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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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Grooved Brain Coral at O’l Blue in Bonaire
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Mar 25, 10     Comments Off
Grooved Brain Coral

Grooved Brain Coral

Good morning all, there’s nothing like waking up to the best coffee on Earth, what would we do without our Highlander Groog, thanks Lori!  I got caught up in watching a movie with Aimee last night and after I went straight to bed.  Not feeling great today, maybe a bit worn out I have been doing quite a bit so maybe I will listen to the body today and rest.  Yesterday morning we got our first taste of rain again but it was very short.  Afterwards everything smelled so fresh and wonderful but it wasn’t enough to really water anything so I am hoping for a whole lot more. 
 
Here’s a fun shot from a dive site in Bonaire called O’l Blue.  This is a giant ball of Grooved Brain Coral living in just a few meters of water and was the only living coral in the area.  When Omar went thru last year it wiped out just about everything in the shallows including sponges, gorgonians and corals but not this one, this baby must have a good hold!  I shot this after the dive as we were on our way our out, that’s Sal on the left and Scott and Tammi on the right and I am sure they were asking each other “where is Barry”??  After shooting this I swam closer to really look at it and you could see tiny little secretary blennies in all the holes and other baby fish hiding around it’s base, this is really a very beautiful specimen.  The last few weeks I have really been wishing I was back there diving and making photos, I feel like I just got started and had to leave, maybe Aimee and I can go back again soon.
 
Again sorry so late, have a great day, talk to you more this evening.  Barry

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