Blue ringed octapus and a lionfish

During a night dive at bare island last night we saw a blue ringed octapus sitting on top of some sponges. Unfortunately when i stuck my camera to its face it decided to hide and i couldnt get any decent photos of it.



abit further down there was a juvenile lionfish. It was a bit cold i thought, and I guess so did the lionfish that was hugging a sponge very tightly...



I was using my new Inon UCL-165 macro lens and i believe i had some minor problems focusing. mostly i need to get used to the lens i guess but i sort of thought the camera was slightly slower in focusing when my focus light was not aimed properly for example. but still i am quite happy with the new macro capabilities...