From glamorous Four Mile Beach to the wilderness of Dickson Inlet, picturesque Port Douglas has become an international holiday Mecca - just 70 kilometres north of Cairns. With nothing taller than a palm tree, development is low-rise, low-key and relaxing
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MattC
Coral reefscapes such as these may disappear in the coming decades as our oceans acidify due to increasing CO2 absorbtion. Norman Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp March '09 - Open
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MattC
A nautilus returns to the depths after being measured and tagged by researchers. Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, Australia.
Photocomp March '09 - Open
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MattC
A snorkeller makes a connection with a similarly inquisitive dwarf minke whale. Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Open
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MattC
A juvenile black-tip reefshark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) chasing bait in the intertidal zone among mangroves. Near Dunk Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Open
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MattC
Healed bite marks from a predator tell of a lucky escape in the life of this Dwarf Minke Whale. Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Open
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MattC
A passing parade of dwarf minkes. Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Open
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MattC
A Reticulate Whip Ray (Himantura uarnak) resting in the shade of overhanging rainforest. Dunk Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Open
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VinniS
Leafy Scorpionfish (Taenianotus tricanthus) at Steve's Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp January '09 - Novice
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VinniS
Spotted garden eel, Heteroconger hassi, Challanger Bay, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. It took 30 minutes to snap a few`shots of this guy.
Photocomp January '09 - Novice
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NicM
A Goby popping out on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp January '09 - Open
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MattC
Dwarf Minke Whales may be the most inquisitive of all cetaceans, yet they are among the least understood. Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp January '09 - Open
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MattC
Tail of a Dwarf Minke Whale. Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp January '09 - Open
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MattC
Thysanostoma jellyfish, Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp January '09 - Open
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MattC
A Thysanostoma (sp.) jelly passes briefly between sun and lens. Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp December '08 - Open
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MattC
Filefish take shelter inside a Thysanostoma jelly, unaware that they are their host's next meal. Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp December '08 - Open