COLORS OF THE REEF
ReefColors Underwater Photography

Red

• Spotted drum (Equetus punctatus) #1

SPECIES

Spotted drum (Equetus punctatus)

LOCATION

Crusher's Wall, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/160 sec at f/11, 105mm

DATE

03.03.2026, 09:12

Red

• Yellowhead jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) #2

SPECIES

Yellowhead jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons)

LOCATION

Fantasea Land, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/160 sec at f/11, 105mm

DATE

03.03.2026, 10:37

Red

• Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) #3

SPECIES

Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus)

LOCATION

High Rock Drop-Off, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, 8-15mm f/3.5-4.5E

EXPOSURE

1/200 sec at f/13, 15mm

DATE

03.03.2026, 14:25

Red

• Common lionfish (Pterois volitans) #4

SPECIES

Common lionfish (Pterois volitans)

LOCATION

Anchor Point, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, 8-15mm f/3.5-4.5E

EXPOSURE

1/160 sec at f/11, 15mm

DATE

06.03.2026, 09:12

Red

• Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) #5

SPECIES

Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus)

LOCATION

Kathleen's Reef, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, 8-15mm f/3.5-4.5E

EXPOSURE

1/200 sec at f/11, 15mm

DATE

08.03.2026, 10:33

Red

• Smooth trunkfish (Lactophrys triquete) #6

SPECIES

Smooth trunkfish (Lactophrys triquete)

LOCATION

Chub Hole, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/200 sec at f/13, 105mm

DATE

08.03.2026, 15:59

Red

• Bermuda chub (Kyphosus sectatrix) #7

SPECIES

Bermuda chub (Kyphosus sectatrix)

LOCATION

Chub Hole, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/200 sec at f/13, 105mm

DATE

08.03.2026, 16:13

Red

• Common lionfish (Pterois volitans) #8

SPECIES

Common lionfish (Pterois volitans)

LOCATION

Frank Sound Gardens, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/200 sec at f/13, 105mm

DATE

12.03.2026, 10:28

Red

• Yellowline arrow crab (Stenorhynchus seticornis) #9

SPECIES

Yellowline arrow crab (Stenorhynchus seticornis)

LOCATION

Split Rock, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/200 sec at f/20, 105mm

DATE

12.03.2026, 14:06

Red

• Decorator crab (Achaeus) #10

SPECIES

Decorator crab (Achaeus)

LOCATION

Split Rock, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/200 sec at f/20, 105mm

DATE

12.03.2026, 14:07

Red

• Flamingo tongue (Cyphoma gibbosum) #11

SPECIES

Flamingo tongue (Cyphoma gibbosum)

LOCATION

Split Rock, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/200 sec at f/13, 105mm

DATE

12.03.2026, 14:19

Red

• Flamingo tongue (Cyphoma gibbosum) #12

SPECIES

Flamingo tongue (Cyphoma gibbosum)

LOCATION

Split Rock, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/200 sec at f/13, 105mm

DATE

12.03.2026, 14:19

Red

• Yellowtail damselfish (Microspathodon chrysurus) #13

SPECIES

Yellowtail damselfish (Microspathodon chrysurus)

LOCATION

Split Rock, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/200 sec at f/13, 105mm

DATE

12.03.2026, 14:30

Red

• Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) #14

SPECIES

Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)

LOCATION

Cinderella's Castle, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/200 sec at f/13, 105mm

DATE

12.03.2026, 15:34

Red

• French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) #15

SPECIES

French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru)

LOCATION

Cinderella's Castle, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/200 sec at f/13, 105mm

DATE

12.03.2026, 15:44

Red

• Banded coral shrimp (Stenopus hispidus) #16

SPECIES

Banded coral shrimp (Stenopus hispidus)

LOCATION

Cinderella's Castle, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/200 sec at f/13, 105mm

DATE

12.03.2026, 15:46

Red

• Channel clinging crab (Maguimithrax spinosissimus) #17

SPECIES

Channel clinging crab (Maguimithrax spinosissimus)

LOCATION

Cinderella's Castle, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/200 sec at f/13, 105mm

DATE

12.03.2026, 16:01

Red

• Deepwater sea fan (Iciligorgia schrammi) #18

SPECIES

Deepwater sea fan (Iciligorgia schrammi)

LOCATION

Black Rock Dropp-Off, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, 8-15mm f/3.5-4.5E

EXPOSURE

1/160 sec at f/11, 13mm

DATE

14.03.2026, 13:59

Red

• French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) #19

SPECIES

French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru)

LOCATION

Black Rock Dropp-Off, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, 8-15mm f/3.5-4.5E

EXPOSURE

1/160 sec at f/11, 15mm

DATE

14.03.2026, 14:08

Red

• Decorator crab (Achaeus) #20

SPECIES

Decorator crab (Achaeus)

LOCATION

Faith's Precipie, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/200 sec at f/22, 105mm

DATE

15.03.2026, 09:03

Red

• Green moray (Gymnothorax funebris) #21

SPECIES

Green moray (Gymnothorax funebris)

LOCATION

Faith's Precipie, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/200 sec at f/16, 105mm

DATE

15.03.2026, 09:33

Red

• Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) #22

SPECIES

Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)

LOCATION

Snapper Hole, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/200 sec at f/16, 105mm

DATE

15.03.2026, 10:35

Red

• French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) #23

SPECIES

French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru)

LOCATION

Snapper Hole, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/160 sec at f/14, 105mm

DATE

15.03.2026, 10:43

Red

• French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) #24

SPECIES

French angelfish (Pomacanthus paru)

LOCATION

Snapper Hole, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/160 sec at f/14, 105mm

DATE

15.03.2026, 10:43

Red

• Spotted moray (Gymnothorax moringa) #25

SPECIES

Spotted moray (Gymnothorax moringa)

LOCATION

Split Rock, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

CAMERA

NIKON Z 8, NIKKOR Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S

EXPOSURE

1/160 sec at f/11, 105mm

DATE

15.03.2026, 14:15

Cayman 2026 Dive Sites Map

4 dive sites, 6 photos

Click the map to enable scroll-wheel zoom. Switch on “Water depth shading” and click anywhere for the approximate depth, “Seafloor relief” for sonar-surveyed areas, or “Nautical marks” (zoom in) for harbours, wrecks, buoys and lights. Depth data (GEBCO grid of roughly 450 m; GMRT only where ships have surveyed) and nautical marks (OpenSeaMap) are for orientation only, not for navigation or dive planning. Pin positions mark the start of the dive (boat anchor or entry point), not the exact spot underwater. Zoom out to see dive sites of other locations: grey pins are dive sites without photos, flags are dive centers. Pale pins show an approximate position (nearby dive center or dive area).