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    Adam Hanlon: underwater photography

     
    Striking Pose
    Striking Pose
    A geometric chromodoris (Chromodoirs geometrie) poses on a piece on bamboo on the house reef at Lembeh Resort, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Nudibranchs or sea slugs come in an amazing variety of colors and shapes making their terrestrial namesakes seem very drab.
    Head
    Head
    Super macro study of the head of a crested nembrotha (Nembrotha cristata) nudibranch. These sea slugs come in an amazing variety of shapes, sizes and colors.
    Off on a Mission
    Off on a Mission
    Super macro image of two amphipods on a sponge. Komodo, Inonesia
    Coconut Octopus
    Coconut Octopus
    A coconut octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) peers out of its shell home.
    Big Eyes
    Big Eyes
    A playful common seal (Phoca vitulina) admiring its reflection in the photographer's dome port. The image was taken at the Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK during October 2012.
    Bad Hair Day
    Bad Hair Day
    Portrait and detail of the "hairs" of a striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus). Lembeh Straits, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
    Coleman Shrimps in Fire Urchin
    Coleman Shrimps in Fire Urchin
    Coleman shrimps (Periclimenes colemani) in their fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium) home. Coleman shrimps are only found on fire urchins and live in an obligate symbiosis with their host. They feed on the soft tube feet and tentacles of the sea urchin, which does not seem to be severely harmed. The venomous spines of the urchin provide an excellent defense from any would be predators too.
    Feeding from the Sun
    Feeding from the Sun
    Sarcophyton soft corals festoon the shallow part of the reef. As most corals can produce the bulk of their own food by photosynthesis, they can survive in areas that have little or no nutrients in the water. It also means that they need sunlight and hence clear water. Ths makes them an ideal underwater photography subject!
    Reaching for the Sun
    Reaching for the Sun
    Colorful soft corals festoon ever available spaces in the shallow sunlit area on top of the reef. Komodo, Indonesia.
    Parrotfish Smile
    Parrotfish Smile
    A rusty parrotfish (Scarus ferrugineus) displays its amazing mouth parts. These form the major component that parrotfishes use for their duties as the constant gardeners of the reef. They play a crucial role in keeping it healthy, suppressing weed, removing sediment and helping the corals to regrow after a setback.
    Swan Lake
    Swan Lake
    An oceanic manta ray (Manta birostris) performing feeding loop is the plankton rich water off Isla Mujeres, Mexico. The grace of the movement reminds me of a prima ballerina at the peak of her performance.
    The Odd Couple
    The Odd Couple
    THE ODD COUPLE

    Two emperor shrimps (Periclimenes imperator) sat on a sea cucumber. Taken during the Wetpixel Macro workshop at Lembeh Resort.
    Feeding
    Feeding
    Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) gulping down plankton rich sea water off Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
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