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  • (Siphonogorgia sp.) fan, Orange elephant-ear sponge, Divaricate tree coral (Dendronephthya sp.) with large school of golden sweepers (Parapriacanthus ransonneti).  Black and white crinoid at base of fan. Dive site: Barracuda Sleeping, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
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  • (Siphonogorgia sp.) fan, Orange elephant-ear sponge, Divaricate tree coral (Dendronephthya sp.) with large school of golden sweepers (Parapriacanthus ransonneti).  Black and white crinoid at base of fan. Dive site: Barracuda Sleeping, Raja Ampat, Indonesia
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  • Sometimes, a cooperative subject will allow you to get a strobe behind it. This soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesii) blends in perfectly with its host Dendronephthya sp. soft coral host.
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  • A cluster of healthy, colorful soft coral on the reef on Cannibal Rock, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • A cluster of healthy, colorful soft coral on the reef on Cannibal Rock, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • A commensal goby in a soft coral (Nepthea sp.) forest. Ashmore Atoll, Australia. Canon 50D, Canon 60mm EF-S macro lens, INON underwater housing, 2 x INON S-2000 strobes. 1/40s @ f/29, ISO 400. echeng091128_0242497<br />
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Canon EOS 50D, Canon EF-S 60mm lens, INON underwater housing, INON insect eye endoscope lens, 2 x INON S-2000 strobes<br />
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1/40s @ f/9, ISO 400
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  • A common egg cowrie (Ovula ovum) feeding on a leather coral at night. Torpedo Point, Horseshoe Bay, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • The tiny polyps of a common Sarcophyton sp. mushroom leather coral make for a fascinating abstract at close range. Komba Volcano, Indonesia.
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  • A cluster of healthy, colorful soft coral on the reef on Cannibal Rock, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
    echeng111113_074411.tif
  • A soft coral porcelain crab (Lissoporcellana nakasonei) on a sea pen. Hot Property, Beangabang, Pantar, Indonesia.
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  • A school of bait fish swims over a  soft coral forest. Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Canon 1Ds Mark II, Canon 16-35mm f2.8 USM lens @ 16mm, Seacam underwater housing, 2 x Ikelite DS-125 strobes. 1/200s @ f/6.3, ISO 200.
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  • Many crinoid feather stars cover a black coral. Baleh, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • A Xenocarcinus tuberculatus spider crab on its host Cirrhipathes leutkeni wire coral. These guys look truly alien! This one is very pregnant. (Alor, Indonesia)
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  • Sun coral (Tubastraea faulkneri). Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252749
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  • A Xenocarcinus tuberculatus spider crab on its host Cirrhipathes leutkeni wire coral. These guys look truly alien! This one is very pregnant. (Alor, Indonesia)
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  • A pregnant soft coral porcelain crab (Lissoporcellana nakasonei) on a sea pen. You can see the white eggs near the bottom of the crab. Beangabang Bay, Pantar, Indonesia.
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  • A Xenia swimming crab (Caphyra sp.) in a Xenia sp. coral. Mucky Mosque, Alor, Indonesia.
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  • The surface detail of a symmetrical brain coral (Diploria strigosa). Baleh, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
    echeng140207_092348.tif
  • A Jakobsen's phyllodesium (Phyllodesmium jakobsenae), nearly perfectly camouflaged amongst Xenia soft coral, which it both resembles and feeds upon. Pulau Raja, Indonesia.
    echeng111107_122822.tif
  • A pregnant soft coral porcelain crab (Lissoporcellana nakasonei) shows eggs while filtering for food. Torpedo Alley, Nusa Kode, Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • A Jakobsen's phyllodesium (Phyllodesmium jakobsenae), nearly perfectly camouflaged amongst Xenia soft coral, which is both resembles and feeds upon.
    echeng111107_122907.tif
  • The M/V Golden Dawn, a liveaboard scuba diving vessel, over a pristine coral reef at the Eastern Fields of Papua New Guinea
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  • Coral polyps at supermacro scale. Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • The M/V Golden Dawn, a liveaboard scuba diving vessel, over a pristine coral reef at the Eastern Fields of Papua New Guinea
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  • Intertwined wire corals (Cirrhipathes leutkeni). Cannibal Rock, Horseshoe Bay, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • Leather corals (Sinularia sp.) point in the direction of the current around a barrel sponge. Horseshoe Bay, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
    echeng140212_082726.tif
  • The eggs of a damselfish on a sea whip (Cirripathes sp.). Cannibal Rock, Horseshoe Bay, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • Millions of fusilier damselfish (Lepidozygus tapeinosoma) stream across the reef in strong current. Underwater photographer Tony Wu, on rebreather, is in the middle of it all. Carl's Ultimate, Eastern Fields, Papua New Guinea. echeng091216_0247042
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  • Dive instructor Charlotte Faulkner photographs a shallow reef using a GoPro camera.
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  • The large Blancpain group stayed at Tetamanu Village & Sauvage, and at Motu Aito, which is a couple islands away. These are the only two pensions at the south pass. Mark Strickland and I were in a small cabin at Sauvage, which is the small motu in the middle of this image. Taken with DJI Phantom 2 and Ricoh GR camera.
