Cove 2 from a fisheye point of view.

[gutholmj]

I finally got to setup my new wide-angle fisheye and give it a try today. Damn it's a monster but I already love it.

Cardiver and I made it up to Cove 2 around noon for two dives. The plan for dive 1 was to take only the empty housing with the new dome and make sure it didn't leak. It was really weird. I don't think Ron and I have ever done a dive without one of us having a camera. Visibility in the shallows was great, better than 20', with lots of available light. Down around 70 fsw, the visibility was decreasing and by 95 fsw it was probably 8-10'. Dragging the empty housing was a total pain. Empty, it's about 5-8 lbs buoyant so I spent the whole dive holding it down and leaning to one side to compensate or the buoyancy. At the end of the dive in 20 fsw, we found a good sized octopus sitting out on a rock and spent a good long time having a staring contest with him.

Now for the fun. Dive number 2, I get to take the new lens. Wow!!! I got a 10-17 fisheye and it's a whole new game. The pics suck but I had a great time taking them and learned a lot. I cant wait to get out with it again.

[Gooch]

Good post! I'd love to try some wide angle stuff sometime and your pix look pretty good IMHO...

[Gdog]

Hey, love the pics!

[cardiver]

I love that lens! Great pics, James.
Two dives and 146 minutes in the water. I'm still cold!

[mz53480]

Great pics!

[Tom Nic]

Pics are great James! They do NOT suck - I can hardly wait to see what they look like in Bonaire!

[whatevah]

Wow - this is cool. I don't see a lot of people doing really wide angle around here and it's too bad because these photos really make me feel like I'm there and part of the scene. I see you've got an 8" dome for that lens - how about trying some over/under shots?

[deep diver]

I see what you mean about there might not be room for it in sinky!

Pictures still look good, once you get fine tuned on your next dive they will be great!

The water viz looks really clear in the pictures too.