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Rare and endangered Australian Sea Lions play in the shallows of Hopkins Island, South Australia. ©Michael Patrick O’Neill
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From a recent blackwater trip offshore Palm Beach, FL: A gorgeous young female Blanket Octopus (8 inches TL), who was very friendly and cooperative. Unfortunately, my encounter was brief because of depth (around 100ft.). But no complaints on my part. At least I got a handful of photos, and I’m hoping for repeat soon. This type of diving—in the Gulf Stream Current seven miles offshore in the middle of the night—is so good here in Florida that I begin my new book, Meet Me Underwater, with an entire chapter on it. To purchase the book and learn about the amazing aquatic wildlife at your doorstep, please click the link in my bio. Thanks for your support as always. © Michael Patrick O’Neill #octopus #blanketoctopus #scubadiving #Florida #PalmBeach #ocean #discoverocean #sea #beachlife #vitaminsea #nikon #fisheye #freediving #explore #oceanviral
When we were designing my new book, Meet Me Underwater, my friend and talented designer Daniel and I (along with my family) went back and forth pertaining to a cover image that would best represent the new book AND Florida’s extraordinary aquatic life. I had decided on this photo of a spectacular and very friendly Queen Angelfish I photographed on the Breakers Reef in Palm Beach, FL in December 2015, but the problem is that this fish species ranges from Brazil all the way to the Carolinas, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, so while pretty, and a perfect image for a cover with lots of negative space to include the text unobtrusively, it’s not specific to Florida. So, that led us to the Florida Manatee and the current cover, of the mom with the little baby. As a compromise, this one ended up in the back cover, with just the bar code on the bottom left of the final version to keep it clean and visually pleasing. The inventory of Meet Me Underwater is scheduled to arrive from the printer July 23. My goal is to sell out the first edition by Christmas. I think it’s very doable. Help me do it! Order your copy today for July delivery. Thanks as always for your support! Michael #meetmeunderwater #angelfish #palmbeach #ocean #fisheye #florida #roamflorida #sealife #scubadiving #nikonphotography #freediving #coralreef #saveourseas #manatee #queenangelfish #ocean #discoverocean #paditv @paditv
World Sea Turtle Day: the mightiest and coolest - leatherback in a freshwater river (of all places) in a remote corner of Trinidad. Nature confounding the “experts” once again. 😂Protect and respect these living dinosaurs, today and every day. Copyright Michael Patrick O’Neill #trinidad #seaturtle #seaturtleweek #leatherback #fisheye #nature #wildlife #nikonphotography #pelagic #beach
From my new book, Meet Me Underwater: An American Alligator comes face to face with my submerged camera in Big Cypress National Preserve. I’m safe—sorta—a few feet away firing the camera via a remote release cable. Huge thanks to everyone who has already ordered; I greatly appreciate it and am very pleased with the positive feedback and attention the book is receiving. Having lived in Florida for 30 (!) years already and taking photos here for that long enabled me to build a deep archive of quality images, with special ones illustrating the book. Meet Me Underwater covers a range of subjects and habitats, in fresh and salt water and everything in between. Order your copy via the link above in my bio and bring a little “Florida Wild” to your home this summer! ©Michael Patrick O’Neill #alligator #Florida #Everglades #Naples #reptile #meetmeunderwater #nature #swamp #uwpics #nikon #fisheye #wildlife #Floridanature #roamflorida #gator #glades #naturephotos
We went up four times to this wonderful place to photograph manatees this past winter for my new book, Meet Me Underwater. It was often very cold and fortunately, this extraordinary, unnamed spring was almost always empty, save for us and the manatees. What a gift to have a quiet moment! This photo didn’t make the first edition of Meet Me Underwater, but I hope to squeeze it in the second edition. I especially like this photo because there’s a lot of room for the manatee to swim in the frame. I hope you like manatees as much as I do ;-) Wishing everyone a great weekend! Copyright Michael Patrick O’Neill #freshwater #florida #manatee #sealife #seacow #mammal #savethemanatee #spring #nikon #fisheye #underwater #uwpics #nikond850
From my new book, Meet Me Underwater, A Photographic Celebration of Florida's Aquatic Wonders. Orders are coming in hot like this big ole Great Hammerhead I photographed offshore Jupiter, FL in Caribbean-like conditions. Get yours right here (for July delivery). Link in my bio. #meetmeunderwater #shark #hammer #hammerhead #florida #shark #jupiter #beach #southflorida #ocean #fisheye #sharkdiving #scubadiving #nikon #nikond850
