[UW Photo A104] Frogfish

(Location: Blue Lagoon, Padang Bay, Bali, Indonesia)

[UW Photo A103] Cockatoo Leaf-Fish

(Location: The Jetty, Padang Bay, Bali, Indonesia)

This is Cockatoo Leaf-Fish (Ablabys taenianotus). When spread its dorsal fin, it gets the shape of a Cockatoo bird. This one mimics as a dead leaf on the sea bed and ambush passing preys.

[UW Photo A102] Leaf Scorpionfish

(Location: Blue Lagoon, Padang Bay, Bali, Indonesia)

This ghostly white odd shaped fish is Leaf scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus). Actually, same species can be found in many colors like red, pink, brown and etc.  As name suggests, its flat body resembles of a leaf.

[UW Photo A099 ] Devil Scorpionfish

(Location: The Jetty, Padang Bay, Bali, Indonesia)

This is Devil Scorpionfish captured in famous Jetty dive site at Padang Bai, Bali, Indonesia. This strange looking fish, as suggested by its name, is a dangerous fish with venomous dorsal fins. It is closely related to Stonefish. This fish is very camouflaged and quite difficult to identify within its territory.

When closely examining, you may see shadows in this picture. That’s because I have used only one strobe from one direction to light the image. Probably, I would have used two strobes from both sides. Anyway, I have used a focus light to get proper focus on the subject, otherwise this would have been a very difficult shot in murky water.

[UW Photo A095] Another Abstract

(Location: The Jetty, Padang Bay, Bali, Indonesia)

[UW Photo A094] Mantis Shrimp

(Location: Blue Lagoon, Padang Bay, Bali, Indonesia)

This is Mantis Shrimp. I really like its diverse color range. Usually, it stays in holes and small cave like places giving a little chance to take photographs from the entrance. Once it starts swimming, it moves very fast leaving no chance for a predator or a photographer.

[UW Photo A093] Scorpion Fish (Close - up)

(Location: The Jetty, Padang Bay, Bali, Indonesia)

This is a close up photo of a Scorpian Fish. Objective of this is to get black background so that face of the fish is significant. It is the positioning of the strobe that makes sure object (i.e. face of the fish) is lighted but not anything beyond it.