Photos from weekend wreck diving trip to Nanaimo BC

dlh · Post by **dlh** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:08 pm

I just came back from a great weekend dive trip to Nanaimo BC to dive the wrecks. We had great weather and ideal diving conditions. Vis on the wrecks was 50 feet or better most of time! Some of the photos are below.

Our own YellowEye observing a friendly WolfEel on the Cape Breton

Cabezon gaurding eggs, with perfectly adapted camouflage to match its environment

My buddy/wifey checking out the wreck. Notice the cool green reflections in the bubbles!

The rest of the photos from the weekend in Nanaimo:
Photo Gallery:
http://www.pbase.com/davehicks/nanaimo_feb2008

Click for SlideShow:
http://www.pbase.com/davehicks/nanaimo_ ... =slideshow

Pez7378 · Post by **Pez7378** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:41 pm

Nice!

sparky · Post by **sparky** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 6:57 pm

check the grate vis i am sooooo jelious

looks like you guys had a grate time

how many wrecks did you dive over the weekend?

Sparky

cardiver · Post by **cardiver** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:27 pm

You must be using a couple of really nice strobes. Great photos!

LCF · Post by **LCF** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:35 pm

Wow -- That looks like MUCH better viz than we had last January! Nice pictures!

dlh · Post by **dlh** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:45 pm

sparky wrote:check the grate vis i am sooooo jelious

looks like you guys had a grate time

how many wrecks did you dive over the weekend?

Sparky

We dove the two main wrecks, the Sascatchewan twice & the Cape Breton once. We did a forth dive on Clark rock, but all the wolfies seem to have come over to the Breton!

dlh · Post by **dlh** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:48 pm

cardiver wrote:You must be using a couple of really nice strobes. Great photos!

Thanks! I'm using a pair of Ikelite DS-125 strobes with a Nikon D300 in an Ikelite housing. I just upgraded from a 4/5 year old D70 and this was my first chance to shoot wide angle with this setup.

airsix · Post by **airsix** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:06 pm

Spectacular! Thanks for sharing!

-Ben

Post by **H20doctor** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:22 pm

Nice Bright Strobes..! Dang those are bright clear pictures.. espec. being at that depth and having nice vis..

mattwave · Post by **mattwave** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:30 am

Very Nice.
Next trip up there is April 19th, counting the days.

airsix · Post by **airsix** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:43 am

More please.

-Ben

Penopolypants · Post by **Penopolypants** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:42 am

airsix wrote:More please.

-Ben

What he said.

I LOVE the wolfie out in the open. What an awesome experience!

Ken G · Post by **Ken G** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:48 am

Love the shot of the Wolfie. More pls!

nice-diver · Post by **nice-diver** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:00 pm

D300, mega nice. What lenses do you dive with??

waiting on my ikelite D80 to come in.

dlh · Post by **dlh** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:41 pm

nice-diver wrote:D300, mega nice. What lenses do you dive with??

waiting on my ikelite D80 to come in.

I mostly use the Sigma 15 for wide angle and the Nikon 60mm & 105mm for macro. I've used a few others, but these are the three that I like best.

nice-diver · Post by **nice-diver** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:02 pm

i have the port comming for my 28-105macro. I want the 60macro.

whats your target with the 60mm??
whats your target with the 105mm??

thanks

dlh · Post by **dlh** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:02 pm

nice-diver wrote:i have the port comming for my 28-105macro. I want the 60macro.

whats your target with the 60mm??
whats your target with the 105mm??

thanks

The 60mm is THE lens to use much of the time around the PNW. Buy this lens before you get anything else. It focuses just inches in front of the lens so you can use it in any conditions. It will auto-focus in low light very well. It is great for small fish, nudis, crabs, etc. With a little more distance you can get medium sized targets as well, like a Wolfeel head and the like.

The 105 is for super macro. The focusing distance is longer, probably 12 inches, but the magnification is greater. Great for tiny stuff, not so good for fish. The auto-focus ability of this lens is poor in low light. This can make it a real challenge to use in the PNW unless the vis is great and you have a strong spotting light. But when you have clear water and some nice light it is a great lens.

nice-diver · Post by **nice-diver** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:56 pm

thank you for the perfect informative answer, exactly what I want to know

fpoole · Post by **fpoole** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:30 am

Yes, great shots and thank you for the info on the lens...
Trying to take mine out for a 1st time shoot also... D300 w 2/Z240s with the 60mm and then with the 10.5, but found the descriptions helpful for a prespective...
So much memory,
So little fish.. LOL...

dlh wrote:
nice-diver wrote:i have the port comming for my 28-105macro. I want the 60macro.

whats your target with the 60mm??
whats your target with the 105mm??

thanks
The 60mm is THE lens to use much of the time around the PNW. Buy this lens before you get anything else. It focuses just inches in front of the lens so you can use it in any conditions. It will auto-focus in low light very well. It is great for small fish, nudis, crabs, etc. With a little more distance you can get medium sized targets as well, like a Wolfeel head and the like.

The 105 is for super macro. The focusing distance is longer, probably 12 inches, but the magnification is greater. Great for tiny stuff, not so good for fish. The auto-focus ability of this lens is poor in low light. This can make it a real challenge to use in the PNW unless the vis is great and you have a strong spotting light. But when you have clear water and some nice light it is a great lens.