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Avid outdoorsman and underwater photographer, Barry Brown has spent the last seven 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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Jul 17, 09     Comments Off
Gorgonian

Gorgonian

Good evening all, just a quick note to say hi, it’s hot and all is well!!  I went back to work today but it was weird!  I have been using my left eye for so long to take pictures because I couldn’t see out of the right and now I can’t seem to switch back?  I tried all day but it feels so strange, I can see this is not going to be an easy task.  The weather here is getting hotter by the day.  That nice rain we had a week ago did help put some green back into the island but now we have more humidity and of course mosquitoes! 
 
This is a close-up view of the top of a Gorgonian.  A Gorgonian is a soft coral.  This is a the very top of a Giant Slit-Pore Sea Rod.  These soft corals resemble thick-trunked, branched trees and sway back and forth underwater.  I found taking this shot to be very difficult as you have to hover inches above it and try to focus while you and the gorgonian are swaying back and forth, makes for quite the challenge!
 
We just got our car back, cost a small fortune and still not sure what they did other than replace the battery?  Good times!
 
I have to get the grill going, Aimee will be home with the dogs soon and Emily is playing volleyball on the beach with the Dolphin Academy group.  I am sure to have two tired and hungry girls show-up real soon.  Talk to you tomorrow, Barry
17-07-2009

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