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Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:53 pm
by Sea of Green
Jan K wrote:Kirsten, I am always open to suggestions, if there is somebody who knows about publishing, well, lets see what can be done, thanks .

Sea of Green: I have Olympus C-8080 in Ikelite housing, it is a Point and Shoot camera, the lens is fixed, 7.1 - 35.6 mm zoom (digital #s).
Second question, what kind of lighting are you using for it? Built-in flash or external strobe? Single or dual strobes?

And yes, I also would gladly pay to have a poster-size print of your work suitable for framing, like a 12X18 or larger. I know somebody who does that sort of thing. If you're interested, I'll pm you his contact info.

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 2:04 pm
by Jan K
Sea of Green wrote: Second question, what kind of lighting are you using for it? Built-in flash or external strobe? Single or dual strobes?.
Sorry, forgot to mention the lighting - Ikelite DS-125 external, single strobe. I started with Ikelite DS-50, but the battery compartment kept on flooding. I am thinking about adding a second strobe, it just gets too bulky, the rig I got is already quite heavy...and expensive (for my diving budget :) )

Crab season

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 8:07 pm
by Jan K
When I got to the scene, the crab was not struggling at all, so I don't really know how it got in there, I see sometimes crabs hiding next to the anemones, and not getting caught. Maybe the crabbing was closed.. #-o

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Sunflower star mother

Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:13 pm
by Jan K
Most of the time, the Sunflower Star is involved in some unsavory action, usually eating some other invertebrate or even another Sunflower star. So I was surprised to find a scores of tiny crabs finding comfort in the arms of one of the marauders..

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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:41 pm
by LCF
Jan, I love your pictures for so many reasons.

When I took Laurel LeFever's fabulous marine life identification class, Laurel started it by saying he teaches it to convince people that there's more to see in the Sound than wolf eels and GPOs. His class and your photographs carry the same message -- move slowly, inspect closely, and you will see and learn amazing things about the life in our local waters.

Thank you for your ongoing contributions to my education!

Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:25 pm
by Tangfish
Jan, have you ever considered making a book out of your wonderful photos and illustrations? I'd surely be a buyer, as would many here. :book:

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:10 am
by John Rawlings
Hi, Jan!

Did you see those tiny crabs before you took the photos, or did you notice them after you down-loaded the images? I don't even think that my old eyes would have seen them!

Great stuff!

- John

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:49 am
by Tom Nic
Heck, I could hardly see them after they were blown up! #-o

Great find Jan! =D>

My guess is that if you're a juvie crab about the safest place you could be around a star is on it's back!

It's fun finding stuff after you take a picture! Although, with my new Sea Vision mask and it's wonderful bifocal I'm seeing all kinds of stuff that I didn't know was there!

Now if the viz would improve... Hood Canal from surface to 35fsw was maybe 3'. I need to go check out some of the local amazing viz people have been talking about!

Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:28 am
by Nwbrewer
Tom, vis at mukilteo was probably in the 20' range last night if you don't mind driving a bit to get to the vis. Of course with the I-5 Mess starting tonight, it's gonna be hard for folks to move from one end of the sound to the other.

Jake

hooks hurt

Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:20 pm
by Jan K
Not a good feeling... #-o

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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:27 pm
by Tom Nic
Wow! What a picture! Each time I think I've seen it all, Jan continues to amaze... :supz: =D>

Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:53 am
by Zen Diver
Poor Black Rockie.... :pale: :crybaby:

Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:59 am
by Sounder
Zen Diver 2 wrote:Poor Black Rockie.... :pale: :crybaby:
Fortunately, that hook will rust out and he'll be just fine. In the meantime, I imagine he'll have a good reminder NOT to bite things that look like that.

Goose neck barnacle

Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 9:08 pm
by Jan K
They are reported as being common elsewhere, but I found only single individual at Keystone Jetty. Maybe not rough water enough for them.

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Sea Angel

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:36 am
by Jan K
This one I did not find at Keystone, but on my snorkeling venture in British Columbia - I wish I had my dive gear and my camera gear, but since it is a free swimming slug, maybe it will show up at Keystone some day. For your enjoyment: the Sea Angel :D

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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:17 pm
by LCF
We had one of those swim through our Fundies class two years ago, and Laura didn't know what it was so she stopped filming us and filmed it instead! I subsequently got it identified. They're pretty cool to watch.

schooling rockfish

Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:47 pm
by Jan K
Back to the home waters of Whidbey Island. Lots of young rockfish, from Black, Yellowtail and Copper, with few Puget Sounders mixed in, facing the Keystone currents, hover and feed in it - just simple pleasure to swim with them in the last days of summer ... :supz:

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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:58 am
by Tom Nic
Nice wide angles Jan! Now those are rare shots... for these waters!

more from jetty

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:04 am
by Jan K
Friends from California wanted to see what Whidbey has to offer - so Keystone was our playground, even if the tides (Low) or currents (Strong) were not the most accommodating. We all had good time nevertheless. They are planning to return next year :supz:

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Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:44 am
by LCF
Very cool picture of the nudi actually laying eggs! There seem to be a lot of clowns about this summer. Some of the ones we've seen at Cove 2 have been HUGE.

Pilings

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:14 pm
by Jan K
The currents get little crazy sometimes even at the Pilings

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and lets add a little color

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Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:43 pm
by Zen Diver
I love the cartoons of the diver's tanks being pulled off by the current! Looks exactly how I've felt at times...

-Valerie :-)

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:27 am
by LCF
I've often wondered about how you dive Keystone so often. I've been told to avoid the site in any but very small tidal exchanges, but you seem to dive there all the time. Now I know the answer -- You don't mind being dust in the wind!

Hermit Crab

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:32 pm
by Jan K
I met this shell collector at Keystone. \:D/

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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:59 am
by GillyWeed
Its like he's sentimental or something.. He had to save all the old shells he used to live in.. Either that or he is just a big bully and wont share.. =)