Mexico

Photographs taken using available light. Whale sharks were photographed off Cancun and Isla Mujeres. Other images were made off Cozumel, using Magic Filter for blue water.

Off Cancun and Isla Mujeres

Manta Ray

Pair of Mantas

Whale Shark and Snorkelers

Filter Feeding on the Surface

Whale Shark -- Gills Open During Filter Feeding

Dr. Stephen Hughes and Friend

Cruising

Sweet Lips

Cozumel

The remaining photographs were taken using a Magic Filter for blue water. This is a red filter placed between the back of the lens and the sensor of the camera. The Magic Filter absorbs non-red light spectra, boosting the remaining red hues in the photograph. This is desirable since the red part of the spectrum is the first absorbed by water. No strobe or other artificial light was used; these images are taken with available light only.