The Bill Winters Collection
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"Standing at Attention"
This Spanish Shawl nudibranch appears to be "Standing at attention."
Actually it was hanging upside down when it was photographed.
Photographed using a Canon A2E SLR camera (Ikelite housing),
100 mm macro lens, and two Ikelite strobes (Ai/n and Substrobe MV).
Channel Islands, CA .
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"Mister Rogers"
This giant green moray eel is an off shore resident of Bonaire, NA.
The locals have named him "Mister Rogers."
He seems quite content to have tiny fish and a large banded shrimp crawl
all over him performing their cleaning chores.
This photograph was taken in 1990 when Mister Rogers was was a mere six
or seven feet long.
No telling how big he is today.
Photographed using a Nikonos camera, 35mm lens, Novatek closeup attachment
and one Helix Aquaflash 28 strobe.
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"Kelp Fantasy"
This is indeed a "Kelp Fantasy."
Only through the magic of Adobe PhotoShop can one view tropical sea turtles
swimming under a canopy of giant kelp.
This is a composite of six different photographs.
The turtles were photographed on several shore dives in Bonaire, NA.
The kelp background and orange garibaldi were photographed on two dives
off the Channel Islands. A Nikonos camera with a 28mm lens was used to
photograph the kelp.
All other images were photographed with a Canon A2E SLR camera
(Ikelite housing) and a single Ikelite Substrobe 300.
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"Just Resting"
This snubbed-nose sculpin was photographed using a Nikonos camera,
35mm lens, 1:1 macro extension tube and two Ikelite strobes. Monterey, CA.
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"Tube Among Friends"
These orange cup coral (tubastraea) are a popular subject for
underwater macro photography.
Capturing these creatures in their full glory usually requires a
night dive.
Photographed using a Nikonos camera, 35mm lens, 1:1 macro extension
tube and two Ikelite MV strobes. Bonaire, NA.
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"Diver & Angel"
This diver manuvers carefully around live corals to capture the elusive
but beautiful queen angel fish on film.
Photograph was taken with a Nikonos camera, 28mm lens, Ikelite
viewfinder and two Ikelite MV strobes. Roatan, Honduras.
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"Feather Duster"
The feather duster tube worm shown here was photographed with a
Nikonos camera, 35mm lens, 1:1 extension tube, and two Ikelite MV strobes.
The feather duster (exposed section) of this tube worm is smaller than
a quarter. Photographed during a shore dive, Bonaire, NA.
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"Shrimp"
The tiny shrimp manuevers safely through the arms of this green anomene.
Photograped with a Nikonos camera, 35mm lens, 1:1 macro extension tube,
and two Ikelite MV strobes. Bonaire, NA.
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"Hollow Eye"
This scorpion fish with a seemingly "hollow eye" was photographed
using a Nikonos camera equiped with a 35mm lens and a Novatek
closeup attachment.
Framing was accomplished using an Ikelite viewfinder. Bonaire, NA
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"Diver & Crinoid"
The diver prepares to photograph a large feather star (chrinoid) that
has attached itself to a colorful tube sponge.
Photographed using a Canon A2E SLR housed (Ikelite) camera and an
Ikelite Substrobe 300. Bonaire, NA
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"Fish Eye"
This tiny but but colorful fringehead was photographed using a
Nikonos camera, 35mm lens, 1:1 macro extension tube and two
Ikelite MV strobes. The entire fish was less than two inches long.
Montery, CA
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"Shrimp On Anemone"
The purple anemone shown here provides a safe home for the tiny shrimp.
The photograph was taken with a Nikonons camera, 35 mm lens, 1:1
macro extension tube and two Ikelite MV strobes.
The shrimp is approximately one half inch long. Bonaire, NA.
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