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by dphershman
Tue Jan 19, 2016 5:29 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Draft of Salish Sea Nudibranch poster
Replies: 10
Views: 3316

Draft of Salish Sea Nudibranch poster

check it out.... hopefully all my Dendronotus and Flabellinas are correctly named. There are 30 different types, I had to cull a few species that I couldn't identify or just plain didn't have good shots. (dotos and itty bitty white ones mostly). Let me know if I screwed up :) Dan salish-sea.jpg
by dphershman
Tue Jan 19, 2016 3:17 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Parking at Three Tree
Replies: 36
Views: 6829

Parking at Three Tree

I'm not sure when they put in the signs so I may be the last person that didn't know this, but its probably worth passing on that there are nearly a dozen or more 'no parking' signs around the small parking lot at Three Tree. It must have cost a several thousand dollars to lay out that spread, so I ...
by dphershman
Mon Jan 18, 2016 3:19 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Red Octopus eggs?
Replies: 10
Views: 3273

Re: Red Octopus eggs?

Jan K wrote:Looks like arm of a Pink short-spined star ... Maybe :)
that makes sense.... thanks!

Dan
by dphershman
Sun Jan 17, 2016 9:34 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Red Octopus eggs?
Replies: 10
Views: 3273

Red Octopus eggs?

I was diving at Redondo today and came across several small GPOs and red octopus. One Red was at the entrance of a pvc pipe, stretching its body across the opening in a protective fashion. I took a few pictures of it, but when I got home and viewed the photos I saw a pink mass that I hadn't noticed ...
by dphershman
Tue Jan 05, 2016 8:44 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Slug ID?
Replies: 4
Views: 3594

Re: Slug ID?

Thanks Jan. :)
by dphershman
Tue Jan 05, 2016 8:00 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Slug ID?
Replies: 4
Views: 3594

Slug ID?

I'm going through my old files and trying to fill gaps in my nudibranch IDs Anyone have an idea as to what this is? Photographed at Edmonds in 2013 https://hershman.smugmug.com/Underwater-Photography/Marine-Life-of-the-Pacific/Nudibranchs/Nudibranchs-of-Puget-Sound/i-SNhRhwM/0/L/DSC_4573-L.jpg https...
by dphershman
Mon Jan 04, 2016 7:56 pm
Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
Topic: Zipper Tests - The Results Are In!
Replies: 7
Views: 6506

Re: Zipper Tests - The Results Are In!

So now they tell me.

I've been through three metal zippers on my DUI the last 8 years. Decided I'd try the plastic ones. If this one makes it for two years it'll be at least on par with the metal version.
by dphershman
Mon Jan 04, 2016 7:36 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: video from Saltwater State Park
Replies: 3
Views: 1371

video from Saltwater State Park

Here's a short video compilation from Saltwater State Park on January 3, 2016. Viz has improved dramatically, plus the Lingcod are now guarding their eggs.

Image

Dan
by dphershman
Mon Jan 04, 2016 6:40 am
Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
Topic: Happy New Year - Photo of the Year
Replies: 32
Views: 10572

Re: Happy New Year - Photo of the Year

Lots of great dives in 2015, but none more memorable than Verde Island in the Philippines last June. An amazing level of biodiversity and life that one can't truly imagine until you are confronted with it. My 8 days there barely scratched the surface. https://hershman.smugmug.com/Underwater-Photogra...
by dphershman
Tue Dec 29, 2015 7:16 am
Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
Topic: Puerto Galera nudibranchs
Replies: 10
Views: 2618

Re: Puerto Galera nudibranchs

thanks, everyone!

It was a cool project. I'm going to work on our local slugs soon (I certainly have plenty of images to choose from, and that's partly why I haven't done them yet).

Dan
by dphershman
Mon Dec 28, 2015 2:16 pm
Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
Topic: Puerto Galera nudibranchs
Replies: 10
Views: 2618

Puerto Galera nudibranchs

I had the good fortune of going to Puerto Galera in the Philippines last summer for 8 days. This area is in the 'coral triangle' described as having the most biodiversity of any place on the planet. I've been sitting down to do some projects with the photos, the first one is a poster of all the nudi...
by dphershman
Tue Dec 15, 2015 6:05 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: North Wall and Zee's Reef - 12/12/15
Replies: 5
Views: 1106

North Wall and Zee's Reef - 12/12/15

Nice! I like the Flabellina verrucosa shot. Are you shooting APS-C or full frame?
by dphershman
Wed Dec 02, 2015 4:45 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Octopus Hole viz report
Replies: 6
Views: 1571

Re: Octopus Hole viz report

ScubaJess wrote:Great pics!!! I'd love to try that sight out some time.
Did you see the baby wolf eel video floating around facebook?


cool video! Thanks!

