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Cayman Islands 51 images Created 15 Jun 2019

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  • The one day of my stay here on Grand Cayman that I decided to dedicate to shooting macro was of course the day we saw the most eagle rays and had the closest turtle encounters!<br />
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Here, a Cayman cleaner goby (Elacatinus cayman) takes a very brief siesta to have his picture taken. These little fellas are endemic to the Cayman Islands and currently listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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  • Another macro gem from Grand Cayman! This is a fairy basslet (also called royal gramma - Gramma loreto), and probably one of the prettiest fish I've seen anywhere. Thankfully, finding them is fair(l)y easy, as they are rather common on the reefs around the island.
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  • To answer yesterday's little quiz, that aerial shot was of USS Kittiwake, a former submarine rescue vessel for the US Navy. After being decommissioned in 1994 it was sunk as an attraction for scuba divers off Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman in 2011. It's pretty amazing to see just how much it has changed in only 8 years. Check out earlier pictures on the web and you'll find that it used to be white! What's even more impressive is that it was sunk upright, but strong surges from tropical storm Nate pushed the wreck closer to the reef and tipped it over on its port side.
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  • It's amazing how fast the sea can claim a shipwreck. The former USS Kittiwake, a submarine rescue vessel, was sunk a mere 8 years ago and is already home to  countless plants and animals, like these sponges in the pilot house.
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  • While I was on Little Cayman for the Digital Shootout, I spent almost an entire dive with this good-looking creature! Sometimes you don't have to venture far (or deep) to find good subjects. He/She was extremely chill, and had absolutely no issues with me being VERY close. At times I moved the camera out of the way and I ended up almost hugging the fish! Encounters like these always make for great dives! In fact, this image won me 2nd place in the wide angle traditional category of this year's competition.
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  • This is my 1st place winning image in the Wide Angle Unrestricted category of the Digital Shootout 2019.  The groupers in the Cayman Islands are famous for being extra friendly. They regularly approach divers and pose for photographers which makes for good opportunities to get the creative juices flowing!
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  • 1st place winner in the macro category of Underwater Photographer of the Year 2020.
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