The Elusive Forms of Reality
Eagle Ray’s Flight I seek truth and beauty in the transparency of an autumn leaf, in the perfect form of a seashell on the beach, in the curve of a woman’s back, in the texture of an ancient tree...
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My offering for this week’s challenge: A shot taken for an underwater photography class at the Denver Aquarium. This curious and seemingly grumpy red snapper got so close to my lens that I couldn’t...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge – Object
Fireworm on Still Life From our recent trip to Bonaire – here’s a shot of a Fireworm curled around a piece of coral. My object is the white coral branch as the pedestal for this colorful Fireworm. By...
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Hawksbill’s Portrait I have so many people and things that I treasure in my life, that it’s hard to choose, but I thought I would share one of Mother Earth’s treasures. The critically endangered...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge – Inside
Inside the Sponge tiny arrowcrab electric blue claws red eyes hiding inside sponge To learn more about the Weekly Photo Challenge, click here.Filed under: Haiku, Macro Photography, Nature, Photography,...
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Invader ecologist’s ire Caribbean nemesis invasive species Filed under: Blogging, Haiku, Nature, Photography, Poetry, Underwater Photography Tagged: Blogging, Cathy Ulrich, Earth, Haiku, National...
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Fleeing dangerous black thing approaches with bright lumens get out of here quick Filed under: Blogging, Haiku, Nature, Photography, Poetry, Underwater Photography Tagged: Blogging, Earth, Haiku,...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge – On Top
Spotted Cleaner Shrimp tiny cleaner shrimp on top of anemone just doin’ its job To learn more about the Weekly Photo Challenge, click here. And a quick note: even if I do say so myself, this is an...
View ArticleUnderbite
Underbite fishy teeth peeking from green and red spotted snout see my underbite? Filed under: Blogging, Haiku, Nature, Photography, Scuba Diving, Travel, Underwater Photography Tagged: Blogging,...
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Stingray gliding looks easy when you fly through the water elegant stingray Filed under: Blogging, Haiku, Nature, Photography, Poetry, Scuba Diving, Underwater Photography Tagged: Blogging, Cathy...
View ArticleA Rare Find
Seahorse found your hiding place blending into soft coral elusive seahorse Filed under: Blogging, Haiku, Macro Photography, Photography, Scuba Diving, Travel, Underwater Photography Tagged: Blogging,...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge – Extra, Extra
Extra Aquatic Life I shot this arrowcrab hiding in a tube sponge this past Winter while diving in Bonaire. As often happens in underwater shots, when I looked at the shot in post processing, this...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge – Adventure
Spotted Moray Eel If you’ve followed this blog for a while, you probably know about my scuba diving and underwater photography habit. You might also suspect that I’d pick an underwater shot for my...
View ArticleUnder the Sea
Hawksbill Turtle Hi Everyone, I’ve been absent from the Blogosphere for a couple of weeks while living aboard the Sundancer II and cruising the outer atolls of Belize. After 32 amazing dives with our...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge – Nighttime
Sleeping on the Reef Another shot from Belize, here’s a sleeping Hawksbill Turtle that we found lying on the sand under a large shelf in the reef. It wasn’t exactly nighttime, but was getting dark...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge – Dreamy
Half Moon Caye During our recent scuba adventure aboard the Sun Dancer II, we stopped for a short land excursion to Half Moon Caye. During our morning visit to the island, we saw iguanas, red-footed...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge – Refraction
Refraction Here’s my interpretation for this week’s challenge: A shot of a Tarpon late in the afternoon while diving on the Lighthouse Reef Atoll in Belize. To learn more about the Weekly Photo...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge – Descent
On the Descent As a scuba diver, the very word “Descent” means excitement and discovery, for one must descend into the depths to appreciate the undersea world. I chose a shot for today’s challenge that...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge – Minimalist
Minimalist Shark Here’s one of my favorite shark photos ever and to me, it feels very minimalist. Taken on our recent dive trip to Belize, this gray reef shark circled our group of divers – it seemed...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge – Angular
Web Burrfish I love the many expressions of nature – it constantly amazes and delights me. And often, when I think of the shapes and colors in nature, I think round, organic, soft, flowing. What a fun...
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