Just a quick shot to share today. This cryptically camouflaged critter is a Leaf Scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus). They are sometimes so hard to spot that one member of our group was actually looking past the one we were pointing to, trying to figure out what was hiding behind it that we could have been pointing to! These little guys even sway in the water to mimic a dead leaf or seaweed.

Technical Data: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM, 1/25th sec at f/8. Image Stabilization on. ISO 400 (Auto). Ikelite Housing and Port with Ikelite 161 Strobe in TTL Mode. Auto-smartfix and Removed Color Cast in Photoshop Elements 8.0 (mouseover for original)

I really wish I could go diving soon. Like, really soon.

- Bill