Northwest Dive Club

Your feedback, especially the positive ( :luv: ) is appreciated, thank you. The hordes of Sunflower stars at Langley Tire Reef never fail to provide some entertainment. In their everlasting search for food, some of the other inhabitants are not so willing to become the fare ... This cucumber made th...

Chenari wrote:Ohhh I see. I actually didn't find any egg ribbons like that, so there ya go, lol. So why do some Melibes have spots like that? Any ideas?

I did ask the experts few years ago why some do and some don't have the spots, nobody knew the answer.

I heard there was some discussion about what those spots might be. Call me kooky, but those spots on this Lion look a lot like eggs. Could that be what those spots are? Chenari, I don't think they are eggs. Here is Melibe laying their eggs, I am sure you saw them at Keystone, there they attach them...

Great entry to cold and murky water ! With 100mm macro, Lingcod is a challenge
As for critters, my guesses:
1 Ling
2 Giant Acorn Barnacle
3 Longfin sculpin
4 Scalyhead sculpin (I think)
5 Coonstripe shrimp
6 Graceful Decorator crab
You are off to a good start, don't stop now !

Great, so you made it, I was wondering if you will come to Whidbey since the original call out went silent. I decided to skip the Saturday dive at the pass since on Friday the beach there was already crowded with people casting hooks into waters I wanted to dive in... As for the Proliferating anemon...

Nice pics. The dogfish are my nemesis too. I have yet to get a decent picture, the shutter delay is driving me crazy in moments like the one you describe. Which happen very frequently when fish are the object I want to take picture of.. Well, we just keep trying, right ?

Thanks. And some more scenes from the three days of Deception Pass dives, the visibility was not that great, but it sure was beautiful weather topside :) http://jankocian.smugmug.com/Other/New-Arrivals/9310-irish-lord-1S/996298825_dQE62-XL.jpg http://jankocian.smugmug.com/Other/New-Arrivals/9310-Iri...

Keystone Jetty Saturday afternoon 9/4 - dismal 8 feet - swimming in greenish fog :(

When seen next to the rocks, one can appreciate the size. I am glad it didn't decided to take your camera away
Isn't it great? Dive the same spot and always find something to get exited for .. Looking forward to see your stills.

Deception Pass -Wednesday after rains about 10 feet,
Thursday and Friday, Sept 3 - 15 feet plus, fine silt ...

Thank you Greg, I was wondering why a filter eater needed such big claw... Hopefully this correction will help to clear up some of the misinformation which I gathered from a reputable site :computersmash: That is why I appreciate when an expert helps me out when I goof. Sorry fellow critter watchers...

Yesterday's rain sure messed up the visibility at Deception Pass today. Lots of silt in the water, about 8 feet visibility, little better once I got under the bridge. But I am happy to add another new critter to my list ! Granular Claw crab :) http://jankocian.smugmug.com/Other/New-Arrivals/9110-Gra...

Bookmarked ! Beautifully done, everything one would wish to do in life just a click away ...

Sorry I didn't want to induce nightmares.... Maybe shrimp munching on crab will chase these terrible visions away.. And replace them with others :eek: http://jankocian.smugmug.com/Other/New-Arrivals/82910-Coonstripe-shrimS/989905599_8ZuKQ-XL.jpg http://jankocian.smugmug.com/Other/New-Arrivals/82810-...

Jan, would you mind sharing with us what camera, lens and strobe setup you used for that (and presumably a lot of your other recent macro work)? I am using Canon G-10 and Inon Z-240 strobe for most of them. Sometimes I reach for my old set-up, the Olympus C-8080. Since they are Point & Shoot ca...

Richard, great footage, Marine biologists need to see this and rethink their growth rate theories on Cloud sponges ...
Also amazing congregation of Lingcod... Good show

I wish my first photos underwater were this good !
I am afraid that photography will turn you into addict the way it did me - but it is FUN !

I know I might be over doing it with the Lumpies, but it is a special thing for me right now :luv: My second baby Lumpsucker from Keystone braving the underwater world.... http://jankocian.smugmug.com/Other/New-Arrivals/82810-Advant-LumpieS/988399005_89Yf5-XL.jpg http://jankocian.smugmug.com/Other/N...

Thanks for the info Dusty, it would be nice to see them little bit larger.. Dan, I found another tiny Lumpie near the rope trail between Pilings and the jetty, so maybe I broke the spell . While snooping around the jetty last week I found a tiny PS King Crab, so young that it doesn't show the promin...

Thank you all, it sure is fun to be able to add new critter to the list. I would love to join the King of the Lumpies Bob in his Lumpsucker kingdom. I will definitely need somebody with better eyesight to point them out for me .. :rawlings: Are they all this small at the Dond ? http://jankocian.smug...

The Painted Greenling eggs are cool too - so how long do you figure before they hatch? - Janna I will try to keep an eye on them, but Langley is not my most frequent dive site.. Today, after 1274 dives in the Pacific Northwest waters, I finally found my first Pacific Spiny LUMPSUCKER ! It was tiny ...

The Painted Greenlings just keep on laying eggs at Langley Tire Reef. I remember taking pictures of them guarding eggs back in May.. They sure like the rusty shackles which provide a perfect hiding place for the eggs.. http://jankocian.smugmug.com/Other/New-Arrivals/82210-Painted-greenl-S/984229572_...

Congratulations Janna, what a scoop. And the strobe worked, camera worked, the fish turned to pose for you, you are one lucky girl ! Great portrait of rare critter...

Thanks Dusty, yes the white spaghetti are indeed D.rufus eggs ... And another Critter from the world of old tires - Quillback rockfish with Copper giving orders .. :) http://jankocian.smugmug.com/Other/New-Arrivals/82410-Quillback-rockf-S/983033022_A2mZg-XL.jpg http://jankocian.smugmug.com/Other/New...

WOW ! Beautiful. Thank you for sharing this special moment :hello2: .