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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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Sep 30, 09     Comments Off
Sponge Brittle Star

Sponge Brittle Star

Hey gang, how was your day today??  Sure is a lot of strange things going on in the world right now with the weather being at the top of the list!  I guess for the most part that’s what’s nice about living here, it’s always the same weather just about every day of the year and hurricanes just go around us.  Today was really windy which always means rough seas, the good side is no mosquitoes!!  Aimee had the day off and spent most of it working on key-wording the photos I have ready to send to the States which will then be available for sale on our www.wildhorizons.com site, check it out. 
 
Here’s something we see on every night dive but I never get tired of shooting it.  This is a Azure Vase Sponge with a beautiful little Sponge Brittle Star hanging out on the side.  These brittle stars spend all day out of site hiding from the fish who will eat them if given the chance.  At night long after the fish have gone to bed they then slowly crawl up out of these sponges or from under coral heads and feed on algae or any other left over goodies they can find.  Lights don’t seem to really bother these guys they just continue to go about their business knowing that as long as it’s night they are safe!! 
 
Aimee is out walking the dogs again, she already took them for two hours this morning to the beach and yes they are two lucky dogs!!  I had to take my rear bike rim into the Dasia doctor today, I need a new cog in the back, broken spokes and time for new liquid in the rear tire to help prevent flats.  That’s about it, headed to a Photoshop party tonight so I better get moving.  Later Gators, Barry
 30-9-2009
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