Gran Canaria, December 2006
 
 

El Cabrón Marine Nature Reserve, east coast Gran Canaria
PADI Underwater Digital Photography Course
Davey Jones Diving Centre, Arinaga - instructor Brian Goldthorpe

 
  General view in Table Top area near Arinaga

Brian Goldthorpe - course instructor

 
 
Gilthead Bream (Sama) sparus aurate
Yellow sponge verogonia

  
   
 
Sardines (European Pilchard)

Red Mullet mulus surmuletus

  
   
 
Red Mullet mulus surmuletus
Greater Weeverfish trachinus draco

  
  These are timid fish that don't seem to want their photo taken  
 
Bluefin Damselfish abudefduf luridus

Sharpnose Pufferfish canthigaster rostrata

  
  a young ray that left the group, and can also be seen in the distance in the shot below Family of rays - assumed to be mother and four offspring - the fifth swam away  
 
Common Stingray dasyatis pastinaca
Female stingray and four juveniles

  
  Three breeds
There were plenty of these about - and not too timid
  
 
4 x Guelly Jack pseudocaranx dentex
White Bream diplodus sargus

  
 
A fairly common site in this area, and not too timid
  
 
Female Parrotfish scarus xanthopleura
Male Parrotfish scarus xanthopleura

  
 
Not sure of the exact species
  
 
Starfish glacialis
Spotted Moray Eel gymnothorax moringa

  
  This shot suffers from back scatter caused by the camera's flash This decompression stop was a chance for me to try to photograph some more bluefin damsels  
 

Giant Anemone telmatactis cricoides
Decompression safety stop

  
  Angelsharks usually hide in the sand. The graininess is sand from the current and the divers  
 
Angelshark squatina squatina
Angelshark squatina squatina

  
  Taken on the fist day of my course I was lying on the sea bed to take this one  
 
African Cuttlefish sepia officinalis
African Cuttlefish sepia officinalis
  
       
 

photo taken by instructor - Brian Goldthorpecamera £55 on eBay; housing £50 from Cameras Underwater website - a real bargain
photography by David Halliday
Camera: Olympus C-5000Z in PT-019 housing