Dan
by dphershman
Tue Dec 01, 2015 7:29 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Octopus Hole viz report
Replies: 6
Views: 1571

Re: Octopus Hole viz report

Scubie Doo wrote:Great pics. It has been a while since I dove there.

Did you notice if the land is still for sale there?

I didn't see a 'for sale' sign..... It's posted with a sign saying that it's supported by hoodsport diving. I'm not up on this however.
by dphershman
Tue Dec 01, 2015 2:55 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Octopus Hole viz report
Replies: 6
Views: 1571

Octopus Hole viz report

We went to Octopus Hole yesterday on a rather chilly last day of November. Air temps were about 28 degrees. We took a gamble on viz as we were hopeful that the clear cold weather had improved conditions since the monsoons earlier in the month. On arrival we found milky white surface water, but hopin...
by dphershman
Fri Nov 27, 2015 9:09 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Monterey/Carmel slug hunt
Replies: 5
Views: 1383

Re: Monterey/Carmel slug hunt

thanks everyone.... it was fun!

Dan
by dphershman
Fri Nov 27, 2015 8:46 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Monterey/Carmel slug hunt
Replies: 5
Views: 1383

Monterey/Carmel slug hunt

I went down to Monterey last weekend November 21) to do some diving with my dive buddy (and slug expert) Brenna Green where we caught a trip with the Silver Prince dive charter for a three tank trip to the Carmel area. Water temps were the same as back home in Puget Sound but having air temps of 72 ...
by dphershman
Tue Sep 15, 2015 1:16 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Flower Garden Banks, Texas Caribbean
Replies: 31
Views: 5219

Re: Flower Garden Banks, Texas Caribbean

I was on the Fling for these same dives with Scubie Doo. Rather than start a new thread I'll just piggyback here and avoid confusion. :) For each dive I used my Wide Angle lens hoping to get the classic Manta Ray shot. Not successful with that, had to settle for a flyby. (perhaps I'll have to go bac...
by dphershman
Wed Aug 26, 2015 9:33 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Diver Missing Near Cape Flattery
Replies: 34
Views: 10399

Re: Diver Missing Near Cape Flattery

Such sad news..... I'm so sorry.
by dphershman
Sat Aug 01, 2015 1:03 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Six Gill Shark at Redondo this morning!
Replies: 19
Views: 5044

Re: Six Gill Shark at Redondo this morning!

Here's a link to a short video that mark was able to get. Watch until the end to see the cool tail.

https://marksunderwateradventures.shutt ... tures/2664
by dphershman
Fri Jul 31, 2015 9:03 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Six Gill Shark at Redondo this morning!
Replies: 19
Views: 5044

Re: Six Gill Shark at Redondo this morning!

Here's the photo that my buddy Mark took. Image

Dan
by dphershman
Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:59 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Six Gill Shark at Redondo this morning!
Replies: 19
Views: 5044

Re: Six Gill Shark at Redondo this morning!

enchantmentdivi wrote:What was viz like???
Viz was about 4 feet down to about the 40 foot depth. Then it opened up a bit to about 12 feet by the time we got to the Carousel Boat. It was a really low tide, so that compounded things a bit.
by dphershman
Thu Jul 30, 2015 6:34 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Six Gill Shark at Redondo this morning!
Replies: 19
Views: 5044

Re: Six Gill Shark at Redondo this morning!

Thanks everyone! If this was the same six gill that we saw there in 2013 I'd say he's grown a bit. [SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH AND SMILING EYES]
by dphershman
Thu Jul 30, 2015 12:50 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Six Gill Shark at Redondo this morning!
Replies: 19
Views: 5044

Six Gill Shark at Redondo this morning!

I was diving at Redondo this morning at about 10:00 AM with my buddy Mark Nayer. We went down to the carousel boat where we found a large area of sea lettuce that was covered in Hooded Nudibranchs. We spent several minutes poking through the sea lettuce photographing the nudibranchs, then I signaled...
by dphershman
Tue Jun 16, 2015 9:37 pm
Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
Topic: LES DAVIS AND REDONDO
Replies: 5
Views: 2647

Re: LES DAVIS AND REDONDO

very cool find!