by
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
by
MattC
A nautilus returns to the depths after being measured and tagged by researchers. Osprey Reef, Coral Sea, Australia.
Photocomp March '09 - Open
by
Blair Carter
I happened to be sitting on the bottom waiting for the Manta Rays to go overhead. Taken at Manta Bommie, Stradbroke Island, Australia.
Photocomp March '09 - Open
by
MattC
A snorkeller makes a connection with a similarly inquisitive dwarf minke whale. Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Open
by
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
by
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
by
MattC
A passing parade of dwarf minkes. Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Open
by
MattC
A Reticulate Whip Ray (Himantura uarnak) resting in the shade of overhanging rainforest. Dunk Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Open
by
KerriB
This image of a Clownfish in the Whitsundays at Daydream Island, Australia.
Photocomp February '09 - Novice
by
VinniS
Leafy Scorpionfish (Taenianotus tricanthus) at Steve's Bommie, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp January '09 - Novice
by
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
by
VinniS
Chromodoris kuniei on the wreck of the Yongala, Queensland, Australia.
Photocomp January '09 - Novice
by
NicM
A Goby popping out on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp January '09 - Open
by
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
by
MattC
Tail of a Dwarf Minke Whale. Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
Photocomp January '09 - Open