Redondo 10/31

[Bric Martin]

Redondo was great today!

I am still learning my new camera so I wanted to dive a place that would give me many photo ops. I recently bought the Canon S95. So far I am happy with the camera, but it has many more features than I have had in the past. I am working through issues one by one.

For the first 20 minutes or so of the first dive I was suprised how much particulate was in the water. As the water slowed the water cleared nicely, I had at least 30 feet of viz. I stayed on the big pipe for a large part of the first dive and took a bunch of pics. There was a nice variety of photo ops..sailfin sculpin, grunt sculpin, an assortment of rockfish.

On the surface interval I saw Bob Bailey in the parking lot. He was teaching a class. Seeing Bob reminded me of the SPL's in the shallows. On the second dive I went to the north and then up into the grass. It was too bright and too early.

No lumpsuckers , but all in all in great day.

[LCF]

Those are some awfully nice pictures, for learning a new camera!

[ORDiver]

Excellent pics! I especially like the sculpin. He reminds me of a muppets character. We should hook up for a dive sometime soon.

[Grateful Diver]

Nice to see you today, Bric. I went back for a night dive with some friends and we found several lumpsuckers. If you want to see them, you really need to go at night ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

[gutholmj]

That looks like a great new camera. Post a 100% crop so we can pixel peep. Are you still using your same Ikelite strobe?

[Bric Martin]

That looks like a great new camera. Post a 100% crop so we can pixel peep. Are you still using your same Ikelite strobe?

James I am still using the same strobe, and I have an Inon Close-up lens on order.

Help me out, What do you mean a 100% crop?

[gutholmj]

That looks like a great new camera. Post a 100% crop so we can pixel peep. Are you still using your same Ikelite strobe?

James I am still using the same strobe, and I have an Inon Close-up lens on order.

Help me out, What do you mean a 100% crop?

A chunk of an image zoomed to 100% rather than scaled down for posting.

[Bric Martin]

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[gutholmj]

Really nice detail. I bet you're going to get some spectacular images.

[Scubie Doo]

Bric, I got a picture of the same decorator crab (at Redondo on 10/28) with the anemones on it. Pretty cool... huh! Nice photos.

[Bric Martin]

Bric, I got a picture of the same decorator crab (at Redondo on 10/28) with the anemones on it. Pretty cool... huh! Nice photos.

Your Smugmug account is well done. I am always looking for new photo ideas in books and other peoples work, nice work!

[Scubie Doo]

Thank you very much Bric!

[Dusty2]

Nice work Bric, Looks like that S95 in the right hands is living up to it's hype.

Nice site Scubie. Looks like your both on the right track.

Looking forward to good things from both of you. You Guys need to come up to PT and visit. I can show you lots of photo ops

[lavachickie]

Thanks for sharing, those are nice!

[Gdog]

Great pics! Dove Redondo Sunday at high tide, great vis. 2 ratfish at bottlefield.

[Bric Martin]

Nice work Bric, Looks like that S95 in the right hands is living up to it's hype.

Nice site Scubie. Looks like your both on the right track.

Looking forward to good things from both of you. You Guys need to come up to PT and visit. I can show you lots of photo ops

Let me know the next time that you will be in PT and if the tides look good I will make the trip.