The Eyes Have It!

nwscubamom · Post by **nwscubamom** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:56 am

John Rawlings wrote:Plainfin Midshipman?

OOOH YEAH, you got it!!! The photophores (little dots) around the eyes, and the shiny skin sort of give it away!

Nice one, John!

- Janna

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 3:24 pm

nwscubamom wrote:
John Rawlings wrote:Plainfin Midshipman?
OOOH YEAH, you got it!!! The photophores (little dots) around the eyes, and the shiny skin sort of give it away!

Nice one, John!

- Janna

So....are you going to post the full shot?

nwscubamom · Post by **nwscubamom** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:37 pm

DUH! "Eye" totally forgot!!

- Janna

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 4:54 pm

OK....here's another. I think that it is # 24:

<a href="" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/4259 ... 3acf_o.jpg" width="76" height="76" alt="DSC_0028c"></a>

It should be an easy one.....

- John

BbbleMkr · Post by **BbbleMkr** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:12 pm

John:

Is that......your Quillback Rockfish?

dd

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:07 am

As a matter of fact....it IS!

<a href="" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/152/4266 ... 38652d.jpg" width="365" height="500" alt="DSC_0028a"></a>

BASSMAN · Post by **BASSMAN** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:36 am

Hey!

You Sly dog!

That was a neat trick!

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:27 am

I'm seeing double...

Time to update my perscription!

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:09 pm

BASSMAN wrote:Hey!

You Sly dog!

That was a neat trick!

It couldn't have been TOO neat.....it was figured out REALLY quick!

Here's another one....# 25:

<a href="" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/4273 ... 347f_o.jpg" width="67" height="60" alt="DSC_0030c"></a>

nwscubamom · Post by **nwscubamom** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:02 am

How's about a Tigger Rockfish?

(It's bouncy, trouncy, fun-fun-fun!)

- Janna

BbbleMkr · Post by **BbbleMkr** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:09 pm

Rats. I was going to guess Painted Greenling, but I think Janna's right.

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:59 pm

nwscubamom wrote:How's about a Tigger Rockfish? (It's bouncy, trouncy, fun-fun-fun!)

- Janna

KA-CHING!!!!! That is correct-a-mundo!!!!

Here's the full shot:

<a href="" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/4273 ... a32b01.jpg" width="500" height="374" alt="DSC_0030b"></a>

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:01 pm

Here's # 26....any edu-macated guesses?

<a href="" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/4274 ... cf01_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="wolf_3a"></a>

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:35 pm

Beautiful Tiger! I want to see one!

divernick · Post by **divernick** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:41 pm

#26 - Vermillion Rockfish?

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:14 pm

divernick wrote:#26 - Vermillion Rockfish?

Nope!

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:28 pm

Tom Nic wrote:Beautiful Tiger! I want to see one!

Thanks, Tom!

Tiger Rockfish are solitary critters and like to hang out in their favorite crevasse or crack.

That shot was taken on a dive up at Quadra Island near Campbell River on Vancouver Island. It's one of my favorite places to dive and I highly recommend it to all of you. If anyone goes be sure to tell them that "John Rawlings sent ya!"

My friends Earl and Deb run Abyssal Charters up there, and Earl will show you some GREAT diving! Here's a link:

http://www.abyssal.com/home.html

- John

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:43 pm

John Rawlings wrote:
Tom Nic wrote:Beautiful Tiger! I want to see one!
Thanks, Tom!

Tiger Rockfish are solitary critters and like to hang out in their favorite crevasse or crack.

That shot was taken on a dive up at Quadra Island near Campbell River on Vancouver Island. It's one of my favorite places to dive and I highly recommend it to all of you. If anyone goes be sure to tell them that "John Rawlings sent ya!"

My friends Earl and Deb run Abyssal Charters up there, and Earl will show you some GREAT diving! Here's a link:

http://www.abyssal.com/home.html

- John

Thanks John! I must do a BC trip this year... appreciate the recommend...

BbbleMkr · Post by **BbbleMkr** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:38 am

Is #26 a Scalyhead sculpin?

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:00 pm

BbbleMkr wrote:Is #26 a Scalyhead sculpin?

Nope-amundo!

BbbleMkr · Post by **BbbleMkr** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:51 pm

I'm just flailing now. My last guess is a lingcod.

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:30 pm

BbbleMkr wrote:I'm just flailing now. My last guess is a lingcod.

Nope.....but here's an absolutely MAMMOTH, HUGE hint: there is a photo taken by Scott Boyd of this species in the Seattle PI article today about Hood Canal.

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:36 pm

Hmmm.... that wouldn't be a vermillion rockfish by any wild, crazy chance now would it?

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:17 pm

Tom Nic wrote:Hmmm.... that wouldn't be a vermillion rockfish by any wild, crazy chance now would it?

NOPE! $\:D/$

BbbleMkr · Post by **BbbleMkr** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:27 pm

I don't think it's a perch, so is it a Copper Rockfish?

(And if it isn't, I'm going to give up eye-guessing and take up knitting.)

dd