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  • Temakohua, the south pass of Fakarava, is home to about 650 gray reef sharks at any given time, according to shark researcher Johann Mourier, who was conducting survey dives while we were there. There is also an incredible marbled grouper aggregation at this time of year. Shot with DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter and Ricoh GR camera.
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  • A colorful school of scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis). Cannibal Rock, Horseshoe Bay, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • Aerial shot of Vakaeitu, Vava'u, Tonga
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  • Snorkeler near Vakaeitu, Vava'u, Tonga
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  • Aerial shot of Vakaeitu, Vava'u, Tonga
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  • A boxer crab (Lybia tesselata) shows off its anemone boxing gloves. Sangeang, Indonesia.
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  • Giant clam reefscape with schooling juvenile convict blennies. Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Canon 1Ds Mark II, Canon 16-35mm f2.8 USM lens @ 16mm, Seacam underwater housing, 2 x Ikelite DS-125 strobes. 1/80s @ f/6.3, ISO 200.
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  • Temakohua, the south pass of Fakarava, is home to about 650 gray reef sharks at any given time, according to shark researcher Johann Mourier, who was conducting survey dives while we were there. There is also an incredible marbled grouper aggregation at this time of year. Shot with DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter and Ricoh GR camera.
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  • Temakohua, the south pass of Fakarava, is home to about 650 gray reef sharks at any given time, according to shark researcher Johann Mourier, who was conducting survey dives while we were there. There is also an incredible marbled grouper aggregation at this time of year. Shot with DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter and Ricoh GR camera.
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  • A colorful school of scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis). Cannibal Rock, Horseshoe Bay, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
    echeng140210_085009.tif
  • A colorful school of scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis). Cannibal Rock, Horseshoe Bay, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
    echeng140210_084707.tif
  • A boxer crab (Lybia tessellata). Cannibal Rock, Horseshoe Bay, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
    echeng140214_122134.tif
  • The beautiful usland of 'Ovalau, Vava'u, Tonga
    echeng130908_153708.tif
  • #aerial #quadcopter footage of 'Ovalau island, Vava'u, Tonga
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  • Paddleboarder near Vakaeitu, Vava'u, Tonga
    echeng130905_152650.tif
  • Aerial shot of Fonuafo'ou, Vava'u, Tonga
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  • Aerial shot of Fonuafo'ou, Vava'u, Tonga
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  • Aerial shot of Fonuafo'ou, Vava'u, Tonga
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  • Lush reefscape at The Windows, Misool, Indonesia
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  • A boxer crab (Lybia tesselata) shows off its anemone boxing gloves. Sangeang, Indonesia.
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  • Lush reefscape at The Windows, Misool, Indonesia
    echeng070215_105023.tif
  • Temakohua, the south pass of Fakarava, is home to about 650 gray reef sharks at any given time, according to shark researcher Johann Mourier, who was conducting survey dives while we were there. There is also an incredible marbled grouper aggregation at this time of year. Shot with DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter and Ricoh GR camera.
    echeng140707_174020.tif
  • Temakohua, the south pass of Fakarava, is home to about 650 gray reef sharks at any given time, according to shark researcher Johann Mourier, who was conducting survey dives while we were there. There is also an incredible marbled grouper aggregation at this time of year. Shot with DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter and Ricoh GR camera.
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  • A colorful school of scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis). Cannibal Rock, Horseshoe Bay, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
    echeng140210_084908.tif
  • A map puffer (Arothron mappa) in a rich underwater reefscape. Cannibal Rock, Horseshoe Bay, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • Swallows Cave, Vava'u, Tonga
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  • A Denise's pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise) hides on its host gorgonian sea fan while scuba diver Alexis Tabah observes, from behind. This kind of photo shows the true size of a pygmy seahorse. They are tiny! Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.
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  • Aerial shot of Vakaeitu, Vava'u, Tonga
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  • Pam snorkels outside of Swallows Cave, Vava'u, Tonga
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  • S/Y Bella Principessa at Swallows Cave, Vava'u, Tonga
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  • A camouflaged radial filefish (Acreichthys radiatus) blends in perfectly among the polyps of a Xenia sp. coral.  Wainilu, Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • A camouflaged radial filefish (Acreichthys radiatus) blends in perfectly among the polyps of a Xenia sp. coral.  Wainilu, Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • A tiny Santia sp. sponge isopod on a Xenia sp. coral. Shot in supermacro. Wainilu, Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • A tiny Santia sp. sponge isopod on a Xenia sp. coral. Shot in supermacro. Wainilu, Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • A camouflaged radial filefish (Acreichthys radiatus) blends in perfectly among the polyps of a Xenia sp. coral.  Wainilu, Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
    echeng140213_115407.tif
  • Larval shrimp swarm behind the pulsing polyps of a Xenia sp. coral. Pancuran / Slugfest, Alor.
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  • A coral reef reflection in a bubble left by a diver, attached to the underside of a Sarcophyton sp. leather coral. Loloata, Papua New Guinea.
