Underwater photography - reef and corals scenics
Underwater photography - reef and corals scenics

 
Hard and soft corals, schooling fusiliers and a lone Reef Bannerfish (Heniochus acuminatus) make for an enchanting underwater scene. Burma Banks, Andaman Sea.
  
Orange cup corals (Tubastraea sp.) and soft corals (Dendronepthya sp.) have encrusted an old gorgonian skeleton, adding a splash of brilliant color to this vertical wall. A diver observes from above. Mergui Archipelago, Andaman Sea, Myanmar.
image reference code: rsb 15   image reference code: rsbrmd 22

 
A colorful combination of soft coral (Dendronepthya sp.), and hard coral (Diploastrea heliopora), accented by a lone Golden Damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon aureus). Hin Muang, Thailand, Andaman Sea.
  
An increasingly rare sight, a large stand of pristine hard coral. (Fine Spined Coral, Montipora aequituberculata). Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
image reference code: rshm 27   image reference code: rss 54

 
Lush growths of soft corals and anthias fish, all of which thrive in high current areas. Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
 
A Blue-spotted Coral Grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) hovers above a colorful soft coral (Dendronepthya sp). Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
image reference code: rss 47   image reference code: rss 8

 
An underwater photographer hovers beyond an exceptionally lush growth of soft corals (Dendronepthya sp.) Hin Muang, Thailand, Andaman Sea.
 
A school of damselfish cruise over a pristine hard coral reef, accented by a yellow crinoid. Undamaged reefs are few and far between these days. Surin Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
image reference code: rshmd 34   image reference code: rssur 4

 
A reef banner fish (Heniochus acuminatus)
hovers near a fan coral on a steep drop-off.
Burma Banks, Andaman Sea.
  
Diver Suzanne Forman peeks around an orange fan coral, among colorful soft corals and anthias fish. Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, Thailand.
image reference code: rsb32   image reference code: rssd 72

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