I had a great excursion out to the San Juans on Saturday for a couple of very nice dives with Bandito Charters. Conditions were good, with vis around 10' and 20' per dive. A bit chunky on the first dive with some current, but dive#2 opened right up with clear water. Sadly no Orcas, but lot of great critters on the dives.
Very nice, Dave ... I went a long time finding a candy-stripe shrimp and oddly, didn't see the first one I ever took a picture of until I downloaded the pic on the laptop (I was taking a pic of an anemone and it was underneath).
I've since learned that they like that type of anemone, and look for them when I see one. In that manner, I've managed to see quite a few of them since.
Helps to know what kind of habitat these critters prefer ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
Threats and ultimatums are never the best answer. Public humiliation via Photoshop is always better - airsix
Grateful Diver wrote:Very nice, Dave ... I went a long time finding a candy-stripe shrimp and oddly, didn't see the first one I ever took a picture of until I downloaded the pic on the laptop (I was taking a pic of an anemone and it was underneath).
I've had that experience many times. In this set of pictures I didn't see the shrimp in the photo where it's sitting right on top of the anemonie! I think it was the very first photo I took on the dive and was still getting the camera dialed in. It's always great to make a new discovery when reviewing your photos.
Checked out the gallery, Nice pix. It's a treat to get back from a dive and find something in a picture you didn't even know was there although it can sometimes be frustrating too. I have said "I wish I'd seen that" more times than I can count. Just adds to the joy of diving and gives you something to go back for.
I was on this trip too. There was a ton of candy (stripe shrimp) on these dives. Most I've ever seen. I think I saw up to 6 on one anemone. Some of the biggest I've seen too.
What a treat!
-Eric
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