by Barry Brown | May 25, 2017 | Invertebrates, Reef, Science
Good morning, after I did my five days of photography for the Smithsonian Institution off the coast of St. Eustatius, I then started shooting photos for the SIRENAS group which involved shooting deep-sea sponges of every size color and shape one could... by Barry Brown | May 24, 2017 | Fish, Reef, Science
Hello again, I have a super tiny quarter inch puffer fish for you all today called a Canthigaster jamestyleri found super deep off the coast of St. Eustatius. These puffers are very similar to the shallow species which I used to post all the time for you called a sharpnose puffer you can use the search box above to check those out and refresh the o’l memory. If disturbed like other puffers, they can inflate themselves into a small balloon which come in handy if your being eaten. Also as an added bonus, the word is underwater from prey species is that they just plain don’t taste that great any ways. by Barry Brown | May 22, 2017 | Invertebrates, Reef, Science
Hello readers, I have a monster sized crab for you this morning with one of those faces that only an underwater photographer and it’s mother could love. Many of my long time followers know the love I have for any kind of crab and it’s a love that has grown or come from spending hours or days underwater photographing all kinds of crabs. I tell friends all the time that if they were to watch an octopus or squid underwater they would never eat one again, same thing goes for crabs, they are insanely fascinating to watch underwater and every species not only looks completely different but acts different as well. I apologize in advance for not having depths on all this stuff, I am in the process of getting it but that’s easier said than done, once I do get it I will go back and put that info in all the blogs. Again for those that have been with me for awhile you have seen a lot of different crabs and for those of you interested you can use my search key above to search around and see what I’m talking about. This was another fun find by the Smithsonian Institution using the deep-sea submersible from Substation Curacao and once I get a name on this guy and a depth I will do an update for you. by Admin | May 19, 2017 | Fish, Reef, Science
Good morning, I have one of the smallest, hands down cutest, most colorful fish on the planet for you today called a clingfish or Derillisus sp. that was recently found two and a half miles off the coast of St, Eustatius. When I first saw this tiny quarter inch fish through my 105 macro lens I yelled out immediately “I’m in love with a clingfish”! I have for sure never seen such an adorable face on a fish before and I may never see something this cute again, I mean look at that face!! This fish was very difficult too shoot not only because of how tiny it was but because it has a little suction-cup under it’s body and it’s constantly moving and re-attaching itself to any and every object it can find. This is why they are called clingfishes because of that little suction-cup which can be seen really well in the head-on shots. by Barry Brown | May 18, 2017 | Reef, Science, Video
Good morning readers, did you all have a great weekend out there?? I trust all of you did something for your mothers or at least dropped them a line. Today I have an exciting photo line-up from underwater of a company named SIRENAS www.sirenasmd.com recently funded by the Bill Gates foundation collecting deep-sea sponges with a submersible owned by Substation Curacao. So first off, who is SIRENAS you ask??
