These photos were taken February and March of 2005 in the Raja Ampat and Komodo areas of Indonesia with a Canon 1Ds Mark II DSLR (16.7 megapixels), SeaCam housing, dual Inon Z220 strobes.  Lenses: 50mm and 100mm macro, 16mm-35mm wide angle zoom.

Pygmy seahorse - pregnant male (1/2 in. high)

Giant anglerfish/frogfish face (6 in. high)

Filefish (2 inches)

Happy reef/dancing star (star 8 in. dia.)

Schooling barracuda (3-4 ft long)

Some divers pose better than others...

Nudibranch (3 in.)

Porcelain crab (1.5 in.)

Nudibranch (3 in.)

Surgeonfish (1ft) w cleaner wrasse (2 in.)

Crocodilefish head (10 in. shown)

Parrotfish (1 ft)

Harlequin Ghost Pipefish (2 in.)

Emperor Angelfish (10 in. shown)

Anemones with clownfish (1 in.)

Anemone - luminescent pink

Pygmy cuttlefish (1 in.)

Demon Stinger head (3 in. shown)

Stingray (2 ft. shown)

Striped surgeonfish (10 in.)

Anemonefish (3 in.) in carpet anemone

Clark's anemonefish (3 in.)

Clown anemonefish (1.5 in.)

Pink anemonefish (2 in.)

Pink anemonefish (2 in.)

Pink anemonefish (1.5 - 2 in.)

Pink anemonefish (2 in.)

Pink and one Clark's anemonefish (1.5-2 in.)

Spinecheek or maroon anemonefish (2-3 in.)

Baby pink anemonefish (1/2 in.)

Emperor Angelfish (15 in.) hiding in coral

Masked Angelfish (1 ft.)

Regal Angelfish (10 in.)

Six-banded Angelfish (18 in.)

Two-spot Angelfish (8 in.) in barrel sponge

Anthias (3 in.)

Anthias (3 in.)

Baby batfish/spadefish (1 in. high)

Juvenile batfish/spadefish (1 ft. high)

Saltwater catfish (1.5 in.)

Clingfish (1.5 in.)

Yellow cup corals feeding (1/2 in. across each)

Green corals feeding (1/2 in. across each)

Feather dusters (2-3 in. across)

Razorfish (2 in.)

Razorfish school "raining" at night

Decorator crab with razorfish school behind

Big hermit crab (shell 8 in. across)

Hairy crab (2 in. across) in bubble anemone

Crocodilefish (2 ft.) being green

Cuttlefish threatening (10 in.)

Cuttlefish calm (10 in.)

Cuttlefish jetting away (12 in.)

Pygmy cuttlefish (1 in.)

Scrawled filefish (3 ft) at night

Filefish (1/2 in.) hiding in soft coral

Giant anglefish/frogfish (12 in.)

Goldencheek goby (4 in.)

Spotted shrimp goby (3 in.) with shrimp (1 in.)

Lionfish (10 in.)

Manta ray (8-10 ft. across)

Moray (8 in. shown)

Nudibranch (1 in.)

Nudibranch (2 in.)

Nudibranch (1 in. shown)

Nudibranch (2 in.)

Nudibranch (2 in.)

Nudibranchs (2-3 in. each)

Nudibranch (1.5 in.)

Nudibranchs (2 in. each)

Nudibranch (1 in.)

Nudibranch (2 in.)

Nudibranch (3 in.)

Nudibranch (3 in.)

Nudibranch (2 in.)

Spanish Dancer nudibranch (8 in.)

Spanish Dancer eggs (4 in. across)

Nudibranch (1 in.)

Nudibranch (2 in.)

Nudibranch (1 in.)

Nudibranch sex (1.5 in. each)

Octopus (1 ft.)

Tiny coral pipefish (1/8 in. diameter)

Grouper (4 ft.)

Unicornfish (8 in. shown)

Map Puffer (2 ft. long, 8-10 in. "round")

Porcupine Puffer (3 ft long, 10 in. "round")

Pygmy seahorse center (1/2 in. high)

Pygmy seahorse (1/2 in. high)

Four Pygmy seahorses (1/2 in. high each)

Pygmy seahorse (1/2 in. high)

Pygmy seahorse (1/2 in. high)

Pygmy seahorse (1/2 in. high)

Butterflyfish (4-5 in. each) feeding on sargeant major eggs

Sergeant major (3-4 in.) school

Scorpionfish head (4 in. shown)

Scorpionfish (8 in.)

Scorpionfish head (5 in. shown)

Scorpionfish (10 in.)

Leaf scorpionfish (4 in.)

Leaf scorpionfish (4 in.)

Demon stinger (7 in.)

Nurse shark (10 ft.)

Snapper (10 in. each) school

Slipper lobster (10 in.)

Soldierfish (1 ft.)

Clown triggerfish (10 in.)

Clown triggerfish face

Fire urchin (6 in. across)

Zebra crab (1 in. across) in fire urchin

Walking stick-like critter (2 in.)

Tiny cockatoo waspfish (1/2 in.)

Whip coral gobies (1 in. each)

Coral whip shrimp (1/2 in.)

Whip coral shrimp (1/2 in.)

Wobegone shark (8 ft. long)

Bannerfish (8 in.)

Blenny (1/2 in. across)

Volcanic bubbles at Lighthouse Reef

Yellow Wall (these soft corals appear yellow until lit)

Green corals

Corals and crinoids

Dish corals

Luke & Mary a mile from shore

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