Northwest Dive Club

There must have been over a hundred divers at Redondo this morning, the Depth Chargers club was doing its annual Turkey Dive, TLC had an event and there were several classes going on at the same time. Viz was even pretty good despite. Here's some photos from today. caution-- diver crossing http://ww...

Great footage! I've been out to the rock once, but the skipper called the dive.

One of the reasons I do macro photography is because I always see more things with the camera than I do with my eyes. Here's a couple of photos from Redondo today where I totally missed the little nudibranchs in the viewfinder. Leopard nudibranch Diaulula sandiegensis underneath a shrimp. http://far...

this is my best Nudi Pic to date... i got it at Alki , they are Big there esp down around 45 feet .. Please feel free to share some of your Best also .... :) yes, for sure that's a nice one! (the backlighting is great here) Here's a recent one of mine from Cove 2 that I like as well. Dirona albolin...

I got the strobe up and working again so I headed out to Edmonds UWP to try it out on the resident Lingcod. Interesting the way these fish vary from brown to yellow to green and blue. Viz is still good despite all the recent rain. http://www.hershmanphoto.com/Nature/Fish-of-the-Eastern-Pacific/Fishe...

love the golden dirona shots---- and the hooded nudribranchs have been spectacular this year!

Hi everyone! I have been diving for about one year. During that time I have been using the Sealife Reef Master Mini. This little camera has served me well on tropical dives/snorkeling trips. However, here in the Puget Sound this camera does not cut it. I have been doing a lot of research on upgradi...

Sorry to hear that Dan, what make was it and what gave up? At the price of these things, you got me now worried... What are you getting for replacement? I'm sending my DS125 back to Ikelight for a going over. (I've used this strobe for 4 yrs now so it likely has some small leak somewhere-- at least...

H20doctor wrote:what is boeing creek reef like ?

piles of boulders and concrete slabs on a slope ranging from 35-80 feet. Rockfish heaven. (and at least one lingcod that was as big as a horse!) I saw my first juvenile yellow-eye there last spring.

My strobe is now dead RIP---- it passed away after 34 shots at Boeing Creek Reef last weekend. :-({|= Lots of rockfish there, its a great boat dive if you haven't been there before. Here's some shots of a couple of the local residents. Now I just have to wait for the new strobe to arrive........ htt...

Oh! Also!!! I saw somewhere where the Canon SD960 was not compatible with Vista? Is this true? K No , the Canon SD960 works fine with vista. You don't want to use the Canon software that comes with the camera anyway. And as of thursday we can all run out and buy the latest Windows version, Windows ...

I'm a fan of Ikelight housings and higher end point and shoot cameras. Like the Canon G11 or the Nikon Coolpix 6000, as they have strobe hot shoes and make strobe exposure so much easier. Canon is coming out with a nice upgrade to its S series with S90 in November (although it doesn't have a hot sho...

wow! That's amazing! with all the divers in and around Bonaire is so amazing that its never been documented before. Probably lots of folks have seen it before and just never realized it had never been 'discovered'.

Gorgeous find! That is certainly a lunker and a beautiful shot too needless to say I'm jealous having never even seen one but alas they are not found in the sound. By shear volume he is probably larger than just about any nudi your likely to find! According to Whelks to Whales author Rick Harbo, Or...

Yep certainly is a pink! and best shot I've ever seen of one !!! Great angle and clarity. That is a show stopper. :notworthy: :notworthy: But as far as the largest nudi up here I'm pretty sure you wont find anything larger than the iris 12" followed by the dendronotus rufus 11" the pinks ...

Nice gallery there, Dusty! I especially like your juvie wolfeels.
The photos show the great viz we've had lately!

Ok Rich, I found this in your back yard. What the heck is it? Anyone else wants to pipe in, its welcome. MJ Lovely Opalescents! There are two differing color varieties here-- they vary according to local conditions. Our local ones usually have silvery Cerata with orange of different shades. Down in...

Greg Jensen wrote:Can you provide a higher res shot? Salmon sharks have small cusps on their teeth that should be visible with a closer view.

this is a close as I wanted to get



someone had previously placed a shell in its mouth to hold the jaw open.

Ken G wrote:Could be a Salmon Shark possibly? They look very much like a Great White.

I thoought about that, but it seems to be the wrong color and the eyes are not as set forward as a salmon shark. But I'm no expert!

I was at Neah Bay this past weekend and saw what looked like a child's toy shark on the beach. As I got closer I realized that it was no toy! http://www.hershmanphoto.com/photos/663315010_3hvGo-M.jpg This fellow had been on the beach for a while, but it sure looked to me like a baby Great White. Def...

Right genus, wrong species. It's a Cancer oregonensis (pygmy rock crab), the guys you usually see hiding in giant barnacle shells. OK, I see the difference now. Thanks for the correction. Have I mentioned lately that I'm REALLY glad you're here????? :notworthy: :salute: :thankyouyellow: Nice find r...

That's a nice golden dirona there, dwashbur!

nwscubamom wrote:Pacific Snake Prickleback. And awesome shot! It's hard to get close to these skittish fellas.

thanks for the ID!

There were several of these hanging out at the 15 foot depth at Redondo yesterday. And they really were skittish!

I thought this was a Northern Ronquil--- but now I'm too sure as I don't see the long dorsal fin. (perhaps I'm missing it)

first one looks like a cabezon. agree with the scalyhead ID, Great shots, Scott I don't see the tufts behind the eyes to indicate that the first sculpin would be a cabezon....... I think I'd go with the buffalo id as dusty2 said. I could be wrong though. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/23365036...