Beloved spotted moray eel.
Beloved spotted moray eel.
Graysby, a small type of grouper.
More finger (and other) corals.
3 flamingos cruising down the beach.
Sharon, Rich, and I taking a dip in Bachelor's Beach.
Magda and one of our trucks overhead as Fill supervises Frankie & Michelle's diving preparations.
The ever-present Parrot fish.
Unidentified (but beautiful) soft coral with brown Chromis.
Trumpet fish hiding in a coral.
Schoolmaster & friend hiding in a basket sponge.
Goby(?) peeking out of a brain coral.
View from inside the Hilma.
Rich swimming along the Hilma.
Sharon swimming along the Hilma.
Graysby and Squirrel Fish peeking through a hole in the coral.
Sea Cucumber. Not exactly the most attractive-looking critter down there...
Damsel by an orange ear sponge.
Pair of golden (?) Moray Eels.
Callyspongia plicifera. Or Azure Vase Sponge, for friends.
Trumpet Fish hiding in the Gorgonians.
Scorpion Fish, a.k.a. Stonefish.
Another incredibly beautiful Callyspongia plicifera. Or Azure Vase Sponge.
Rich & Sharon swimming past some corals.
Callyspongia plicifera up close.
Purple tube sponge. Sometimes refered to as stovepipe sponge.
Yellowtail Snapper and human.
Willie & Frankie on the reef.
Short of a squid in the right mood, this is the most striking (colour-wise) thing you can see.
Always so accomodating for the photographer...
The most venomous fish in the world, and not always the easiest to see.
These are big guys; 4 to 5 feet. This was taken while descending onto the Hilma Hooker.
Notice the inevitably agitated Damsel on the right bottom corner.
Rather bad picture, unfortunately. This is a very beautiful animal.
This is my fav sponge. Its iridescent hue is fantastic.
One of the most elegant creatures on the reef, especially the juveniles.
These things are very small & difficult to photograph. Forget auto-focus.
Rich & Sharon in the background.
