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Eastward view along the coast from Hirakubo Cape (Hirakubozaki), Ishigaki Island's northernmost point. Ishigaki Island is the second-largest of the Yaeyama Islands in the southwest of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3.
Edited with Adobe Photoshop.
Kondoi Beach on Taketomi Island, a picturesque stretch of white sand and turquoise water. Taketomi Island is one of the smaller of the Yaeyama Islands in the southwest of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The hills in the background belong to nearby Ishigaki Island.
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3.
Edited with Adobe Photoshop.
Mariyudu Waterfall in the central area of Iriomote Island, on the Urauchi River. Iriomote Island is the largest of the Yaeyama Islands in the southwest of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3.
Edited with Adobe Photoshop.
The setting sun dissolving in a thick layer of clouds. Seen from "Sunset Point" on Taketomi Island, one of the smaller of the Yaeyama Islands in the southwest of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3.
Edited with Adobe Photoshop.
Hoshizuna Beach, located on the northern tip of Iriomote Island. The name translates to "star-sand beach" because the sand grains are actually star-shaped shells of some tiny sea creatures (forams). Iriomote Island is the largest of the Yaeyama Islands in the southwest of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3.
Edited with Adobe Photoshop.
Haimida Beach on the south coast of Iriomote Island (the largest of the Yaeyama Islands in the southwest of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan). The upper part of the beach is covered with flowering beach morning glory, a salt-tolerant plant whose seeds are dispersed by the ocean water.
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3.
Edited with Adobe Photoshop.
Bad weather is brewing over Haimida Beach on the south coast of Iriomote Island (the largest of the Yaeyama Islands in the southwest of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan). It's the rainy season!
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3.
Edited with Adobe Photoshop.
The tomato clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus) is a anemonefish or clownfish, that is found in the waters of the Western Pacific and the South China Sea, from Japan to Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.
It is also known as the bridled clownfish, red clownfish, tomato anemonefish and red tomato clown.
The fish is bright orange-red, with a white head bar or vertical stripe just behind the eyes, joined over the head and with a black outline. Females reach a maximum length of 14 cm and are mainly blackish on the sides. Males are considerably smaller and are red overall.
There is a unique closeness between clownfish and their host anemone. The anemone provides a safe haven for the clownfish and in return the clownfish will defend its host by driving off potential predators of the anemone. this is a symbiotic relationship.
They are all born as males and if the female leaves or dies, the largest male would then become the female, and the largest juvenile become to a mature male.
De rode anemoonvis (Amphiprion frenatus) is een vissoort uit het geslacht anemoonvissen (totaal 29 soorten).
De rode anemoonvis wordt gevonden in de wateren van de westelijke Stille Oceaan en de Zuid-Chinese Zee, van Japan naar Maleisië, Indonesië en Thailand.
Deze vis leeft in symbiose met zeeanemonen, van waaruit ze planktondiertjes vangen, maar ook parasieten die de anemoon bedreigen. Ook eten ze van in de buurt groeiende wieren en voedselresten van de gastheer. De vis beschermt de anemoon ook tegen zijn natuurlijke vijanden, de koraalvlinders, door ze bij nadering van de anemoon te verjagen.
Het mannetje is fel oranjerood met een witte verticale streep achter de ogen. De vrouwtjes zijn donkerder, soms bijna zwart.
De rode anemoonvis kan maximaal 14 cm lang worden.
De vrouwtjes zijn het grootst.
Alle anemoonvisjes worden geboren als man. Alleen de grootste verandert in vrouw. Is het vrouwtje weg of dood dan wordt het dan grootste mannetje vrouw;
Deze foto is gemaakt in Ouwehands Dierenpark in Rhenen.
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The poles still remain -
Dock of the bay!
Location: Okinawa-Japan
Canon 7dmk11 - Canon 10-18mm stm lens
Manfrotto tripod
* Learn more about the nature of Okinawa -
The tomato clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus) is a anemonefish or clownfish, that is found in the waters of the Western Pacific and the South China Sea, from Japan to Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.
