A fearless Hawaiian Spotted Puffer swims in for a close-up in La Perouse Bay off the Southwestern coast of Maui.
This bay is regulated by the state of Hawaii as an underwater marine sanctuary.
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The sun sinks into the Pacific...
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In Maui, they call this fish hinalea aki lolo.
Lolo means "lazy fish" in the native language. The Hawaiian people observed that the adults spend most of their time buried in the sand with only their noses protruding. I'm glad I ran into a more ambitious one.
Also known as the yellowtail wrasse (Coris gaimard)
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Taken in Makena State Park, on the Island of Maui - Fuji Velvia 50, Sigma 17-35mm, cir. polarizing filter, and scanned to digital from slide using Nikon Coolscan IV ED (the black border is the slide mount).
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The sun dips below the horizon in Wailea, Hawaii.
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