LUREEN FERRETTI GALLERY #1

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Pregnant papa – hippocampus bargibanti. They’re very tiny, usually less than ¾ of an inch. They camouflage with the seafan they live on in an attempt to conceal themselves from natural predators (and photographers).

Manta Magic ! How do you turn missing your starting flight in a series of 5 into a good time ? Spend a day diving off the coast of Bali with these majestic critters !

My recent diving addiction… sharks. A lemon shark buzzes overhead on an absolutely stunning day !

South Florida is home to many shark species. We have some “regulars” that we look forward to seeing every year. Two of our regular tigers include DJenny in the foreground and Patrick off in the distance.

These poor mandarin fish can’t get any privacy and no wonder, they put on quite a show ! The challenge with photographing them is not spooking them, getting them in focus facing you while releasing eggs. It takes patience, a lot of shots and great timing !

Love in the afternoon ! Having seen seahorses mate before, I immediately recognized the beginning of their ritual - it was only a matter of time. I waited over an hour until they mated and managed to get the shot. Notice the female, her attention was on me. They’re very vulnerable when mating.

Clearly Divided - There are always a few that refuse the follow the crowd ! Barracudas in the Maldives

This octo got all up in my face, so I did the only thing I could. Snapped a photo !

Gramps – I didn’t intend to wake this lumbering loggerhead – but I had to photograph it !

Holy Whale Shark ! I enjoyed taking photos of the sharks close to the surface with the sunrays bursting around them, so I thought, hmmmm – it would be great to get a whale shark silhouette ! In hindsight, there are a couple of HUGE differences, whale sharks are MUCH larger and I’m not on scuba. That was scary but I did get the shot !

Over/unders are much easier when the ocean is flat but I really like the effect caused by the waves, it gives the photo greater dimension. And I had the most cooperative model !

If you haven’t dove with the sand tiger sharks in North Carolina yet, you need to add it to your bucket list ! The sand tigers remind me of our local lemon sharks, very docile and curious. They swim around somewhat lethargic.

Sassy Cassie – one of local tigers, isn’t she lovely!

Oh Jelly ! What do you do when your forced to do your safety stop in the middle of a jellyfish invasion ? Photograph them - of course !

Snooty – our Lemon shark ambassador. She LOVES to be the center of attention, can’t you tell.

Anenome fish with Isopod tongue ring, oh, no, the isopod is it’s tongue. Ewwww !

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UPCOMING EVENTS

REEF PHOTO - Blue Heron Bridge Photo Workshop
Thu Nov 30 2023 - Sun Dec 3 2023
FORCE-E - Holiday Dive with Santa (Pompano Beach)
Sat Dec 2 2023, 07:30am EST
PURA VIDA - PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC)
Wed Dec 6 2023 - Fri Dec 15 2023
FORCE-E - Holiday Party
Thu Dec 7 2023, 06:00pm EST - 09:00pm EST
FORCE-E - Holiday Dive with Santa (Boynton Beach)
Sat Dec 9 2023, 07:30am EST
FORCE-E - 3 Tank Dive Meetup
Sat Dec 9 2023, 01:30pm EST
FORCE-E - Blue Heron Bridge Night Dive
Mon Dec 11 2023, 05:45pm EST - 07:45pm EST
FORCE-E - Holiday Tree Ornaments Paint Night
Fri Dec 15 2023, 05:30pm EST - 08:00pm EST

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