Redondo - 2/16 - Mirror Mirror.....

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Redondo - 2/16 - Mirror Mirror.....

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Hit Redondo with Mr. Penders last night. Had a little fun with my hand held mirror. Pretty challenging to capture good shots using the mirror, got a couple keepers :-)

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And two lovely critters, old school style :-)

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LIKE very creative idea
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Very cool.
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Good job ! Definitely hard to do the mirror, I tried :)
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SO Cool!!!
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very cool Jesse!!
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Super awesome!! :)
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Thanks for the kind words. I have done this once in the past and it is super hard to get the critters to land/walk/crawl onto the mirror. Mike helped with the Bay Pipefish by holding the mirror at various angles for me. It does break the monotony a bit and it provides a different view.
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Fantastic shots ... the bay pipefish is especially nice ...

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Wow! Fantastic pictures! You are an artist!
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What a cool idea! And a cool execution of said idea!
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Grateful Diver wrote:Fantastic shots ... the bay pipefish is especially nice ...

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Thanks Bob. Penders deserves credit for his mirror assist on the pipefish :)
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KeithBoll wrote:Wow! Fantastic pictures! You are an artist!
Thanks Keith. We need to dive again soon. Please PM me next time you hit hood canal. :)
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Penopolypants wrote:What a cool idea! And a cool execution of said idea!
Thanks p-pants :) look forward to seeing you and your buns Saturday.
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Just saw this, after hearing you talk about it. Really cool! Like the pipe fish especially
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Gdog wrote:Just saw this, after hearing you talk about it. Really cool! Like the pipe fish especially
Wow, still on island time :smt064
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These pictures are just really cool and creative! Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

I am interested in giving this a try on an upcoming trip to Indonesia. Muck diving + Mirror might be pretty interesting. Can you tell me what size mirror you used? How do you store or attach it?

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dlh wrote:These pictures are just really cool and creative! Thanks for sharing and inspiring.

I am interested in giving this a try on an upcoming trip to Indonesia. Muck diving + Mirror might be pretty interesting. Can you tell me what size mirror you used? How do you store or attach it?

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Here is a picture of the mirror. Just a cheapo cosmetic mirror, one that you don't mind losing or scratching. The key is to get one that is slightly negative. I use a simply bungee loop and attach it to my rig. When I'm diving I store it in my waist strap. Again, if I lose it, no big deal.

As far as getting things on the mirror, that takes a ton of patience. Especially nudibranch. Lumpie, stubbies, and octo hate the mirror and bolt at the first sight :) you will need to shake the mirror prior to the critter landing to remove silt and dirt. Good luck and please post your shots.
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