quickie from Cocos/Keeling Australia images added

[alcina]

And a pair of racoon butterflyfish. I love his pose with the pooched out lips and bad hair day attitude

 

[DesertEagle]

Those are beauties!

 

[Jamdiver]

And a pair of racoon butterflyfish. I love his pose with the pooched out lips and bad hair day attitude

Oooooh :14::14:

Too cute!

Wonderful shot Alcina, great composition and the contrast between the yellow fish and deep blue water is particularly striking.

 

[alcina]

One thing Cocos Keeling had was blue water so that was nice.

Here's a trio:

The eel and the red fish (tomato rockcod) were under this ledge with some cleaner shrimp and the whole thing was protected by stinging hydroids...never let it be said I don't suffer for my art LOL

 

[Fastmarc]

Now, seriously... how do you get these fish to pose for you?
Awesome.

 

[CLA]

Actually, I don't think they even know she's there. You must be a very good diver aside from being an excellent photographer. I love how your shots are so unique.

 

[pakman]

Alcina, excellent shots... are all those shots with your new Sigma 17-70mm macro??

 

[alcina]

Thanks again, Everyone! So glad you all liked them. It was a fairly frustrating trip for a variety of reasons but we had a good time!

Nope, not the Sigma 17-70...only the red whip/yellow fish and the twin leopard blennies were with that lens. Everything else with my trusty 60mm macro - it's all about getting close!