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Poker Face: Pipefish are normally aren't that pretty to photograph. Samal Island, Davao, Philippines. Canon Rebel Xti, Sea & Sea DX-400d, Canon 100mm Macro, 2 YS-110 TTL.
Photocomp January '08 - Open...; Posted by J_deGuzman Added: 02 Jan 2008, 6:36 am GMT No comments yet

Mr. Smiley: The Blue-stripe Fangblenny always seems to have a smile across his face. Cute!!! Crystal Blue, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines.
Photocomp December '07 - Open...; Posted by J_deGuzman Added: 28 Dec 2007, 1:44 am GMT No comments yet

Blue Devil Portrait: Image of a Southern Blue Devil taken on Lonsdale Wall, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp December '07 - Open...; Posted by MattT Added: 28 Dec 2007, 1:16 am GMT No comments yet

Plumed shrimp: A Plumed shrimp (Urocaridella antonbrunil) at 18m deep, Coral Garden, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.
Photocomp Decemebr '07 - Open...; Posted by Sheung Yue AlanW Added: 28 Dec 2007, 12:32 am GMT 2 comments Last reply added: 02 Jan 2008, 1:47 am

Bioluminescent Squid: Certain squid and small crustaceans use bioluminescent chemical mixtures, or bioluminescent bacterial slurries in the same way as many squid use ink. A cloud of luminescence is expulsed, confusing or repelling a potential predator while the squid or crustacean escapes to safety. Crystal Blue - Anilao, Batangas - Philippines.
Photocomp December '07 - Open...; Posted by J_deGuzman Added: 21 Dec 2007, 2:30 am GMT 1 comment Reply added: 19 Jan 2008, 4:07 pm

Need a new hair cut?: One of the many frogfish, you'll encounter in Lembeh. I love the impression in his eyes. Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Photocomp December '07 - Open...; Posted by MonaD Added: 21 Dec 2007, 1:51 am GMT 1 comment Reply added: 21 Dec 2007, 6:01 pm

Strike Pose "Vogue": Hippocampus bargibanti. A very pregnant expecting father! Please note the textures and scar on the abdomen. I wonder how pygmy's fight. Crystal Blue, Anilao, Batangas, Philippines.
Photocomp December '07 - Open...; Posted by J_deGuzman Added: 20 Dec 2007, 4:20 am GMT 1 comment Reply added: 19 Jan 2008, 4:04 pm

Knocked Up: Hippocampus bargibanti. He is ready to pop from his bulging tummy. Crystal Blue, Anilao, Philippines.
Photocomp December '07 - Open...; Posted by J_deGuzman Added: 12 Dec 2007, 3:51 am GMT 1 comment Reply added: 13 Dec 2007, 12:46 pm

Short-tailed Stingray: Short-tailed Stingray, caputured at the Poor Knights Island Marine Reserve, New Zealand.
Photocomp December '07 - Novice...; Posted by RichardC Added: 12 Dec 2007, 1:15 am GMT No comments yet

The Cheer Leader: Close-up shot of a Boxer Crab, taken in Tulamben, Bali.
Photocomp December '07 - Open...; Posted by Ed Added: 05 Dec 2007, 2:43 am GMT 1 comment Reply added: 09 Dec 2007, 4:01 am

Anemonefish: An anemonfish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. I really like the effects and colour in this photo.
Photocomp November '07 - Open...; Posted by LarissaH Added: 30 Nov 2007, 12:34 am GMT No comments yet

Xeno: My first sighting of a Xenocrab in Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Photocomp November '07 - Open...; Posted by MonaD Added: 28 Nov 2007, 11:55 pm GMT No comments yet

Bad Hair Day: I came across this little guy who had been chased by something. Photographed at Shag Rock on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia.
Photocomp November '07 - Novice ...; Posted by Blair Carter Added: 16 Nov 2007, 5:35 am GMT No comments yet

Harlequin Ghostpipefish: A tiny Harlequin Ghostpipefish at Dinah's Beach, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea.
Photocomp November '07 - Novice ...; Posted by KylieK Added: 14 Nov 2007, 3:20 am GMT 1 comment Reply added: 19 Jan 2008, 10:00 am

Underwater: Wondering if Underwater Australasia has an actual 'place' beyond the Cyber and wonder if it is more than just a shop and club...thinking more like a 'world'.?? P.S. I thought we were all Oceanians ...; Posted by AngleireS Added: 10 Nov 2007, 4:37 pm GMT 2 comments Last reply added: 11 Nov 2007, 8:45 am

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Diving Indonesia: by Scuba Diver Australasia; The tropical seas from the shores of East Africa, the Red Sea, through to South East Asia and then eastward to Australia, the Solomons and extending to the islands of Hawaiian Islands is the worlds richest marine province.

Diving Artificial Reefs: by PJ; When you dive on a shipwreck, jetty or pier do you consider it a nature-based experience? This is one of the major questions I am seeking to address in my PhD thesis at the University of Newcastle, which looks at the use of artificial reefs as resources for recreational scuba diving.