After a long wait, I was finally able to get back underwater last week in Cozumel.  It’s been almost five years since my last visit, and I enjoyed going back.  The diving was as fun as always- ripping currents, dramatic coral-scapes, and the biggest angelfish I’ve seen anywhere.  The currents were especially rough, changing direction [...]

The 2012 Scubafest Regional Photo Contest results were announced at the convention a few weeks ago, and several of my images received awards.  This close-up of a moray eel from the Solomon Islands earned the People’s Choice Award and a nice travel gift certificate!  Check out my Awards page for the others.

The Los Angeles Underwater Photography Society has been holding an annual competition for over 40 years, and the latest awards were posted yesterday.   I entered 4 images from my recent Solomon Islands trip in the Photo Essay category, and I’m pleased to say they earned an Honorable Mention award.   Check out all of [...]

I’ve had this image in my files for a few years, but I’ve never known exactly what to do with it.  Straight black-and-white conversion didn’t seem to get it, and I wasn’t close enough to capture terrific color.  It has remained on my hard drive, untouched- until now.   My recent purchase of Photoshop CS5 [...]

Recently, I decided to take another look at my Solomon Islands images.  I like to revisit old folders from time to time, because I usually find a decent shot that I’d missed at first.  This was no exception.   After examining this reefscape, I knew I had a problem.  The water was very overexposed compared [...]

One of my favorite shots from my recent trip to Curacao.  This spotted moray was hiding in his home, as eels are wont to do, occasionally venturing out a bit for a quick look around.  His hideout was a sandy hole underneath a coral head- not photogenic in the least.  I tried an unusual strobe [...]