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Phil Napoli of West Chester, Ohio

October 18, 2006
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Phil Napoli
Phil Napoli
Age: 67
Years Diving: 38 years
Certification: YMCA/TDI Nitrox
French angel fish. This frontal face shot took about 10 minutes and 8 frames to get. He was a willing subject and would not leave the area.
Dive Site: Bonaire
Marine Life: French angel fish
Film/Camera: Velvia, N90s, Seacam Housing, 60mm lens, dual Ike 150/50 strobes
Image Description: This frontal face shot took about 10 minutes and 8 frames to get. He was a willing subject and would not leave the area.
Cleaner shrimp and sea anemone. When in Bonaire and shooting macro, I search almost every sea anemone I see for host critters like this cleaner shrimp. It wasn't long before I found this one.
Dive Site: Bonaire
Marine Life: Cleaner shrimp and sea anemone
Film/Camera: Velvia, N90s, Seacam Housing, 105mm lens, dual Ike 150/50 strobes
Image Description: When in Bonaire and shooting macro, I search almost every sea anemone I see for host critters like this cleaner shrimp. It wasn't long before I found this one.
Soft corals. The soft coral formations at the Brothers is legendary. This is a sample of what is to be seen.
Dive Site: Brothers Islands, Red Sea
Marine Life: Soft corals
Film/Camera: Velvia, N90s, Seacam Housing, 16mm lens, dual Ike 150/50 strobes
Image Description: The soft coral formations at the Brothers is legendary. This is a sample of what is to be seen.
Tube sponge. The upward camera angle coupled with the close wide-angle focus provides a forced perspective that accentuates the tube sponge against a sun lit ocean background
Dive Site: Bonaire
Marine Life: Tube sponge
Film/Camera: Velvia, N90s, Seacam Housing, 20mm lens, dual Ike 150/50 strobes
Image Description: The upward camera angle coupled with the close wide-angle focus provides a forced perspective that accentuates the tube sponge against a sun lit ocean background
Blue cheek butterfly. This blue cheek butterfly is endemic to the Red Sea and is found nowhere else. This pair was elusive but patience paid off.
Dive Site: Brothers Islands, Red Sea
Marine Life: Blue cheek butterfly
Film/Camera: Velvia, N90s, Seacam Housing, 60mm lens, dual Ike 150/50 strobes
Image Description: This blue cheek butterfly is endemic to the Red Sea and is found nowhere else. This pair was elusive but patience paid off.
Blue cheek butterfly. This is a close focus wide-angle shot with reduced shutter speed to balance the strobe and the ambient light. The current was running fast. I had to fin hard to stabilize while composing the shot in the viewfinder.
Dive Site: Brothers Islands, Red Sea
Marine Life: Blue cheek butterfly
Film/Camera: Velvia, N90s, Seacam Housing, 16mm lens, dual Ike 150/50 strobes
Image Description: This is a close focus wide-angle shot with reduced shutter speed to balance the strobe and the ambient light. The current was running fast. I had to fin hard to stabilize while composing the shot in the viewfinder.
Clownfish. This shot was taken as the clown fish left the hot sea anemone to investigate me. He continued to dart back and forth between me and his home while I looked for continued opportunities to take his photo.
Dive Site: Brothers Islands, Red Sea
Marine Life: Clownfish
Film/Camera: Velvia, N90s, Seacam Housing, 105mm lens, dual Ike 150/50 strobes
Image Description: This shot was taken as the clown fish left the hot sea anemone to investigate me. He continued to dart back and forth between me and his home while I looked for continued opportunities to take his photo.