North Atlantic Underwater (see also Animal class for more)
57 images Created 13 Sep 2015
Atlantic Northeast Underwater is an overview of some of the images I have made since I began diving in 1984. You can see more under my "Animals" Collection or by doing a search. I learned to dive in the chilly and murky waters off Massachusetts, USA. I started taking photographs underwater before I had good scuba skills in an alien and equipment cumbersome environment. My enthusiasm for this ecosystem spurred me on. While the Northeast is challenging and does not have the great vistas of the equator, it is rich in sea life. While there is only one Stony Coral in New England, there are multitudes of colorful invertebrates such as anemones and colorful arthropods including the reddish Lobster, the Blue Crab, and cute Hermit Crabs. There are also many fish, though what we normally see are individuals. Schools of fish stream by in from out of the green and are soon lost again in the algae rich haze. Whales and sharks are here in the shadows, seldom seen underwater in the northeast. The forms of life seen in warmer waters repeat themselves here in similar form.
