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Being there...
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Being there...
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GTMOB1 - "Palmata: Supplicant"
An elkhorn coral formation (Acropora palmata), seaward reef, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 2003.
GTMOB2 - "One Tree Hill"
Elkhorn coral atop diverse coral mound, shallow reef, Guantanamo Bay, 2003.
GTMOB3 - "Coral Canopy"
A yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus Chrysurus) hovers over Palmata plates, Guantanamo reef, 2003.
GTMOB4 - "Sub Mare Mons Montis"
Mountainous coral formation (Montastraea), shallow reef, Guantanamo Bay, 2003.
GTMOB5 - "Star Mountain"
Mountainous formation of star coral, Guantanamo reef, 2003.
GTMOB6 - "Aztec Gold"
Looming Montastraea formation, seaward reef, Guantanamo Bay, 2003.
“Observe always that everything is the result of change, and get used to thinking that there is nothing Nature loves so well as to change existing forms and make new ones like them.”
- Marcus Aurelius, 121-180 a.d.
GTMOB7 - "Sure It's Real!"
A juvenile spotted drum and beaugregory damselfish with a staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis), Guantanamo reef, 2003.
GTMOB8 - "Finger Salad with Walnuts"
A medley of corals, shallow reef, Guantanamo Bay, 2003.
GTMOB9 - "Blue Tang"
A single blue tang (Acanthurus coeruleus) flashes on the reef,
GTMOB10 - "To Frolic in the Coombs of the Sea"
Reef meadows and sand grooves on shallow Guantanamo Bay reef, 2003.
GTMOB11 - "Watching You"
A spotted scorpionfish (Scorpaena plumieri) hides under a coral and sponge decorated rock, Guantanamo Bay, 2003.
GTMOB12 - "In Plain Sight"
A spotted scorpionfish (Scorpaena plumieri) rests in a coral garden, Guantanamo Bay, 2003.
GTMOB13 - "Beware! of Fish: Dog Snapper (Lutjanus jocu)"
A dog snapper cruises a spur and groove, Guantanamo reef, 2003.
GTMOB14 - "Snapper on Guantanamo Reef"
A dog snapper over a sand groove, shallow reef, Guantanamo Bay, 2003.
GTMOB15 - "Got Honey?"
A honeycomb cowfish (Acanthostracion polygonia) with a whitefin sharksucker (Echeneis neucratoides) tag-a-long, Guantanamo reef, 2003.
GTMOB16 - "Damsels and Fairy Basslets"
Damselfish, chromis, and fairy basslet fish gather over coral formations, Guantanamo Bay, 2003.
GTMOB17 - "Burn"
Blue Chromis play among tongues of fire coral, Guantanamo reef, 2003.
GTMOB18 - "Bluehead"
A bluehead wrasse (Thalassoma bifasciatum) darts below a sea fan, Guantanamo reef, 2003.
GTMOB19 - "Black Durgon"
A black durgon (Melchthys niger) over a current swept shallow reef, Guantanamo Bay, 2003.
GTMOB20 - "Seascape: Desert Scrub Coral Reef"
Eagle-eye view on a shallow reef panorama, Guantanamo Bay, 2003
GTMOB21 - "The Living Mountains"
A rich expanse of coral spur and sand groove, shallow seaward reef, Guantanamo Bay, 2003.