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  • A coral reef reflection in a bubble left by a diver, attached to the underside of a Sarcophyton sp. leather coral. Loloata, Papua New Guinea.
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  • The abandoned Coral World in Nassau, Bahamas.
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  • The abandoned Coral World in Nassau, Bahamas.
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  • The abandoned Coral World in Nassau, Bahamas.
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  • The abandoned Coral World in Nassau, Bahamas.
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  • A day octopus (Octopus cyanea) hunts on the reef by spreading the webbing between its arms over a coral head, trapping crustations and fish underneath. This octopus turned bright white while hunting after a small yellow damsel and a triggerfish started aggressively biting it, trying to drive it away from their territory. Cannibal Rock, Horseshoe Bay, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • A Jakobsen's phyllodesium (Phyllodesmium jakobsenae), nearly perfectly camouflaged amongst Xenia soft coral, which it both resembles and feeds upon. Sangeang, Indonesia.
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  • This was an incredible find. These three sea slugs are Phestilla sp.—the first anyone in our group had ever seen. They are almost perfectly camouflaged on the coral upon which they sit, and are laying egg spirals as they move. Only the strobe light at an angle makes them pop out enough from the background to be noticed. Photo taken at Hot Rocks in Sangeang, Indonesia.
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  • This was an incredible find. These three sea slugs are Phestilla sp.—the first anyone in our group had ever seen. They are almost perfectly camouflaged on the coral upon which they sit, and are laying egg spirals as they move. Only the strobe light at an angle makes them pop out enough from the background to be noticed. Photo taken at Hot Rocks in Sangeang, Indonesia.
    echeng111118_152510.tif
  • This was an incredible find. This sea slug is a Phestilla sp.—the first anyone in our group had ever seen. It is almost perfectly camouflaged on the coral upon which it is sitting, and is laying egg spirals behind it. Only the strobe light at an angle makes this sucker pop out enough from the background to be noticed. Photo taken at Hot Rocks in Sangeang, Indonesia.
    echeng111118_151733.tif
  • A Jakobsen's phyllodesium (Phyllodesmium jakobsenae), nearly perfectly camouflaged next to its Xenia soft coral prey, which it both resembles and feeds upon. Sangeang, Indonesia.
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  • A Jakobsen's phyllodesium (Phyllodesmium jakobsenae), nearly perfectly camouflaged next to its Xenia soft coral prey, which it both resembles and feeds upon. Sangeang, Indonesia.
    echeng111117_165806.tif
  • A ladybug amphipod in the Cyproideidae family sits on a colorful soft coral. Yellow Wall, Nusa Kode, Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • Ladybug amphipods in the Cyproideidae family sit on a colorful soft coral. Yellow Wall, Nusa Kode, Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • A beautiful red nudibranch (Marionia pustulosa) next to a Xenia sp. coral. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252959
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  • Marionia pustulosa nudibranch next to a Xenia sp. soft coral. A small shrimp is riding the nudibranch. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252938
    echeng100304_0252938.tif
  • A day octopus (Octopus cyanea) hunts on the reef by spreading the webbing between its arms over a coral head, trapping crustations and fish underneath. This octopus turned bright white while hunting after a small yellow damsel and a triggerfish started aggressively biting it, trying to drive it away from their territory. Cannibal Rock, Horseshoe Bay, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
    echeng140210_112130.tif
  • Ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) hiding in black coral. Baleh, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • Ladybug amphipods in the Cyproideidae family sit on a colorful soft coral. Yellow Wall, Nusa Kode, Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
    echeng111111_152917.tif
  • A day octopus (Octopus cyanea) hunts on the reef by spreading the webbing between its arms over a coral head, trapping crustations and fish underneath. This octopus turned bright white while hunting after a small yellow damsel and a triggerfish started aggressively biting it, trying to drive it away from their territory. Cannibal Rock, Horseshoe Bay, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
    echeng140210_112122.tif
  • A Jakobsen's phyllodesium (Phyllodesmium jakobsenae), nearly perfectly camouflaged amongst Xenia soft coral, which it both resembles and feeds upon. Sangeang, Indonesia.
    echeng111118_192852.tif
  • Many host gobies (Pleurosicya mossambica) rest on hard coral. Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. echeng100304_0252645
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  • Colorful gorgonian, soft corals, and cup corals in a reef on a wall. Baleh, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • Twinstripe fusiliers (Pterocaesio marri) swim over leather corals. Horseshoe Bay, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • Soft corals wave in the surge. Baleh, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • Colorful gorgonian, soft corals, and cup corals in a reef on a wall. Baleh, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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  • These underwater "fleas" are undescribed ladybug amphipods well known for being in the Komodo area. They are found on many different kinds of subjects, including corals, sponges, tunicates, hydroids, and more. This is a hydroid, waving back and forth in the surge, so it was a challenge to shoot! (Olympus E-M1, 60mm macro lens, +10 diopter, at closest focus). Baleh, near Gilimota, Komodo, Indonesia.
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  • Colorful corals, Farnsworth Bank, Catalina, Channel Islands, California
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  • Soft corals wave in the surge. Baleh, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.
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