Photo of the Week – Diagonal Banded Sweetlips fish (Plectorhinchus lineatus)
This weeks Photo of the Week is a Diagonal-banded Sweetlips fish (Plectorhinchus lineatus) on Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef. This species are also commonly known as Yellow-banded Sweetlips, Oblique-banded Sweetlips or Goldman’s Sweetlips. A frequently visited dive spot on Agincourt Reef has a large coral head which is home to several Diagonal-banded Sweetlip fish, and [...]
Photo of the Week – Anchor Coral (Euphyllia ancora)
This weeks Photo of the Week is an Anchor coral (Euphyllia ancora, Euphyllia paraancora or parancora). It was actually shot in December 2010, but has taken several months to identify. Belonging to the mushroom coral family, it is normally found in the Indo-West Pacific in Japan, Maldives, Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands, and around to Australia [...]
Photo of the Week – Bluespotted Ribbontail Stingray (Taeniura lymma)
Not to be confused with the Bluespotted stingray (Neotrygon kuhlii), this weeks Photo of the Week is a Bluespotted Ribbontail Stingray (Taeniura lymma) , also know as a bluespotted fantail ray, bluespotted lagoon ray, lesser fantail ray and ribbon-tailed stingray. Found throughout the Indian and Pacific oceans, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) [...]
Photo of the week – Volitans Lionfish or Red Firefish (Pterois Volitans)
The lionfish is native to the Indo-Pacific oceanic region, and is one of the most venomous fish on the ocean floor. They have venomous dorsal spines that are used purely for defense. When threatened, the fish often faces its attacker in an upside down posture which raises the spines for protection. This weeks Photo of [...]
Photo of the week:- Spinecheek anemonefish in leathery sea anemone
Taken using the new Canon Powershot G12, this weeks photo of the week is some Spinecheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) in a leathery sea anemone (heteractis crispa) on Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef. Using the Canon G12 with the flash on, it was shot underwater as part of my Great Barrier Reef Images project while diving [...]
Keep the subject in focus and let the camera do the work
Catching the underwater video of fighting Reef Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) on a recent dive, some words from The Underwater Photographer by Martin Edge came to mind … ” Keep the subject in focus, and let the camera do the work”. In his book, Martin describes an occasion when he and a group of other divers [...]
Underwater Video:- Anemone Shrimp (Periclimenes Holthuisi)
Finally managed to get some underwater video of Anemone Shrimp (Periclimenes Holthuisi). There are a reasonable number of anemones at the local reefs that host shrimp, but diving with groups often makes it difficult to stop and find them. The visibility was a little low the other day when diving at Agincourt Reef with Quicksilver’s [...]
