Northwest Dive Club

Happy birthday!

This weekend, I saw a couple divers carrying their gear down to the lake just south of Madrona Beach. https://www.google.com/maps/@47.6070234,-122.2831871,308m/data=!3m1!1e3 What dive site would that be? They seemed like they had regular tanks so is there something worth seeing at recreational depths?

Happy belated birthday!

Happy birthday!

Reading through the Times' writeup of the phased easing of restrictions and was wondering about the logistics of getting back in the water. https://www.seattletimes.com/life/what-inslees-4-phase-plan-to-reopen-washingtons-economy-means-for-your-life/ Are dive shops planning to do curbside dropoff/pi...

What a fun surprise! Thanks for sharing the photos.

I looked at the Backscatter sale as well and did bite on something cool and it seems to be a legitimate deal. Backscatter Mini-Flash / Snoot combo for $314. In December when released it was $499. https://wetpixel.com/articles/backscatter-announces-mf-1-mini-flash-and-os-1-optical-snoot The MF-1 Min...

Great lumpy snaps, Jesse!

I need to find some lumpsuckers that aren't orange or brown next season.

I will not be diving with the group for the foreseeable future. Would be willing to do dives with a single buddy planned via DM. Have fun. Bring wipes because those Redondo bathrooms are filthy.

Fun photos! That PMH shot must have been very difficult to get at that eye-level angle.

I'll post some of my recent shots to the thread later tonight. Been meaning to share those here.

I'm glad someone else got a picture of the painted anemone eating the crab.

Sorry I was unable to make it at the last minute.

Plan to be there.

How are we feeling about group outings given the coronavirus?

Great cephalopod pics. And the seahorse picture is really cool. It reminds me of the pygmy seahorse pics except not nearly as flat as a lot of those turn out. The texture of the gorgonian (or whatever it's on) really pops.

The shot of the ornate ghost pipefish with the silhouetted crinoids in the background is really cool.

Really cool iguana photos. How close did you get to the whale shark? I remember how hard it was to get a shot of one with good white balance at that depth. Looks like you were at 60-70ft?

I'm going to be there.

I'm out.

ScubaJess wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 7:45 pm Was there any macro around or just Sea Lions and urchins?

A couple sculpins maybe? Wasn't really looking. Pretty sure you could do a night dive off the dock if you wanted, though.

Food and hospitality are still very good. Rob and Amanda are great. Really appreciated Amanda's responsiveness over email while I was trying to make my way there.

That’s a cool lumpy shot. Don’t think I ever really noticed the texture on the tail before.

Earlier this month, I headed up to BC to dive with the steller sea lions at Hornby. Getting there was as much an adventure as being there. My trip started Sunday, and my original plan was to catch a Saturday Nanaimo ferry to give myself some slack. All Saturday ferries were canceled because of high ...