This stunning picture of a free swimming Giant Moray could easily have been a great video sequence had I known my camera backwards. As a swam along trying at the same time to set my camera to video I twice switched it it off. It was made worse as he swam onto the turf of a second Moray who was less than happy to see him.
This little chap was preparing to go mask to mask with me to defend his patch of anemone.
In an effort to look slim and sleek in a wet suit here I am posing next to a big lumpy piece of coral.
FOTW Diver Hilary surveys a reef load of small fish on behalf of National Geographic. A re-count was required with the chocolate dips having a small majority.
Up close and scary. Spines are poisonous and hurt like hell if you get pranged, so don't. Simply enough even if you normally dive in Stoke.
FOTW National Geographic Diver Hilary Says... "You can tell how mature a Napoleon Wrasse is by the size of the lump on the forehead. I am really please to have seen a number of lump less Napoleon Wrasse this year in Sharm. Although they remain an endangered species they appear to be doing their best to buck the trend"