It is also known as the bridled clownfish, red clownfish, tomato anemonefish and red tomato clown.
The fish is bright orange-red, with a white head bar or vertical stripe just behind the eyes, joined over the head and with a black outline. Females reach a maximum length of 14 cm and are mainly blackish on the sides. Males are considerably smaller and are red overall.
There is a unique closeness between clownfish and their host anemone. The anemone provides a safe haven for the clownfish and in return the clownfish will defend its host by driving off potential predators of the anemone. this is a symbiotic relationship.
They are all born as males and if the female leaves or dies, the largest male would then become the female, and the largest juvenile become to a mature male.
De rode anemoonvis (Amphiprion frenatus) is een vissoort uit het geslacht anemoonvissen (totaal 29 soorten).
De rode anemoonvis wordt gevonden in de wateren van de westelijke Stille Oceaan en de Zuid-Chinese Zee, van Japan naar Maleisië, Indonesië en Thailand.
Deze vis leeft in symbiose met zeeanemonen, van waaruit ze planktondiertjes vangen, maar ook parasieten die de anemoon bedreigen. Ook eten ze van in de buurt groeiende wieren en voedselresten van de gastheer. De vis beschermt de anemoon ook tegen zijn natuurlijke vijanden, de koraalvlinders, door ze bij nadering van de anemoon te verjagen.
Het mannetje is fel oranjerood met een witte verticale streep achter de ogen. De vrouwtjes zijn donkerder, soms bijna zwart.
De rode anemoonvis kan maximaal 14 cm lang worden.
De vrouwtjes zijn het grootst.
Alle anemoonvisjes worden geboren als man. Alleen de grootste verandert in vrouw. Is het vrouwtje weg of dood dan wordt het dan grootste mannetje vrouw;
Deze foto is gemaakt in een aquarium van Ouwehands Dierenpark in Rhenen.
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Ryukyu Land hermit crab
(Coenobita cavipes)
Designated as a protected species
Okinawa, Japan
Canon 80D / canon flash
Tokina 10-17mm
Light&Motion Stella 2000 light
Pouring rain on Ishigaki Island (the second-largest of the Yaeyama Islands in the southwest of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan): Shot out of our rental car on the way from the Kabira Bay to the Hirakubo Cape.
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3.
Edited with Adobe Photoshop.
⭐ Explored on August 3, 2021.
Mangrove wood on the east coast of Iriomote Island, the largest of the Yaeyama Islands in the southwest of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3.
Edited with Adobe Photoshop.
Sunsets on Iheya Island
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Blueberry hermit crab (Coenobita purpureus)
Living in a African land snail shell.
Location: Yomitan, Okinawa.
Canon 70d - Tokina 10-17mm x 3 small flashes.
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"Crabs with beach trash homes" by Shawn Miller. This is a good example of Adaptive behavior.
A Blueberry hermit crab (Coenobita purpureus )
Using a plastic twist cap from a sports gel pack as a protective home.
Location: Gala -Yomitan ,Okinawa
* All Coenobita species in Okinawa are recognized as a Living Natural Monument.
Read more about this project
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Id help- Micro tube worm in coral
Size: 10-15mm tube worm
Location: Kadena steps, Okinawa
Depth: 25-30feet in coral
- Using the Light and Motion Nightsea and Gobe 700
Photography by Shawn M Miller
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Possibly- Phenacovolva gracilis (Adams, A. & Reeve, 1848)
--- Id help -spindle cowrie
Found: Motobu, Okinawa-Japan
Depth: 45feet on whip coral
Size:40-50mm
Photography by Shawn M Miller
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Nikon D700 | Nikkor 58/1.2 Noct-Nikkor @ f/1.2 | ISO 3200
This woman hated me almost as much this guy hated Chris. I took this picture, mis-focused, and then this old bitch chased me around the pachinko parlor until I got kicked out. She was cursing at me and trying to ruin all of my pictures. She looked like a female Kim Jong Il.
