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MARINE IMAGE OF THE MONTH
Coral Garden
A diverse coral community along the reef front at Lizard Island.
The incredible complexity of the reef community is something that strikes everyone, from the first time snorkeller to the seasoned marine biologist. It can be quite hard to capture this complexity in an image however, with many reef shots either looking too "noisy", or failing to adequately record the full detail of what the eye is seeing. This shot from the front of Steve's Gully at Lizard Island had a nice combination of complex form and structure, and gives a good impression of the beauty of the coral reef. From an ecological perspective it is also a healthy community, with soft corals, hydrozoan corals, massive corals, foliacious corals, plates and branching corals all represented. A school of damselfishes (Neopomacentrus azysron and Chromis atripectoralis) are feeding above the reef.
(Olympus C7070WZ, F4, 1/200, ISO 200, natural light).
Image of the Month Archive
Wall of eyes |
Spawning squid |
Hydnophora |
Derasa Whirlpool |
Reef Erotica 1 |
Melanopus |
Trident |
Avian Dawn |
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Tentacle Towers |
Barracuda |
Reef Erotica 2 |
Stingray's Cave |
Number 10 |
Sarcophyton |
Pavona |
Ocean Rock Sky |
Coral Garden |
Fish Temple |
Volitans |
Scyllarus |
Sand-Swept |
All the pictures shown here are available for sale as either digital images or high quality prints, framed or unframed. Email Dr. Andy Lewis for more details of sizing, prices and postage.
A wide selection of Andy's other photographs are also available from Bigprints Sydney Studios and Essense Imaging. Please visit their website to view the images and order online.
