Alex_Tattersall 90 Posted June 13, 2011 I have spent the last week in the South of France near Montpellier and did four dives in the Etang de Thau. This is a hugely rich environment for macro opportunities with abundant seahorses and species I have never seen before. Thanks to Helene Caillaud for her expert guidance, she spotted a seahorse in less than 20 seconds!. All taken with the D7000 and 60mm EFS macro and some with FIT PRO +5, +8 and +16 diopters. Seahorses Pregnant seahorse Tiny flabellina nudi laying eggs Male and female peacock blennies These burrowing anemones were everywhere so I spent some time zooming in to the tentacle ends Details of the anemone tips Lightbulb tunicates Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sasdasdaf 2 Posted June 14, 2011 Wonderful shots, Alex. I would not have guessed that the macro diving was so good there! I would kill to have a seahorse shot like your first one. Also love the nudis and the blennies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carlos_Suarez 0 Posted June 14, 2011 good job Alex, nice shots The seahorse and peacock blennies are very stunning. And remember... Drinking Beer Can Change the World Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buceo 2 Posted June 14, 2011 the anemones are wonderful Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex_Mustard 0 Posted June 14, 2011 I really like the anemones too. Well observed to find such beauty in something so common. Alex Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edpdiver 21 Posted June 14, 2011 Great shots. I had no idea there was good diving around there. Thanks for the heads-up. -Erwin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scubamoose 0 Posted June 14, 2011 Beauuutiful Cheers Karel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newmanl 15 Posted June 14, 2011 Great shots! I really like the tunicate image. Lee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balrog 5 Posted June 15, 2011 Wonderful images Alex. I really like the anemone tips. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyC 0 Posted June 15, 2011 Great shots Alex. Never heard of "Etang de Thau" but it looks really productive and its relatively close for us. Am I right "Etang" means lake? Is it saltwater? Andy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
