Another fun morning with local wildlife in Tommy Thompson Park. This American Mink (Mustela Vison) had just on shore with some fresh fish for breakfast. Check out the last image - that must have been a tasty fish! #wildlifephotography
Spent some time in the Wye Marsh a few weeks ago. Trying to photograph bees and moths is a bit like UW photography and fish. Movement in all directions at any time. Here's a few of my favourites. #wildlifephotography
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A final shark related post as Shark Week winds down.
Beqa Lagoon in Fiji is consistently rated as one of the top shark diving opportunities in the world. While shark diving started in this area prior to 2000, the area inside the barrier reef was declared a Marine Protected zone in 2006.
2/2 I like the added details from the log and its new growth in the foreground. Image taken June 2025. #wildlifephotography
Another moose Monday! Have to admit, I found a lot of moose in my last trip to Algonquin Park. Here's another capture from an early morning hike. It definitely took all the lens I had to capture this one as he was a good distance across the marsh from the trail I was on. 1/2
Thank you!
Monday June 16 is World Sea Turtle Day. There's no better way to get through a monday than with turtles. Enjoy! #marinelife
I hoped that it would turn to face me at an angle where I could capture some of the beautiful blue Cayman water behind - mission accomplished! I've printed this one on a metal photo panel which really makes the colours pop! 2/2 #marinelife
Here's one of my new images that will be featured this weekend at Beaches Arts and Crafts in Kew Gardens. I watched this Spotted Trunkfish swim in and around a pretty little coral arch. 1/2
Really enjoying all the great images and stories in social media today celebrating World Ocean's day. I could list all kinds of reasons why we should care about the health of our oceans but I will let the marine life tell the story. #marinelife
The largest of the four islands is Socorro and so often referred to as the Socorro Islands. Part of the attraction for divers is the islands attract sharks and manta rays looking to rest, for food and to visit cleaning stations. #marinelife
Some Manta Ray and shark action for World Ocean's week.
The Revillagigedo Archipelego is 600 kilometers off the coast of Mexico.
Thanks very much! I wasn't shooting video on that trip. Stills only!
Being able to observe the whales interact with each other and us was an incredible privilege that I will never forget. 3/3 #marinelife
Each spring, female Humpback whales make their way to the Silverbank to give birth and will spend approximately three months resting giving time for the newborns to gain strength prior to heading north to their summer grounds. 2/3
Kicking off World Oceans week honoring the Humpback whale. Humpbacks in most areas have made a great recovery following the end of commercial whale hunting. The Silverbank Sanctuary for Marine Mammals is in the Atlantic Ocean between Turks and Caicos and the Dominican Republic.1/3
After the tenth image I backed away and left them to their meal. The @DNSdiving Viewfinder is in the background. Image taken April 2025. 3/3
I could see this pair of Angel fish feeding side by side and while its an unusual angle to photograph for this type of fish, I really wanted to capture the action. Over a series of ten shots I moved closer with each shot hoping that I didn't scare them away. 2/3
One of my goals on my last trip to Grand Cayman was to get some practice time with my 8-15 fish eye in a new mini dome. This lens is an extremely wide angle which means you need to get quite close to smaller subjects to ensure they are well lit by the strobe lights. 1/3
2/2 Instead their pectoral, dorsal and tail fins are the only source of movement and often remind me of helicopters as they maneuver around the reef. Image taken April 2025. #marinelife
1/2 Spotted Trunkfish are part of the boxfish family and are also referred to as cowfish. Boxfish are named for their triangular body shape which is made of plate like scales. Unlike many other reef fish, their bodies don’t bend as they swim.
2/2 Admit one of my edits was to correct for some over exposure of the sand - the rest are minor contrast corrections which are typical with underwater photography. Image taken April 2025 - Grand Cayman.
This was a small Spotted Moray Eel I found on a day I was set up for macro. Tucked under a ledge in the sand it was tricky to get the eel well lit without blowing out the sand and background. 1/2
Shot with a 100 mm Macro, you can get a sense of how small the pipehorse is compared to the grains of sand. Taken in Little Cayman May 2019 3/3
They rely instead on their tail to keep them anchored against the currents. I found this one in between clumps of reeds in a nice open sand patch. 2/3
Pipehorses are an evolutionary link between seahorses and pipefish. Tiny as a blade of grass, their very small dorsal fin isn't powerful enough to move them effectively through the water. 1/3
