9/11/07 Reef's End/Puu Olai B&B trip report

[kidspot]

Had one of the best dives of my life today - It was "critter heaven" Blesi spent more time pointing out critters than I had time keeping up with and photographing them - lol.

Knew it was going to be a good day when we dropped in and were immediately greeted by a 4 ft Great barracuda hanging out at the mooring line. I was able to get pictures from just a couple feet away - Wonderful start.

It was a day of "4's"
4 White tips
4 Tiger Cowery shells
4 Green Hawaiian Lionfish
4 Helmet Shells

The short trip out and SI were filled with good conversation with Brad, while the dives were both nearly 1 hr long each.

Here are a few of the pics I got from today's dives.

 

[crab lover]

I love playing "find the fish" in those pictures!!! Oh, and I'm glad that I'm not the only one with my finger in the pics with the scrambled egg nudis!

 

[kidspot]

This was the largest one I had seen, so I needed something in the pic to compare it too - maybe I need to start diving with a ruler

Even though I took this shot I have trouble finding him in it ... and he fills up the entire frame lol!

 

[ScubaAndDreams]

nice!

 

[DiveMaven]

GREAT shots Tim!!!

 

[ScubaSeanMaui]

Great shots Tim! How deep were you for the White Tips? Nothing like a morning a diving to start your day! (then a good nap lol)

Sean

 

[WarmWaterWeenie]

Sounds like a wonderful day. Great pics. What kind of camera and strobe set-up do you use?

 

[kidspot]

What's a strobe? j/k I use a Canon SD630 - I use the internal "strobe" for macro shots, but no strobe for anything beyond 6 inches usually.

It's a nice little (emphasis on little) camera I can just tuck into my pocket, housing and all, on every dive. Plus it lets me take video of students for later review ... fits my needs well.

Aloha, Tim

 

[VBlueV]

wow.. that "little" camera generates a bright "strobe"..

i need to upgrade from my nikon to a canon :biggrin3:

great photos tim!


btw.. would it help if i removed that white piece of plastic on my housing which covers my flash?
seems that solid white plastic prevents the flash from going very far..

 

[WarmWaterWeenie]

Are you kidding me???? That is awesome. I have a Canon SD700 that I was considering purchasing a housing for. But I didn't think it would be worth it. I might have to reconsider!!