Many common images on the reef take on an entirely different graphic quality when photographed at large magnification. Most of the abstract images in this gallery are common objects which might have far less impact if shot normally.

The large magnification transforms the subject into an abstract which focuses solely on texture, color and shape.

Many of these images are exposed at a 1:1 ratio (life size) others at 2:1 ratio (half life size. The truncated image thus fills the frame