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French Polynesia 49 images Created 25 Sep 2018

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  • A school of small barracuda makes way for a passing grey reef shark.
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  • This tiny grey reef shark was part of a large group of sharks known as "the wall of sharks".  In fact you can see some of her buddies at the bottom of the frame. This one was around 60cm long and super cute! Notice the shape of the pupil! My next post will show what their eyes looks like at night!
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  • Bit of a different one today. Let me know what you think! :)
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  • A school of snapper hang out underneath a pier in French Polynesia. I spent an entire dive with these guys - maximum depth: 3.4m! I tried many different ways to light them, but ended up liking this traditional shot the most!
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  • Blacktip reef sharks patrolling the shallow areas of a reef in French Polynesia.
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  • A blacktip reef shark patrolling the shallow area of a reef in French Polynesia. Here, an abundance of hard coral and marine life makes for astonishing views. Sharks are often shy and as a photographer, you need a lot of patience to get the images you're after.
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  • A sabre squirrelfish hides under coral from a pack of grey reef sharks
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  • This is only a very small portion of the famous "Wall of Sharks" of Fakarava in French Polynesia. On practically every dive, more than a hundred sharks can be observed here, slowly cruising the current to conserve energy.
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  • A grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) with potential prey. You can see the right pectoral fin pointing down instead of to the side, which is how they execute tight turns. I witnessed this fascinating behaviour during a night dive in French Polynesia.<br />
The end? What do you think happened next?
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  • Similar to what happens in our eyes, shark pupils dilate in the dark to allow more light to enter the eye and therefore improve night vision. While the eye of a grey reef shark (like the one in this picture) looks like a cat eye during the day, you can see in this picture that the pupil is dilated and almost round. These sharks hunt mainly at night, using a whole array of superior senses to detect and track their prey. Go compare the eyes to my last post to see the difference a few hours can make!
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  • Night dives in French Polynesia can be a huge thrill! In some places, you can dive with hundreds of grey reef sharks and feel like you're part of the pack! Can you spot a different species?
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  • An early morning dive on a tropical reef is always something special. Sunrays dancing on the surface cast the coral in an eerie light as a large Napoleon wrasse passes by in the distance.
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  • French Polynesia's pristine reefs are home to a huge abundance of hard coral and bleaching, fortunately, is hardly an issue here. It's almost impossible to decide what's more beautiful: the islands themselves or what lies beneath the waves.
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  • Winner of the BSoUP/Diver Magazine Print Competition 2019.
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