Published about 1 month ago by Richard Chesher
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 ...(mai mult)
Published 2 months ago by Richard Chesher
Giant Trevally, Caranx ignobilis, are big, smart, curious fish. Freddy and I nick-named this one Posei (short for Poseidon). ...(mai mult)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
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...(mai mult)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
There is something very special about the shallow lagoon sand and coral flats of New Caledonia. You'd think there would not be mu...(mai mult)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
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 re...(mai mult)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
Sometimes, during the summer months, New Caledonia's SE trades stop completely and it goes absolutely dead flat calm. It does n...(mai mult)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
Oh the things we do out of frustration. Yellow snappers, Lutjanus fulviflamma, bunch together in tight schools over particular lagoo...(mai mult)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
A photo story from the New Caledonia Lagoon, a World Heritage SitePhotographing creatures on a coral reef - anywhere in th...(mai mult)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
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...(mai mult)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
The Triton Shell, Charonia tritonis, is one of the most valuable and famous sea shells in the world. The triton shell appears...(mai mult)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
If you have just one free day in Noumea and want to take the best day trip available, call the MaryD office in Anse Vata on +687 26 31 31 or have ...(mai mult)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
The Crown of Thorns Starfish, Acanthaster planci, is one of the largest starfish found on the coral reefs of Ne...(mai mult)
Published about 1 year ago by Richard Chesher
The Giant Triton shell, Charonia tritonis, is one of the most valuable molluscs on the coral reefs of the tropical Pa...(mai mult)
Published over 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
Underwater sphere images offer a whole new perspective for underwater scenic photography. After 40 years or m...(mai mult)
Published over 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
Coral reefs are all about symbiosis - the art of living together. When we look at an underwater scene like this one, we ...(mai mult)
Published over 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
Fishing in New Caledonia is pretty exciting. Here a Giant Trevally, Carynx ignobilis, prepares to breakfast in a swarming school of sardines...(mai mult)
Published over 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
Ilot Kouare is a small uninhabited islet in the World Heritage Site of New Caledonia's Lagoon, about 40 nautical...(mai mult)
Published over 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
About 40 km southeast of Noumea Ilot Mato Anchorage marks the entrance into the vast southern coral reef lago...(mai mult)
Published over 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
The Leopard Shark, Stegostoma fasciatus, reportedly eats small fish and molluscs. Molluscs probably make up the bulk if i...(mai mult)
Published over 2 years ago by Richard Chesher
Sea creatures and snorkellers are safe in the calm lagoon waters of Ilot Maitre Marine Reserve. When it is calm, at high tide, it is a ...(mai mult)
