Andy Lerner of Santa Monica, Calif.

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Andy Lerner

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| | | **Location:** Maui, Hawaii **Dive Site:** Sheraton Reef **Marine Life ID:** Whitespotted toby **Camera and Settings:** Nikon 100 w/60mm lens in Light & Motion Titan housing with Sea & Sea YX-90 strobes **Description:** Normally a skittish little fish, this one became interested in his reflection in my lens port.| | | | **Location:** Papua New Guinea **Dive Site:** Lion Island **Marine Life ID:** Reef squid **Camera and Settings:** Nikon 100 w/60mm lens in Light & Motion Titan housing with Sea & Sea YX-90 strobes **Description:** This was taken while she was coming in to check on her eggs.| | | | **Location:** Papua New Guinea **Dive Site:** Milne Bay **Marine Life ID:** Blue-spotted ray **Camera and Settings:** Nikon 100 w/60mm lens in Light & Motion Titan housing with Sea & Sea YX-90 strobes **Description:** It's a lot of frustrating work getting close to these animals.| | | | **Location:** Papua New Guinea **Dive Site:** Milne Bay **Marine Life ID:** "Hairy" ghost pipefish **Camera and Settings:** Nikon 100 w/60mm lens in Light & Motion Titan housing with Sea & Sea YX-90 strobes **Description:** Many thanks to the dive guides for helping find rare fish like these.| | | | **Location:** Maui, Hawaii **Dive Site:** Sheraton Reef **Marine Life ID:** Hawaiian green turtle **Camera and Settings:** Nikon 100 w/60mm lens in Light & Motion Titan housing with Sea & Sea YX-90 strobes **Description:** I'm not sure, but I think he's smiling.| | | | **Location:** Maui, Hawaii **Dive Site:** Black Rock **Marine Life ID:** Crown of thorns **Camera and Settings:** Nikon 100 w/60mm lens in Light & Motion Titan housing with Sea & Sea YX-90 strobes **Description:** It's tricky business working close to the poisonous thorns on these guys.| | | | **Location:** Papua New Guinea **Dive Site:** Milne Bay **Marine Life ID:** Spinecheek anemonefish **Camera and Settings:** Nikon 100 w/60mm lens in Light & Motion Titan housing with Sea & Sea YX-90 strobes **Description:** I could spend days with these fish. They're beautiful to watch.| | | | **Location:** Papua New Guinea **Dive Site:** Milne Bay **Marine Life ID:** Coral hawkfish **Camera and Settings:** Nikon 100 w/60mm lens in Light & Motion Titan housing with Sea & Sea YX-90 strobes **Description:** This confused hawkfish was cohabitating with a family of anemonefish.|

| Andy Lerner **from Santa Monica, Calif.** **Age**: 48 **Years diving**: 13 **Certification**: PADI open water|

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