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Avid outdoorsman and underwater photographer, Barry Brown has spent the last four years documenting life above and below water in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. Focusing on the island's coral reefs, he has worked hand-in-hand with several businesses and environmental groups, including SECORE, a marine conservation organization based in the Netherlands. His image of a research submersible was recently featured on the cover of DIVER magazine.

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Baby Caribbean Reef Squids in Egg Sacs
Octopus + Squid + Nautilus
Nov 3, 09     Comments Off
Baby Squids

Baby Squids

Good morning all, with Aimee gone again I am finding it hard to get everything done by bedtime so I decided last night to just do this in the morning.  Yesterday at 1:30 I asked my friend Kenji for help photographing my new found squid eggs.  This is always a two person job as the eggs are always placed underneath some kind of rock and one person has to gently lift while the other takes the photos.  So as planned everything went perfect, the eggs are still in perfect shape and as you can see from today’s photo little baby squids are quickly forming inside each sac.  I tried to count just how many babies there were and I guessed around 40-50!  These eggs are in only about nine feet of water making it very easy to get to especially with this super calm water we are having.  Also because of the calm water I was able to shoot specimens yesterday that only can be found in the shallows and normally it’s to rough to get close to the rocks, so I was super happy with that alone yesterday!  After shooting the eggs I handed Kenji the camera and I every so slowly put them back the way I had found them and placed a few rocks around the edges to keep anyone else out.  I am looking for a volunteer to go out again at night and shoot these again but this time I want to try back-lighting them, anyone interested??
 
I have been getting lots of mail about friends finding the Scuba Diver book, so it is out!!  Please show some support and grab an issue, we really appreciate these folks using our pictures and hope for a continued relationship in the future.
 
Yesterday at around 10:00 I passed Alberto Contidor like he was standing still, in my car!  Yes him and a few other top pros took off on a ride with a big film crew in front of them preparing for the Amstel Gold race that happens on Saturday the 7th! 
 
I have a super busy day ahead, first taking the dogs for a walk, errands, diving and a two hour mountain bike ride starting at 4:00 so I better get moving!  Have a wonderful day, Barry

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