Northwest Dive Club

Cove2 and get some great city skyline vistas?

The housing is sold! I still have some ikelite ports and nikon lenses available.

I am selling off my Ikelite DSLR mount Ports and Accessories! I've got an excellent array of ports that will be great for anyone using a DSLR and Ikelite housing. Details are below, but feel free to ask any questions you might have. The array of parts and combos for best use with your lenses can be ...

I moved my D800 to a different housing a while ago and it's time to sell off the trusty Ikelite D800 housing. The housing is in good condition with the usual wear of a well cared for gear. I used it for about 2 years and serviced it once. It's been idle for a few months now but ready to dive right a...

Nikon mount lenses for sale I have a number of lenses that I no longer use and need a good home. Most of these are DX mount and I don't use them any more as I moved to a full frame camera. DX Lenses Nikon DSLR's - All are in excellent condition. Nikon 16-85dx - $350 incredibly versatile lens for eve...

Lead == warmth (air in suit) I recently started wearing a Waterproof 3D Mesh vest underneath my one piece Arctic. Takes another 4 lbs to sink, but I haven't been cold since. +1 for 3D mesh. I got a Waterproof Drysuit a few months ago and the 3D mesh in the suit covers you neck to ankles. I don't ev...

Cool info, I'm going to have to try lowering power more often. Your camera's better high iso behavior probably helps you a bit though? Here's an example shot of the same satellite dish I had: :-({|= This was just one crappy quick shot but shows a couple problems, I think: (and I think I have these ...

Dave, Awesome info, thank you. I suspect my 15mm fisheye is grabbing a little "extra" strobe light since it is so wide. I'm going to try my 17-40mm and see what kind of results I can get. Thanks again for the info. Jesse I have the Sigma 15mm lens and love it in clear tropical water. It f...

Dave, Very nice WA shots. Can I ask what settings and lens you use to get such even lighting? I always seem to have light/dark areas when shooting wa. It maybe be due to my fisheye lens. But not 100% sure. Thanks Jesse Hey Jesse, I used a 16-35mm in an 8.5" dome on a Nikon D800 for this dive. ...

YellowEye wrote:Nice pics/video Dave!
How'd the sunset video turn out on the bigscreen? That looked pretty cool too!

Crank up the volume for this one...

Finally, we found several squid egg clusters, but just one very busy squid.

Here are some more photos from the the dive.

We had a fantastic dive at Three Tree. The GPO on Eggs was a major highlight. Photos and Videos were taken! This was only my second time at the sight, and the first time I encountered all of the objects. Speedboat, Sat Dish, Boat Trailer, various toilets. I look forward to exploring this site again!...

I will try to join in! How big is the octo on eggs, wide angle zoom appropriate?

Does anyone have other shots of this species? I wonder if this is normal or an anomaly to have this sort of structure integrated into the eyeball. I think this is the Spiny Lithoid Crab- Acantholithodes hispidus.

Here is a different crop of this hairy crab's eye, which is think is really interesting and weird.

It's was a great night for diving, with decent vis and good dive buddies. And no crabs were harassed in the taking of these pictures! Three Tree Feb 19 2015 (46 of 63)-4.jpg Three Tree Feb 19 2015 (11 of 63)-1.jpg Three Tree Feb 19 2015 (53 of 63)-6.jpg Three Tree Feb 19 2015 (60 of 63)-7.jpg

On my way now.

I will try to make it! Never dove at Three Tree, so I need to figure out how to get there....

Here is reply from my whale researcher friend... I answered him that it was same dolphin in all pictures. Thanks for the pictures. Do you know whether this is one dolphin with wounds on both pectoral fins, or one with a wound on the left and another with a wound on the right? I don't think they wer...

Shot with a Nikon D800 and 16-35mm lens. This was the first time after about 15 years that I have ever encountered dolphins underwater in Puget Sound. Is this indeed uncommon or am I just unlucky? Dave Oh yeah, SUPER common to see these underwater. About as common as the Gray Whale sighting recentl...

Certainly, pass them on. The notches in the pectoral fins are pretty distinctive. Apparently this individual has been seen hanging around the area for a few months. Must be a rough neighborhood.

Shot with a Nikon D800 and 16-35mm lens.

This was the first time after about 15 years that I have ever encountered dolphins underwater in Puget Sound. Is this indeed uncommon or am I just unlucky?

Dave

I had the pleasure of diving with Bandito's Charters today off of North Wall. We were lucky to have an extra Dive Buddy join the group and dive along side us. A very friendly and curious Pacific Whiteside Dolphin! -Zee's and North Wall Feb 7 2015-5.jpg -Zee's and North Wall Feb 7 2015-9.jpg -Zee's a...

Rats, I am heading to California in the morning!