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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 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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  • 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.
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Luxuriously colored tentacles envelop a Clark's Anemone fish. Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • One of the best dives on Yap is the Canyons.  It is a quiet dive with little current, and has a labyrinth of canyons and swim throughs that are a joy to explore - Yap 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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  • Scribbled Filefish, 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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  • 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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  • Clark's Anemonefish hiding amongst purple tentacles, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Sun burst through jellyfish from deep below the surface, 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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  • The Pyjama Cardinal fish usually hovers amongst the coral in quiet areas on the reef, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Nautilus illuminated against a background of sunbeams, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Clark's Anemonefish taking refuge in the tentacles of a purple anemone Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • This jellyfish is a different variety to the non-stinging jellies in Palau Micronesia.   This one "hunts" outside of the enclosed lake systems. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Male and female Manadarin fish move out of the coral ready to start the mating dance. The male is the small one, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The Nautilus species has been in existence for around 550 million years and so is one of the longest surviving species on earth, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Two Clark's Anemonefish taking refuge amongst the tentacles of an anemone, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • A stingless jellyfish  suspended in space.  The surrounding trees are visible through the water. The stingless jellyfish evolved over millions of years inside the protected lake, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • This is a Forceps Fish.  It might look like a Butterflyfish but it does not have a vertical black stripe through the eye. Yap Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • These sharks are generally not dangerous but have been known to attack in open water, when in a feeding frenzy or when cornered, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Diver suspended in the crystal clear water, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Monochrome of large fragile coral structure on the wreck of the Japanese 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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  • Manta and two remora fish swoop past in front of sunball - Palau Micronesia, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Silas tunnel in Palau has a long section where at one point there is very little light, as you move through the tunnel, the exit becomes visible and appears to radiate a deep blue, typical of the clear waters around Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Swimmers chasing large schools of fish in swallows cave. (Photo by Underwater 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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  • Inside Swallows cave looking back at the entrance through beautiful blue light and clear water with fish schooling and swimmers. (Photo by Underwater Photographer Matt Considine)
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • An ideal swimming place between the rock islands at one of the diver lunch spots, Palau Micronesia. (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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Hard coral in the shape of a Lettuce, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The amazingly clear water of Palau gives the water a vast range of blues. A school of black snapper swims by, 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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  • Male and female Mandarin fish in mating dance. The large one is the female and the small one the male. When mating, they emerge very briefly out of the coral and move into the open water, before darting back to the safety of the coral, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The stingless jellyfish of Palau swarm towards the sun in Jellyfish Lake, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Abstract impressionistic image of gulping open mouthed school of fish, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Looking through the swarming jellyfish of Jellyfish Lake in Palau is a magical and unforgettable experience, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The divers' bubbles coming up through the hole in the top of the cave reflect the sunlight, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Looking out from the back of Blue Holes into the deep blue open sea. The shafts of light are from the holes in the top of the cavern that give Blue Holes its name, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • The famous Ulong Channel with plate coral and Glasseyes taking shelter from the current.  It is great fun to do a fast drift dive down Ulong past  all the abundant life on the reef, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Small fish schooling over colorful reef scene, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Large school of fish and a Feather Star (Crinoid) on a very long piece of wire coral, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • This image is an abstract impressionist interpretation of the open mouthed school of fish, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Looking down into the lake with the sun streaming past me from above created this interesting shadow effect, Palau Micronesia. (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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  • Diver leaving Blue Holes through an eye in the wall of the cave, Palau Micronesia (Photo by Matt Considine - Images of Asia Collection)
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