It's such a shame that I jacked my Provia 400X roll from this shoot up because it would have been amazing. This shot is from the film I loaded after I killed the Provia 400X.
Over under
Wajee point, Ie Island
-Entry point, some of the best diving in the World
Go Pro hero 4
Photography by Shawn M Miller
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Olympus OM-4 | OM 50/1.2 Zuiko | Provia 100F @ 200
You know what makes me want to buy glasses? A creepy daemon doll.
Tomato anemonefish
In black and white
Location: Horseshoe beach, Okinawa
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Capturing luminance and fluorescence underwater using the Light and motion Nightsea series
Photography by Shawn M Miller
Read more about this technique
www.lightandmotion.com/under-one-roof/articles/fluorescen... okinawanaturephotography.com/capturing-luminescence-under...
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Kuroiwa’s Ground Gecko (Goniurosaurus kuroiwae) is an endangered species found throughout Okinawa. This lizard is decreasing in numbers due to poaching, deforestation, and the threat of feral cats. The lizard is high valued in the illegal pet trade market and needs to protected.
Wide angle macro photography by Shawn M Miller
Location: Onna village, Okinawa
Note- using light&Motion field setup with diffused flash.
Read more about this endangered reptile. okinawanaturephotography.com/kuroiwas-ground-gecko-threat...
Canon EOS 70D
10-17mm
Ryukyu Land hermit crab
(Coenobita cavipes)
Designated as a protected species
Okinawa, Japan
Canon 80D / canon flash
Tokina 10-17mm
Light&Motion Stella 2000 light
The coconut crab ( Birgus latro) is the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world.
Found: Onna village, Okinawa
Read more about wide angle macro okinawanaturephotography.com/the-art-of-wide-angle-macro-...
Hermit crab (Coenobita cavipes)
Shell: Turbo argyrostomus
Designated as a protected species
Okinawa, Japan
- Photographed using specialized blue lights
Canon 80D EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM /
Light&Motion nightsea
Clown Triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum).
TEDX OIST talk on this subject by Shawn Miller www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6FWCyVQcNA
Found: Sunabe, Okinawa
Depth: 60feet
Documentation photograph of the living animal.
Canon 70d 60mm macro
Ikelite underwater housing
x 2 strobes
Light & Motion Sola 600
The humble Tubeworm (Sabellastarte sanctijosephi)
Found: Maeda point
Depth: 35feet
Photography by Shawn M Miller
1X L&M Sola nightsea
1x L&M Sola 600
Ikelite underwater housing
Canon 70d 60mm macro
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Geograpsus grayi
A female crab with eggs making the journey to the ocean to release them.
A small insect jumped into the scene when I pressed the shutter.
Photography by Shawn M Miller
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Canon EOS 70D
Tokina 10-17mm
Light&Motion exploration lights
Coral of Okinawa
Coral -Favia sp
Canon 70d 100macro
x 2 ikelite strobes and housing
Light and motion Nightsea and Gobe 700
Photography by Shawn M Miller
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Japanese is one of the 7 languages (German, French, Italian, English, Russian, Chinese, Japanese) i speak, read and write fluently. My relationship with the peolpe of Okinawa, Japan has enabled me to understand the dialect of the island.
Uchina (うちな) is "Okinawa" in the local dialect.
Eeltail catfish (Plotosus japonicus )
- Venomous saltwater catfish -
Location: Maeda point, Okinawa
Depth: 45feet at night
Learn more about this fish below
okinawanaturephotography.com/hazardous-marine-life-in-oki...
Canon 70d 60mm macro
1 Light&Motion Sola 600
Ikelite underwater housing
x 2 ikelite stobes
Nutrient rich currents provide an optimal habitat for sea fans to grow in shallow water on Izena Island.
Fan coral
Location: Izena Island
Depth: 65feet
Canon 70 - CANON EF-S10-18mm F4.5-5.6 IS STM
Ikelite underwater housing
Read more about my Ikelite housing okinawanaturephotography.com/blog/</a