Overshadowed

As she cruised over my head the sun was eclipsed and the surrounding water came alive with thousands of mini silhouettes. For a time she overshadowed them all with grace, girth and length before the sun reappeared and she was gone. Yet another beautiful moment with a Broughton Island Grey Nurse shark. Photo: Robert Rath, […]

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Black Beauty

Marine images of shellfish are not high on the list of glamorous marine subjects. True, most shellfish find it hard to capture attention the way sharks, whales, brightly coloured reef fish and any number of other fascinating marine creatures do though there are exceptions. The first time I came upon a Black Cowry (Zoila friendii) […]

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Grey Nurse

This big female Grey Nurse shark (Carcharias taurus) might look fierce and if you were the subject of tonight’s dinner you might want to think about finding somewhere else to hang out. The large school of Eastern Pomfred (Schuetta scalaripinnis) which gently parted to make way for her should have gone a little further as […]

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Quicksilver Reflections

I am not a big fan of over processed images and generally favour subtle tones and detail. On this occasion thought the clouds were so intense and brooding that a dramatic representation was all I could think of. At the same time I have just started experimenting with Silver Efex Pro in the Google Nik […]

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