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Andy Lerner of Santa Monica, Calif.

 
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Andy Lerner

Andy Lerner Andy Lerner
from Santa Monica, Calif.
Age: 48
Years diving: 13
Certification: PADI open water
Whitespotted toby
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Dive Site: Sheraton Reef
Marine Life ID: Whitespotted toby
Camera and Settings: Nikon 100 w/60mm lens in Light & Motion Titan housing with Sea & Sea YX-90 strobes
Description: Normally a skittish little fish, this one became interested in his reflection in my lens port.
Reef squid
Location: Papua New Guinea
Dive Site: Lion Island
Marine Life ID: Reef squid
Camera and Settings: Nikon 100 w/60mm lens in Light & Motion Titan housing with Sea & Sea YX-90 strobes
Description: This was taken while she was coming in to check on her eggs.
Blue-spotted ray
Location: Papua New Guinea
Dive Site: Milne Bay
Marine Life ID: Blue-spotted ray
Camera and Settings: Nikon 100 w/60mm lens in Light & Motion Titan housing with Sea & Sea YX-90 strobes
Description: It's a lot of frustrating work getting close to these animals.
"Hairy" ghost pipefish
Location: Papua New Guinea
Dive Site: Milne Bay
Marine Life ID: "Hairy" ghost pipefish
Camera and Settings: Nikon 100 w/60mm lens in Light & Motion Titan housing with Sea & Sea YX-90 strobes
Description: Many thanks to the dive guides for helping find rare fish like these.
Hawaiian green turtle
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Dive Site: Sheraton Reef
Marine Life ID: Hawaiian green turtle
Camera and Settings: Nikon 100 w/60mm lens in Light & Motion Titan housing with Sea & Sea YX-90 strobes
Description: I'm not sure, but I think he's smiling.
Crown of thorns
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Dive Site: Black Rock
Marine Life ID: Crown of thorns
Camera and Settings: Nikon 100 w/60mm lens in Light & Motion Titan housing with Sea & Sea YX-90 strobes
Description: It's tricky business working close to the poisonous thorns on these guys.
Spinecheek anemonefish
Location: Papua New Guinea
Dive Site: Milne Bay
Marine Life ID: Spinecheek anemonefish
Camera and Settings: Nikon 100 w/60mm lens in Light & Motion Titan housing with Sea & Sea YX-90 strobes
Description: I could spend days with these fish. They're beautiful to watch.
Coral hawkfish
Location: Papua New Guinea
Dive Site: Milne Bay
Marine Life ID: Coral hawkfish
Camera and Settings: Nikon 100 w/60mm lens in Light & Motion Titan housing with Sea & Sea YX-90 strobes
Description: This confused hawkfish was cohabitating with a family of anemonefish.