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John Chernesky

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| | | **Fish ID:** Pink anemonefish **Location:** Blue Holes, Palau **Camera:** Sea & Sea MX-10 w/ YS40-A, macro lens **Film:** Kodak Royal Gold 100 **Description:** The courage of these anemonefish never ceases to amaze me, and the colors aren't bad either.| | | | **Fish ID:** Gray reef shark with remora **Location:** New Drop Off, Palau **Camera:** Sea & Sea MX-10 w/ YS40-A, wide angle lens **Film:** Kodak Royal Gold 100 **Description:** Using our reef hooks, we were floating in the current while these beauties circled all around us.| | | | **Fish ID:** Papuan jellyfish **Location:** Mandarinfish Lake, Palau **Camera:** Sea & Sea MX-10 w/ YS40-A, macro lens **Film:** Kodak Royal Gold 100 **Description:** While scouring the coral for mandarinfish, this amazing creature (which would look at home on Mars) came upon us and suddenly became more interesting!| | | | **Fish ID:** Manta ray **Location:** Goofnuw Channel, Yap **Camera:** Sea & Sea MX-10 w/ YS40-A, wide angle lens **Film:** Kodak Royal Gold 100, digitally enhanced **Description:** While we were perched on our knees, this 11-foot female named "Laura-Ann" came swooping by for a cleaning, thanks to the unknown yellow fish seen in its bottom right gill.| | | | **Fish ID:** Napoleon wrasse **Location:** New Drop Off, Palau **Camera:** Sea & Sea MX-10 w/ YS40-A, wide angle lens **Film:** Kodak Royal Gold 100 **Description:** This Napoleon met us upon entry and didn't leave our sides until we surfaced 55 minutes later.I think it was hungry.| | | | **Fish ID:** Gray reef shark **Location:** Blue Corner, Palau **Camera:** Sea & Sea MX-10 w/ YS40-A, wide angle lens **Film:** Kodak Royal Gold 100 **Description:** As we drifted from Blue Holes to Blue Corner, I looked up and stumbled into this great photo of the gray reef shark hovering above us.| | | | **Fish ID:** Sea turtle **Location:** Big Drop Off, Palau **Camera:** Sea & Sea MX-10 w/ YS40-A, wide angle lens **Film:** Kodak Royal Gold 100 **Description:** We were slowly drifting on this magnificent wall and came upon a sea turtle heading in the opposite direction.| | | | **Fish ID:** Bicolor anthias **Location:** Lionfish Wall, Yap **Camera:** Sea & Sea MX-10 w/ YS40-A, wide angle lens **Film:** Kodak Royal Gold 100 **Description:** After an incredible dive through Yap Caverns, we came out onto the reef wall and drifted down to Lionfish Wall, where we encountered one amazing scene after another, with visibility that made the trip to this remote island worthwhile all on its own.|

| John Chernesky **from Valencia, Calif.** **Age**: 31 **Years Diving**: 4 **Certification**: Advanced|

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