Hit up a couple dives this week with Bucknaked and MPenders. Wednesday night we hit Les Davis and the stubbies were on display. First up was this beautiful stubby. He was a little freaked out, but I managed to get this shot as he scrambled away. My only frustration is that I could not get this in landscape. I was in an odd position and took what I could get
Next up is one of the smallest stubbies I have ever seen. I did crop this to show the tiny little shrimp. This thing was the size of my pinky nail, very cute little critter. Matt and I spent time on it before we got dusted out by a couple of other divers and a strong current.
Finally, I swam up on this pale white stubby. Notice the color change. The first shot (top) was the approach with all my white lights on. The second (middle) is when I switched my focus light to red. And the bottom shot is when it finally relaxed and opened its eyes with only my red light on.
Last night we hit Cove 2 and saw the normal cast of characters. Lots of octos out, including a three legged octo. It must have narrowly escaped death. Unfortunately I only got one shot and it was not that great. I went a little more artistic this dive and tried to get some creative shots. Here is a really nice Horned Shrimp. I must admit that this was inspired by a recent photo I saw posted by Mr. Lundy. I went through some extra effort to get one with a black background.
Next are a couple of really cool crabs
Have fun out there and safe diving!
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Great shot on the spiny shrimp. It's really tough to get them in a way where they don't just blend in with the background.
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Thanks Rich. It took me a few shots to get that one. BTW - the new light worked great, thank you!Dusty2 wrote:Great shot on the spiny shrimp. It's really tough to get them in a way where they don't just blend in with the background.
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Oh, I miss you guys!! Nice photos! I played around with a stubby squid once focusing, then holding focus while I shined my light away for about 10 seconds - it's amazing the difference in their eyes!
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I think it was more the other Divers than the current glad a couple of pics turned out and Les Davis wasnt a complete waste of time. I will post a pic of of the bulb protecter I found.
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Really Nice shots... Someday I'll make it down that way...
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I was plagued by can light issues most of the dive at Cove 2 - there's a short somewhere in the wiring that I need to find and fix. As a result, I spent the majority of the dive "hunting" within the beam of my camera's focus light. Not a bad thing to narrow your focus once in a while. Found several stubbies, ton's of horned shrimp and a few octo's, including one that was very tiny. I think I'm finally getting the hang of using my diopters.
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[quote="eliseaboo"]Oh, I miss you guys!! quote]
We miss diving with you too! When are you coming back?
We miss diving with you too! When are you coming back?
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Love the nudie pics mike. Those r lbadass
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Great pictures!
Also, this thread comes up on my phone as "Bucknaked and friends: Great nudie shots" LOL
Also, this thread comes up on my phone as "Bucknaked and friends: Great nudie shots" LOL
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At least it's not Bucknaked with friends.airsix wrote:Great pictures!
Also, this thread comes up on my phone as "Bucknaked and friends: Great nudie shots" LOL
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