3/11 Maui pics

[Gilligan]

Redbanded Hawkfish
F4 macro mode, 1/100, external strobe with diffuser

Green Sea Turtle being cleaned by Gold-Ring Surgeonfish
F4, 1/80, external strobe with diffuser

Whip Coral Goby
F5 macro mode, 1/100, close-up lens, external strobe with diffuser

Cushion Star (partial close-up view)
F5 macro mode, 1/100, close-up lens, external strobe with diffuser

 

[huskychemist]

Great pics. Thanks for posting. Makes me want to travel!

 

[Jamdiver]

Great shots as always Gilligan.

I particularly like the shot of the Green sea Turtle being cleaned it seems to be so relaxed and at peace due to the cleaning of the surgeonfish .

 

[Charlie99]

Great shots, as usual. Where did you go? What sort of visibility? I figured the surf would make the viz pretty bad today off S. Maui and didn't go diving.

 

[Gilligan]

Great shots, as usual. Where did you go? What sort of visibility? I figured the surf would make the viz pretty bad today off S. Maui and didn't go diving.

I dove on the WWII Personnel Carrier off Makena. The vis was crappy due to the swell. The current was cranking.

 

[f3nikon]

You sure got that light balancing act... down cold! Good light control.

 

[H2Andy]

very nice, Jim... excellent pics, as usual

 

[Charlie99]

I dove on the WWII Personnel Carrier off Makena. The vis was crappy due to the swell.

That makes the turtle photo even more amazing. You've posted some really great wide angle available light photos of sites like St. Anthony's. I'm amazed at how vibrant and true the colors appear -- much better than what I see with my own eyes, and much more detail and lifelike color than my photos.

 

[mjh]

Nice pics, like the wire goby.

 

[KidK9]

Incredible!