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Here are a few fish and other sundry marine creatures, taken while scuba diving off of Maui (Molokini, as well as another couple of sites). First four were taken by my daughter with her G12, the rest taken by me using a T3i and EF-S 60mm macro lens.

C&C welcome and solicited - enjoy!

Nagi

#1 - Octopus - Honolua Bay

#2 - Gold-lace nudibranch - Molokini

#3 - Another octopus trying to blend in

#4 - Juvenile green lionfish - Molokini

#5 - Spotted hawkfish (I think)

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Nov 15, 2014 at 08:25 PM

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More...

#6 - Moorish idol at cleaning station

#7 - Hawkfish

#8 - Trumpetfish

#9 - Filefish (maybe barred?) at cleaning station

#10 - Another trumpetfish

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#11 - Seaturtle portrait

#12 - Mantis shrimp at Molokini

#13 - White-tipped reef shark

#14 - Trevalle

#15 - Bloody hermit crab

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And a few more...

#16 - Fountain shrimp

#17 - Ewa fang blenny

#18 Peacock grouper

#19 - Egg-eating nudibranc (dining on a spanish dancer egg-sac)

#20 Orange-band surgeonfish

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Last bunch...

#21 - Stout moray eerl

#22 - Wire gobi

#23 - Scrambled-egg nudibranch

#24 - Wire gobi close-up

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Maui creatures

Please number your posts. it makes it much easier to comment. I lost track after liking 3, 4 and 5

Morris

Nov 15, 2014 at 10:47 PM

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morris wrote:
Please number your posts. it makes it much easier to comment. I lost track after liking 3, 4 and 5

Morris

Done, and thanks for looking, Morris.

Nov 15, 2014 at 11:19 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Maui creatures

What a great post! You got lots of great species and many are quite beautiful. I hope the reef shark was not taken with the macro! I really love the nudibranchs
Eric

Nov 15, 2014 at 11:50 PM

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excellent underwater images Nagi

Nov 16, 2014 at 04:13 AM

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Well done Nagi.

Nov 16, 2014 at 08:37 AM

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eyelaser wrote:
What a great post! You got lots of great species and many are quite beautiful. I hope the reef shark was not taken with the macro! I really love the nudibranchs
Eric

Thanks, Eric. The shark, I think, was starting to get annoyed with the strobes going off and lighting up its nice dark hideout under the ledge; the lens (and holder) both survived the encounter unscathed

Nov 16, 2014 at 12:14 PM

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Many really nice shots!

DaveF

Nov 16, 2014 at 12:42 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Maui creatures

Super nice set. Glad you shared these. Makes me want to get a proper housing.

Nov 16, 2014 at 07:07 PM

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KCollett wrote:
Super nice set. Glad you shared these. Makes me want to get a proper housing.

Beware, it is a slippery road

After the housing come the macro and wide-angle domes and ports, and the strobes, and the arms. Of course by the time you've accumulated all these components to your satisfaction, it'll be time to upgrade your camera body, which usually means a new housing, and so on, and so forth.

But having said that - no regrets. It's great being able to observe and take photos of the fish and other critters at deeper-than-snorkeling-depth.

Nov 16, 2014 at 07:13 PM

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An extra nice set Nagi. Your daughter did well too. Too many good ones to pick ~ Ron

Nov 16, 2014 at 09:56 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Maui creatures

Super colour. That's an entirely different skill than shooting above sea level! And also very expensive.
One suggestion; don't post all your images at once. They are easier to appreciate in smaller posts.
Nice work!
Don

Nov 17, 2014 at 12:40 AM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Maui creatures

awesome set, great work in a difficult shooting environment

Nov 17, 2014 at 07:22 AM


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