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  • The Minke's sleek form is perfect for moving through thousands of miles of ocean. (Photo by Wildlife Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • A lighthouse on the ramparts of an old Portuguese fort.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • A delicate hard coral branch extends from the wall, as the divers disappear into the distance, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Mother and calf resting on the surface. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • An incredible creature and an exemplar of the form follows function ideal. (Photo by Wildlife Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Minke Whale in Blue Space. (Photo by Wildlife Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Humpback whale taking a closer look. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Humpback whale glides past. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Humpback looks down from the surface. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Absolutely beautiful humpback whale diving. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • This huge female humpback was very relaxed as her baby played on the surface. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Humpback looking down from the surface., Even young humpbacks like this one have many scars
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  • The sleek Minke whale returns each year to the sheltered waters of the Great Barrier Reef. Minkes seem very curious swimming up and making multiple passes. (Photo by Wildlife Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Humpback whale frolicking above its mother. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Mother and calf resting on the surface. The calf has unusually light coloring. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • The enormous mother humpback resting on the surface. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Large female humpback whale carrying hundreds of remoras. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Young humpback whale on the surface. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • The sleek Minke whale returns each year to the sheltered waters of the Great Barrier Reef. Minkes seem very curious swimming up and making multiple passes. (Photo by Wildlife Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • The sleek Minke whale returns each year to the sheltered waters of the Great Barrier Reef. Minkes seem very curious swimming up and making multiple passes. (Photo by Wildlife Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • People stroll along the sea wall most afternoons.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Dappled light and sun beams on Minke whale with snorkelers above. (Photo by Wildlife Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • These two whales peeled off from a deep swimming pod and swam almost vertically, towards the surface. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Young humpback whale frolicking on the surface above it mother. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • This mother and calf swim slowly throgh the clear blue water. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Mother and calf on the surface. The bumps on the head of all humpbacks are an evolutionary vestige of wiskers. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Close pass from a curious young humpback whale. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Minke about to dive. (Photo by Wildlife Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • The Crinoid is an animal but looks like a plant. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Humpback whale diving. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Young humpback whale on the surface. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Diving young humpback whale with large remoras. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • It is amazing how different the sleek Minke is from the bumpy Humpback. Yet they both show curiosity which is in someway the hallmark of intelligence. (Photo by Wildlife Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • The sleek Minke whale returns each year to the sheltered waters of the Great Barrier Reef. Minkes seem very curious swimming up and making multiple passes. (Photo by Wildlife Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Minke whale near the surface. The minke lives in a world.defined by water. This is their liquid world. (Photo by Wildlife Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • The calf in this shot is around 25 feet long. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • This baby humpback is around 25 feet long and already has a few scars. The young humpbacks are very curious and playful and make repeated passes, getting so close I was gently hit by the tail despite my best efforts to get out of the way. It certainly did not phase the calf, since it came back again and again. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • A sleek perfect form created by over millions of years by evolution. (Photo by Wildlife Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Minke coming up for air. (Photo by Wildlife Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Incredible Minke Whale. (Photo by Wildlife Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Minke with snorkelers above. The Minke is about 30 or more feet long. (Photo by Wildlife Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Mother and calf on the surface. The bumps on the head of all humpbacks are an evolutionary vestige of wiskers. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Minke about to dive. (Photo by Wildlife Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • These two whales peeled off from a deep swimming pod and swam almost vertically, towards the surface. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Curious young humpback whale looking down from above., (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • This young humpback is quite large but also very agile in the water. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • The calf is almost riding on the back mother's back. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • The whales sometimes remain almost stationery near the surface. This young calf has unusually light coloring. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Humpback calf with mother coming up for air. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Mother and calf resting on the surface. The calf has unusually light coloring. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Close up of humpback whale with a swimmer on the surface. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • The dappled light creates intricate patterns on the back of this huge female humpback whale as she basks near the surface. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • This young humpback was very curious and passed quite close before returning to its mother. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Minke kissing the sky. (Photo by Wildlife Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Swimmers chasing large schools of fish in swallows cave. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • A Pink Anemonefish, immune to the stinging tentacles of the sea anemone, takes refuge from predators. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Beautiful waterway Marlborough Sounds. (Photo by Travel Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Freediver diving deep through schools of fish with snorkelers on the surface. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Sunset over Norwegian Fijord. (Photo by Travel Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • A bizarre coral formation with fantastic little spires, with divers in the background, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Diver and Glasseye schooling on the reef, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Looking up at divers and the sky through one of the entrances to Blue Holes, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Puffer fish with an amazing stripe pattern. The puffer fish is poisonous but is sometimes prepared as soup or sashimi (fugu) by specially trained chefs in Japan and Korea, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Ulong Channel is an exciting drift dive along a valley, one side of which has steep banks of lettuce coral and sheltering fish. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Manta ray flying down to a cleaning station. Manta rays can be uniquely identified by the pattern of spots on their white belly, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Male and female Mandarin fish mating in open water above the coral. It is quite difficult to capture the fast moving Mandarin fish, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Leaving the aptly named Temple of Doom, with divers in Blue Holes.  Even a few feet from the entrance and exit, there is no light or means of orientation. Even with plenty of artificial light and air, it is easy to see why divers have died here, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Divers in Blue Holes, Palau Micronesia(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Looking up at two of the entrance holes in the top of the Blue Holes cave system. The divers' bubble bursts march across the face of the cave Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Fishermen take these colorful boats out at night and return early in the morning with their catches.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Stick fishermen at sunset.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • People gather and walk along these ramparts every afternoon.<br />
(Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The Lochmara resort on Queen Charlotte Sound is a great place to stay and has an excellent menu. (Photo by Travel Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Swimmers chasing large schools of fish in swallows cave. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • The entrance to the cave is bwlow the surface of the water so the only light that gets into the cave is through this entrance. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Mariners cave is completely enclosed, with the entrance below the surface. The wave action outside the cave causes clouds to form and unform with the surge. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Mariners cave is completely enclosed, with the entrance below the surface. The wave action outside the cave causes clouds to form and unform with the surge. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • The jack fish often keep their distance but if there is a predator nearby they seem to move closer to divers, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • A stocky grey reef shark cruises up and down the current like a jet fighter. Occasionally a shark will swoop past just a few feet away and sometimes surprise a divers by coming in from behind, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Large fragile coral structure on the wreck of the Japanese ship the Iro, sunk during WWII. Some experts believe this wreck is actually the Sata, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Clark's Anemonefish hiding amongst purple tentacles, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • It is possible to get quite close to these brightly colored blue striped snapper, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Blue Holes is one of the best dives in Palau. The light creates a cathedral like atmosphere, giving the diver a sense of vast the volume of the cave Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • School of chevron barracuda Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Mariners cave is completely enclosed, with the entrance below the surface. The wave action outside the cave causes clouds to form and unform with the surge. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Minkes sometimes spy hop and look around. When you think how they experience the transition from water to air it makes you wonder what the human equivalent is. (Photo by Wildlife Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • The beautiful and poisonous lion fish. (Photo by Wildlife Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Glasseye Schooling. (Photo by Wildlife & Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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  • Wave Breaking on Coral, Palau Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Scribbled Filefish, Palau Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The slow moving Puffer fish has good eyesight. The puffer fish is poisonous but is sometimes prepared as soup or sashimi (fugu) by specially trained chefs in Japan and Korea, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • When the water is rich in plankton and other life it takes on a green hue.  It is at these times that the manta rays will loop through the water in loose formation. Sometimes the mantas will repeatedly loop around the diver, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Manta ray swooping into cleaning station.  The manta rays repeatedly return to the same rock and coral outcrops to be cleaned of parasites by small cleaner wrasse, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Looking up through one of the Entrances to Blue Holes, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The Entrance to Blue Holes, Palau Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Large fan coral on a wall dive in Palau, with baraccuda and other fish in the background, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Fabulous but very delicate fan coral on wall. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • These sharks cruise back and forth on the current in front of you.  They can sometimes get quite close.  Though generally not dangerous to divers in groups, it is wise to always face them, though this is not always possible, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Normally difficult to get close to, these Jacks were happy to stream past when a shark was circling nearby. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Divers using the mooring line of a buoy marking the wreck of the Iro, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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