The sky had a wild orange glow A few years ago, I was diving about five miles off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. After we surfaced from our dive, we looked up and saw this. Wildfires in the Everglades National Park had sent thick smoke over the entire area. The sky had a wild […]
You only have a couple minutes of perfect lighting It’s always nice when you can feature a photo from where you live. This photo was taken in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. I’ve lived here for 2 years and I can’t get enough of the sunsets. The area in this photo is a part of Hampton […]
Some sunsets you will never capture in a photo This photo was taken on Blackwater Sound just off Key Largo, Florida. This is my favorite area to watch sunsets. On this particular night we got some wild “cotton candy” colors during the sunset. The reflection of the colors off the calm bay really takes it […]
Brain Coral – IUCN Conservations Status: Least Concern It easily took hundreds…of years to form this brain coral This is a photo of a massive colony of brain coral taken in Key Largo, Florida. In fact, this was the largest colony I knew about in the whole Florida Keys reef tract, until it’s recent death. This whole […]
Tarpon can survive in waters with low dissolved oxygen Tarpon are an unmistakable fish. They can grow to eight feet in length and weigh almost 300 pounds. These guys are tough. Tarpon can survive in waters with low dissolved oxygen and varying PH levels. They can also hangout in freshwater rivers or open ocean. This […]
The ray looks like a B2 stealth bomber on takeoff This is a photo of a southern stingray I took in the Florida Keys. If you move calmly and slowly as a diver, often times you can get very close to these rays. Sometimes all you see are their eyes poking out of the sand. […]
The Cuban Tree Frog will eat anything they can fit in their mouths This is a photo of a Cuban Tree Frog taken at Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park in Florida, the largest state park in Florida. While these frogs are by no means rare, this is a unique photo. I took this while out […]
I’ll start by saying this is just a fun photo. What you are looking at is a ~1/4” juvenile spiny lobster riding on top of a ~1” planktonic tunicate. This was taken on a blackwater dive roughly 5 miles offshore of West Palm Beach, Florida. These increasingly popular dives involve going out at night a […]
Slender filefish can be a tricky find underwater This is a photo of a slender filefish taken on a night dive in Key Largo, Florida. These 2”-3” fish are great at camouflage. They are often wary towards divers and tend to retreat when approached. Slender filefish are often found around sea whips, sea rods, sea […]
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern Slippery dick wrasses are protogynous hermaphrodites This fish is a slippery dick. You read that right. This fish’s common name is “slippery dick”. Its scientific name is “Halichoeres bivittatus”, but no one calls it by that name. In this photo, the slippery dick wrasse is eating a crab. I was watching this fish for […]