Alligator and Secret Garden Islamorada 9/21/16

[deeper thoughts]

Another great day topside viz at Alligator 20/25 feet, Secret garden 30/50 feet
Water temp 85/86 no current, reef shark eagle ray and surface dolphin were the highlights
Dove with Tim(tmg) he will probably add his pictures later
Again camera issues, housing totally fogged even with new desiccant smh

 

[drrich2]

Extra nice lizard fish shots. Nice close-up of the yellow-head jawfish. I like how the hermit crab seems to be peaking from under its shell (and it probably is).

Never been down to Alligator reef; is it that shallow, or did you just dive it that way?

Richard.

 

[deeper thoughts]

Extra nice lizard fish shots. Nice close-up of the yellow-head jawfish. I like how the hermit crab seems to be peaking from under its shell (and it probably is).

Never been down to Alligator reef; is it that shallow, or did you just dive it that way?

Richard.

No it is shallow, no deeper than 25 feet

 

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Another nice day diving with deeper thoughts.

 

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a few more...

 

[Skeptic14]

Very nice shots despite the fog. Cool shot of the filefish.

What is your usual procedure for putting your camera and desiccant in the housing?

 

[deeper thoughts]

Very nice shots despite the fog. Cool shot of the filefish.

What is your usual procedure for putting your camera and desiccant in the housing?

We do it at home afte we grease the oring. Never had an issue but the dsy before i didnt notice that the desicant was caught in the latch, i think the housing might of still been a lil wet the next day

 

[Skeptic14]

Sounds probably, the one time I fogged my housing was because I'd used the camera without the housing to snorkel the day before and thought it was dry, but there was still water under the lens ring that detaches. So of course in the housing it went with all that moisture and the desiccant couldn't keep up.

 

[iamrushman]

thanks for sharing the photos...impressive as always...keep them coming..

 

[deeper thoughts]

Sounds probably, the one time I fogged my housing was because I'd used the camera without the housing to snorkel the day before and thought it was dry, but there was still water under the lens ring that detaches. So of course in the housing it went with all that moisture and the desiccant couldn't keep up.

I think that might of been it