Five Fathoms Deep!

[mark greenhill]

Coconut palms and turquoise blue water surrounded the South Sea atoll where Barney manouvered the schooner
through a channel in the coral reef before dropping anchor. With a promising smile the shapely French girl fastened
the brass clamps on my diving helmet and started the pump. Seconds later I was over the gunwhale, descending into
a realm of tropical fishes and denizens of the deep amid a shower of sparkling bubbles from my breathing apparatus.
With the Oly in its underwater housing I began shooting some of the exotic creatures that surrounded me!

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[EdBray]

very romantic spiel but I very much doubt it, The first is a Cichlid (African or S. American) of some description and the next three are Angelfish (Amazon basin). All fresh water or at worst slightly brackish.

Nice images though!

 

[mark greenhill]

Well at least that's what I was fantasizing as I held the lens of my camera against the side of an aquarium ... one must be allowed to dream and try on a little leg-pulling once in a while! :shrug:

No thanks for bursting my bubble though!

 

[dinorock]

nice shots through glass mark thats quite difficult

 

[mark greenhill]

nice shots through glass mark thats quite difficult

Not really so difficult Dino - the trick is to use a wide angle lens with the lenshood held against the glass to avoid reflections.

 

[vanilla]

well composed pic 2 : )

 

[mark greenhill]

Thanks again Vanilla.