Northwest Dive Club

mancub wrote:Great shots, and excellent eyes to find that one. Yet one more reason I need to get a case, and never be without a camera.
BTW, I think nudis are sweet. Thanks for sharing.

Diving without a camera??? Unthinkable!! :naka:

No magnifying glass, just stick in bifocals in my mask. I cover quite a large area on every dive but I have learned where to look and what to look for and my brain and eyes are programed to find the small details that others miss. I do scour the area very throughly. You will frequently find me with ...

Here's a really cool and scarce find. http://underthesound.smugmug.com/photos/306589767_cgPCT-L.jpg http://underthesound.smugmug.com/photos/306592765_QjPfM-L-1.jpg These will give you an idea of scale and how hard they are to spot http://underthesound.smugmug.com/photos/306606165_CKJmE-L.jpg http://...

This is the largest and most well marked Decorated I have seen.

Hey, Dusty! I sent this off to Andy Lamb, thinking that he might be able to tell us what it was...instead your photo has him scratching his head as well! Here is Andy's reply: "It is most strange! Some general similarities to the mosshead warbonnet, Chirolophis nugator , but many dis-similariti...

Don't miss the chance. Janna's classes are a hoot! She really helped me get off the ground in the ID racket. and yes that is a cresent gunnel. As for the painted mating thing, your kinda late Apil and May is the time. There are still some guarding eggs but the mating colors are pretty much gone. I e...

hell I'm lucky to get that close!

Grateful Diver wrote:Yoiks! Looks like a mutant warbonnet ...

Where'd ya find it ... Hanford?

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Hudson Point, Port townsend! You know Indian Island arsenal is just across the bay. You know the place where the Navy doesnt have any Nucs.

I think these are vermillion rock fish but not real sure? There were about a half dozen of these little guys down at 90 feet today. I had quite a time trying to get a good shot of them. The viz wasn't very good and they wouldn't sit still! http://underthesound.smugmug.com/photos/304817617_XKYo6-L.jp...

probably not but the resemblance is striking. I'm not sure what this little guy is.

A couple for the crab guys This little guy could trully be called a sharp nose but I don't think that's his true name http://underthesound.smugmug.com/photos/301331906_aYTTh-L.jpg http://underthesound.smugmug.com/photos/301332252_pEwkG-L.jpg http://underthesound.smugmug.com/photos/301332103_Yr8Cg-L....

A really tough one to get. Dendrotus frondus with it's eggs. the first shot shows why they aren't seen often. Without good lighting they are just part of the bush and even when you see them they are very hard to get a good focus on. There are actually four of them in this first pic. http://underthes...

Agreed, 1 Monterey and 4 nobels, another givaway is the tubericles on the monterey are sort of pointed and the nobels are flat on top.

Great stuff! I've never seen anything with that color around here...really bizarre! I sent off inquiries to Dave Behrens and Andy Lamb....maybe they'll be able to shed some light on it! If/when I hear back from them I'll post their responses here. - John I talked to Dave already and he said go back...

That's no Naniamo! The skin texture and gills suggest a nobel but the color is way wrong. I'll forward it to the expert and see what he has to say

Thanks for the info. on day island wall. I really do appreciate it. I will have to study up on the tides before I try. Nice pictures Dusty2! Sorry I didn't get back earlier. I thought everyone knew I'm the Port Townsend's #1 promoter. These and most everything else I post were taken at Hudson point...

A new resident at my favorite dive site. He's young but already has his full set of teeth. Hope he sticks around.

Spring is the time for pretty flowers. Allot of the small critters are getting covered up by all the sparing growth but there is still beauty to be found on every dive. This was from 3 Tree point last friday. http://underthesound.smugmug.com/photos/293028233_KzNKV-L.jpg http://underthesound.smugmug....

Agreed it's a helmit crab and they are quite common in eelgrass beds

YellowEye wrote:wow, were you diving in that super-low tide today?

No this one was on May 1st at 6:30 am at mean low tide meaning it was a +3.12 ft low tide going into a +4.61 high. In other words a very low exchange for several hours. Best chance for the eggs to get fertilized and settle somewhere close.

Here is something you won't see everyday. In fact it only happens once a year on a certain tide. How they decide when and how they get the word out is a mystery to me but all the Gum boot Chitins in the area gather in one spot and shoot there spawn into the water column at the same time and let the ...

My light-of-choice on night walks is the UK MiniQ40 LED. I'm going to hit the big 5-0 this year, and wonder how many good years of diving I have left in my life... - Janna :) Isn't it cool you always have a flashlight that actually works! Non divers can't say that Fear not Jana, Your still a youngu...

Now you know why I didn't make the call! How long is his fin, how wide is his head Whew! Those fishie critters are just too confusing. They ought to require nametags. That's why I like nudibranchs