"Island Paradise" Cayman Islands Caranx sexfasciatus

Caranx sexfasciatus

The fins of the juveniles are far more graceful than those of the adults

hundreds of closeup photos were combined to replicate the brilliant colors of the reef

Stretching out their spiny arms

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"Island Paradise" Cayman Islands Caranx sexfasciatusThis photo required a lot of work. I stood on the roof of a liveaboard dive boat in the blistering heat while we circled Grace Island in Papua New Guinea. Coral heads on the bottom of the clear sea added dimension to the photo, as I intentionally kept the island in the background to give the impression that this paradise is the "forbidded fruit". Michael ONeill is a freelance photographer and writer specializing in travel and natural history subjects,