Solomons Macro

A small sampling of some subjects...(apologies for the vertical nature of this post ).

All photos are uncropped.

Whitestriped Pygmygoby (Eviota guttata)?

A curious mix of color

Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus denise) - I cut off the tail

Soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesii)

Can't be sure of the species, but it is a decorator crab, that much I know .

Everything seemed to run from the light on the night dives...

It's nice to see more members planning to visit the area!

Nice shots Matt. I like that last little crab best.

I didn't know you went away.

Nice collection, what was you lense set-up? Straight 100mm? Nice find on tha last little crab.

Cheers

Todd

These are from July - 100+1.4TC+500D for everything but the soft coral crab...he was a biggun' .

Great work Matt! The pygmy shot is a pearler and the others all have excellent composition and colour.

love that soft coral crab... i still don't have a shot of one of them...

hey Matt ... nice stuff ... took you long enough to post 'em

I especially like the last 2 crab pics B)

very nice, the fish shots are my favorites, of course... me no like no stinkin crab...

Nice pics matt. I love the solomons. We just came back from a month on the bilikiki, 2nd time this year Finished a trip report this weekend.

Cor

Thanks guys. Sorry Luiz, my posts don't usually focus on ichthyology alone .

Cor - I was reading that a few hours ago after I noticed you were back . Did you notice any major differences between the June (winter) and November (summer) trips in terms of fish life or species diversity?

Thanks guys. Sorry Luiz, my posts don't usually focus on ichthyology alone .

 

Cor - I was reading that a few hours ago after I noticed you were back . Did you notice any major differences between the June (winter) and November (summer) trips in terms of fish life or species diversity?

I did notice a bit of a difference. November is supposedly the best time of year to go there. You seem to get more exotic species like harlequin ghost pipefish, we saw at least 10 in total. In June we didnt see any. We also saw more pelagics in November, especially a lot of mantas and mobulas.

In June the water was extremely warm, I never wore my hood, while in November I was cold with 3mm+3mm hooded vest.

Cor