Published 22 days ago by Richard Chesher
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Every photographer knows that really pretty scenic overlooks are not all that easy to find (with the exception of the ...(more)
Published 26 days ago by Richard Chesher
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The small scattered coral islands of New Caledonia's World Heritage Site Lagoon are surrounded by two levels of beauty, a glistening white sand be...(more)
Published 28 days ago by Richard Chesher
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Ilot Kouare is a protected sanctuary in New Caledonia's World Heritage Site Lagoon. It's about 40 nautical miles SE of Noumea, ...(more)
Published about 1 month ago by Richard Chesher
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Ilot Mbe Kouen is just 12 nautical miles west of Noumea, New Caledonia. It is a tiny lagoon islet - mostly sand - surrounded by ma...(more)
Published 4 months ago by Richard Chesher
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Killer Triton attacks Crown of ThornsMemory Bubble February 7, 2013 - Ilot Mato, Great Southern Lagoon of New Cal...(more)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
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When I took this image of the white tip shark, Triaenodon obesus, it was about one metre from the camera lens. It looks big because it was so clos...(more)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
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Giant Trevally, Caranx ignobilis, are big, smart, curious fish. Freddy and I nick-named this one Posei (short for Poseidon). He (...(more)
Published almost 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
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A healthy coral reef - vibrant lush corals everywhere I look. This is one of the most lush and rich coral reefs we have found ...(more)
Published about 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
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There's this colony of clownfish that lives just on the crest of the fringing reef at Mato. Two species of clownfish (also called anemonefish), e...(more)
Published about 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
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There is something very special about the shallow lagoon sand and coral flats of New Caledonia. You'd think there would not be much o...(more)
Published about 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
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Finding a great dive spot isn't easy. Even in the great south lagoon of New Caledonia where there are lots of nice living coral reefs ...(more)
Published about 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
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Sometimes, during the summer months, New Caledonia's SE trades stop completely and it goes absolutely dead flat calm. It does not h...(more)
Published about 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
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Oh the things we do out of frustration. Yellow snappers, Lutjanus fulviflamma, bunch together in tight schools over particular lagoon co...(more)
Published over 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
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A photo story from the New Caledonia Lagoon, a World Heritage SitePhotographing creatures on a coral reef - anywhere in the wo...(more)
Published over 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
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This is a lush, thriving coral reef near Ilot Mbe Kouen, just inside of New Caledonia's Great Barrier reef. It is a super dense thi...(more)
Published over 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
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The Triton Shell, Charonia tritonis, is one of the most valuable and famous sea shells in the world. The triton shell appears on ...(more)
Published almost 3 years ago by Richard Chesher
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The Crown of Thorns Starfish, Acanthaster planci, is one of the largest starfish found on the coral reefs of New Ca...(more)
Published almost 3 years ago by Richard Chesher
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The Giant Triton shell, Charonia tritonis, is one of the most valuable molluscs on the coral reefs of the tropical Pacifi...(more)
Published about 3 years ago by Richard Chesher
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Underwater sphere images offer a whole new perspective for underwater scenic photography. After 40 years or more ...(more)
Published about 3 years ago by Richard Chesher
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Coral reefs are all about symbiosis - the art of living together. When we look at an underwater scene like this one, we tend...(more)
