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Taken with fujichrome velvia film with a canon F1, all manual, breathing from a regulator, Solomon Islands. I still miss the latitude film provides to the photographer in terms of color saturation and dynamic range.
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  • a fire goby rests near a predictable food source: the mouth of a tridacna clam, Palau, fujichrome velvia.

    a fire goby rests near a predictable food source: the mouth of a tridacna clam, Palau, fujichrome velvia.

  • a clownfish rests amidst the nematocyst laden tentacles of an anemone, found on top of a rock spire at about 80 feet of depth, solomon islands.

    a clownfish rests amidst the nematocyst laden tentacles of an anemone, found on top of a rock spire at about 80 feet of depth, solomon islands.

  • "Little trees" - actually this is a closeup of leather coral shot with a 100mm in a housing, Canon F1, fujichrome velvia. SOlomon Islands.

    "Little trees" - actually this is a closeup of leather coral shot with a 100mm in a housing, Canon F1, fujichrome velvia. SOlomon Islands.

  • A fire goby, about an inch long, disguises itself on an orange gorgonian soft coral, at night in the Solomon Islands, a scan from fujichrome velvia, the best film ever made.

    A fire goby, about an inch long, disguises itself on an orange gorgonian soft coral, at night in the Solomon Islands, a scan from fujichrome velvia, the best film ever made.

  • A fire goby, about an inch long, disguises itself on a gorgonian coral, night diving in the Solomon Islands.

    A fire goby, about an inch long, disguises itself on a gorgonian coral, night diving in the Solomon Islands.

  • a Crinoid ventures out onto a hard coral substrate at night, in search of invertebrates for a meal. Fujichrome velvia, Solomon Islands.

    a Crinoid ventures out onto a hard coral substrate at night, in search of invertebrates for a meal. Fujichrome velvia, Solomon Islands.

  • A parrotfish sleeps with its eyes open - photographed at night, and before this beautiful reef-eater had formed its 'cocoon', the detail of its scale coloration is shown. I don't make photos like this any longer - because i can't be convinced that the parrotfish is unharmed by this type of interaction. Fujichrome velvia, 50 ISO, canon F1 100 macro.

    A parrotfish sleeps with its eyes open - photographed at night, and before this beautiful reef-eater had formed its 'cocoon', the detail of its scale coloration is shown. I don't make photos like this any longer - because i can't be convinced that the parrotfish is unharmed by this type of interaction. Fujichrome velvia, 50 ISO, canon F1 100 macro.

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    a clownfish rests amidst the nematocyst laden tentacles of an anemone, found on top of a rock spire at about 80 feet of depth, solomon islands.
    "Little trees" - actually this is a closeup of leather coral shot with a 100mm in a housing, Canon F1, fujichrome velvia. SOlomon Islands.
    A fire goby, about an inch long, disguises itself on an orange gorgonian soft coral, at night in the Solomon Islands, a scan from fujichrome velvia, the best film ever made.