Clowning About

A Dog in the Garden

Soft Coral

Coral garden

Dogface puffer fish

Photographs by Elliot.

Coral Gardens in Tonga

Coral Gardens off anchorage #16, Vaka'eitu, Vava'u, Tonga.

Photographs by Robert using Olympus Stylus Tough 8000.

Blacktip Sharks in Moorea

In Moorea when stingrays are fed in the shallows, sharks and their accompanying remoras (suckerfish) come up from the deep.

Underwater photographs by Elliot.  

Stingrays... Soft and Cuddly?

In Moorea, Society Islands of French Polynesia, we got up close and cuddly with stingrays.  These rays are used to being hand fed.  Surprisingly, their skin feels like velvet.

These are the first underwater shots Elliot took with his new camera, Canon G11 with underwater housing.

Crown of Thorns Starfish

Underwater photograph by Elliot.

Underwater, Creatures from the deep

Crown of thorns star fish

Underwater, So Serene

Underwater photographs by Elliot.

Underwater, Not for My Table

We've seen some interesting reef fish for sale in the markets in Papeete. Not for us. We don't catch or eat reef fish in these parts for a couple of reasons. The risk of ciguatera poisoning is too real and how could we kill any of these beautiful jewels of the reef. We'd rather take their pictures.

Underwater photographs by Elliot.

Underwater, Mysterious

Can you guess what this is? I can't!

Underwater photographs by Elliot.

Underwater, Blue Eyes, Funny Face

All underwater photographs by Elliot.

Underwater, Unbelievably Blue Tuamotus

Can you believe that some bright sparks thought the Tuamotus Archipelago was a good place to do nuclear testing???

Underwater photographs by Elliot.

Underwater, Pink Turbans and Pipe Fish

Turban shell

Pipe Fish

It's hard to believe the colors and careful camouflage of life underwater. All underwater photographs by Elliot. He really has an eye for the small pipe fish so thanks to him, I get to see what I missed while snorkeling.

Underwater, Big Fish, Cool Colours

Giant Clam, the animal can be purple, red, blue, green, whatever.

Big fish, about 3 feet long.

Underwater, Chasing Sharks

Snorkeling the south pass at Fakarava in the company of blacktip sharks.

Living coral, close up

The sea bed in the pass is crammed with coral and fish of every color

All underwater photographs are taken by Elliot, who is not afraid to chase sharks for a picture!