been pretty fortunate in terms of wild encounters with marine life while diving in New York in the last couple of years (Check out links at the end of this... by Todd Gardner | Jul 12, 2016 | Eye Candy, Fish, Photography, Science, Travel
One of the main reasons we dive, snorkel, hike, visit zoos, and keep pets, is that there is something magical about having a close encounter with another species of animal. Judging from my own experiences, the thrill is greatest when the animal is enormous and... by Admin | Jul 10, 2016 | Invertebrates, Photography
Think of a destination where fascinating, colorful, delicate, spectacular marine life abounds. Would you think of the once thriving shipbuilding city of Newcastle upon Tyne, on England’s grey East... by AquaNerd | Jul 10, 2016 | Conservation, Corals, Fish, Photography, Reef, Science, Travel
The first time I dived on Raja Ampat’s reefs, I didn’t know where to look first. The profusion of colors and the seeming chaos of the Indonesia reef’s appearance — not a single straight line to be seen — provided a total contrast to the orderly, human-built world we usually inhabit topside.
<![CDATA[ #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } ]]> MORE: Hunting down the world’s oldest art in South Sulawesi, Indonesia Photos and video struggle to ever do Raja Ampat’s reefs justice. They just can’t fully capture the all-encompassing sense of the reef’s by Admin | Jul 9, 2016 | Fish, Invertebrates, Photography
I’ve just written a post about my favorite clown, Amphiprion bicinctus. It’s a wonderful fish, attractive and amenable to photographers, though on occasion you find one that knows no fear and will attack a camera or...