Free to Swim Another Day
Snoot There It Is
Queen Angelfish
Trumpetfish
Scorpionfish
Hermit Crab I
Burrfish Eye
Toadfish
Bearded Fireworm
Hermit Crab II
Anemone Shrimp
Dolphin Den
Strobe Lights
Arrow Crab
One Eyed Eel
Lionfish on the Hunt
Trumpetfish on a Reef Wall
Free to Swim Another DayThis shot was taken during a shark feed dive. If you look close you can see the fishing tackle left in this sharks mouth. Fortunately the shark escaped without permanent harm.
Snoot There It IsPart of the fun of attending a photography workshop is to learn and try new things. Here I am experimenting with a homemade snoot to achieve a unique lighting effect on this hermit crab.
Queen AngelfishTo me the Queen Angelfish is one of the most beautiful tropical fish on the reef. But they are tough to photograph as they never seem to want to look at you. I saw this one swimming around, so I decided to frame this big sponge in the foreground and hope that the fish would make a pass…fortunately it worked!
TrumpetfishI wanted to capture the eye and mouth of the this trumpetfish as it played hide and seek trying to avoid detection. I used a +5 diopter on a 60mm macro lens in order to bring out the details while a fast shutter speed enabled me to black out the background.
ScorpionfishAn expert at blending in, this scorpionfish made for a great subject. I choose to shoot vertically up the reef in order to capture the cool sunburst on the surface.
Hermit Crab II found this hermit crab crawling around inside a sponge on a night dive.
Burrfish EyeThe burrfish has a striking eye with incredible detail. This fish was sleeping in a coral crevice during the day which let me get an upclose view of the eye using a macro lens and diopter to capture the detail.
ToadfishThis toadfish was hidden away deep in its burrow, but fortunately I was able to find an angle that allowed me to snap a few shots while not disturbing the environment!
Bearded FirewormThis bearded fireworm, also known as a bristle worm will leave a mark if disturbed. As with all things in the ocean its best to look but not touch, take only pictures and leave only bubbles.
Hermit Crab IICrabs tend to be more active at night. I found this crab hunting on the sandy bottom during a night dive and this photo ended up winning first place in the night dive category.
Anemone ShrimpAnemone shrimp with a clutch of eggs!
Dolphin DenThis shot is from one of my favorite sites in Roatan -- Dolphin Den. It's a really cool cavern swim through filled with glassy sweepers, lobster, and other life. The places where the light enters the cavern adds a really cool photographic element.
Strobe LightsI shot this photo right as the photographer across from me fired off a shot. My goal was to capture her strobes firing in the shot just to see what it looked like. I thought it looked pretty cool as a black and white photo.
Arrow CrabThis arrow crab was taking shelter inside of a sponge on the reef.
One Eyed EelThis green moray eel that we affectionately named George must have had an incident at some point in its life that left it with only one eye. But he’s a survivor, and here you can see the empty eye socket that remains.
Lionfish on the HuntLionfish are ambush predators, and their classic hunting strategy is to hover vertically over the reef and then pounce when an unsuspecting fish swims underneath. The three yellow fish in the picture don’t even know just how close they came to being lunch!
Trumpetfish on a Reef WallTrumpetfish love to disguise themselves by getting vertical near sea fans. I think this is an interesting perspective shooting vertically up the reef wall.
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