Colin Munro Photography
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Gallery: Lyme Bay underwater
All images copyright Colin Munro. Unauthorised use prohibited. Please contact me if you would like to reproduce any of these images.
Lyme Bay underwater reef scene, a cobble reef supporting abundant marine life. Copyright Colin Munro colinmunrophotography.com
 A ross coral colony (Pentapora fascialis) flourishes within a damaged area of seabed as Lyme Bay no-take zone starts to recover from mobile fishing gear, in particular scallop dredging, damage.. Copyright Colin Munro, colinmunrophotography.com
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Lyme Bay is noted for the richness of life on its cobble reefs. Starfish (Asterias rubens), hydroids, bryozoans and soft corals (Alcyonium digitatum) on a cobble reef, Lyme Bay, southwest England. A ross coral colony (Pentapora fascialis) flourishes within a damaged area of seabed as Lyme Bay no-take zone starts to recover from mobile fishing gear, in particular scallop dredging, damage.
A dense bed of brittlestars (Ophiothrix fragilis), Lyme Bay, Southwest England, UK. Dense aggregations of brittlestars are a distinctive feature of Lyme Bay.. Copyright Colin Munro, colinmunrophotography.com A cluster of pink seafans (Eunicella verrucosa) on the East Tennants Reef, Lyme Bay, Southwest England, UK. Pink seafans are gorgonions, also known as horny corals due to the horn-like composition of their skeleton. They are the only species of gorgonion found in English waters. Copyright Colin Munro, colinmunrophotography.com
Dense brittlestar bed (Ophiothrix fragilis), Lyme Bay. Image MBI000686
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A dense bed of brittlestars (Ophiothrix fragilis), Lyme Bay, Southwest England, UK. Dense aggregations of brittlestars are a distinctive feature of Lyme Bay. A cluster of pink seafans (Eunicella verrucosa) on the East Tennants Reef, Lyme Bay, Southwest England, UK. Pink seafans are gorgonions, also known as horny corals due to the horn-like composition of their skeleton. They are the only species of gorgonion found in English waters.
Large pink seafans (Eunicella verrucosa) dominating a rich faunal turf growing on top of the Saw-tooth Ledges Reef, Lyme Bay, Southwest England, UK. Colin Munro Photography  
large pink seafans and sponges, Saw-tooth ledges. Image MBI000888  
Large pink seafans (Eunicella verrucosa) dominating a rich faunal turf growing on top of the Saw-tooth Ledges Reef, Lyme Bay, Southwest England, UK  
   
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Colin Munro Photography, marine, underwater and commercial photography, advertising, surf photography, yacht photography, ship photography, design photography, portrait photography, fine art photography, band and music photography, artist and promotional photography,event photography, stock photography. Photographer based in Exeter, Devon, Southwest UK, working Worldwide. Colin has been an underwater photographer for over 20 years and a professional diver and dive supervisor for over 30. Although specialising in underwater photography Colin also undertakes a considerable amount of topside marine photography, including advertsing photography of yachts, fishing vessels, watersports and watersports equipment. Working with high end digital cameras in underwater housings allows him to work in fairly hostile environments (to cameras at least) such as surf zones and at the water-air interface producing low POV shots and half above half below the waterline shots for added dramatic effects. Colin is equally at home working in tank or pool environments, producing dramatic images for advertising or commercial use - be it models or products in an underwater environment. With over a thousand dives logged in all environments Colin is happy organising shoots in pretty much most underwater environments, from deep reefs to under waterfalls. Always up for a challenge, if you have a novel concept for an underwater shoot and want to discuss the practicalities, then come and talk to me.