Trip Report Davis reef Islamorada 7-24-23

[Green Frog]

Didn't even notice the sand "waste". I came to appreciate its importance when it was explained to me in the Bahamas that this was a big sand source! I've had lots of fun chasing after various species of parrots... from tiny greens to huge midnight blues.

Thanks also for the camera info. I've posted elsewhere that in my previous life as a diver I was a Nikonos devotee. With the retirement and passing of Bob Warkenton a couple of years ago, and the crazy prices now of film and processing, I finally had to admit defeat and dip my toe (and the rest of my body) into digital underwater photography with a SeaLife Micro 3.0. With this basic camera, I'm simply awestruck with the possibilities! At my advanced age, I doubt seriously I'll go further into digital than this camera system, but with closeup lenses and video lights, I should be able to keep growing for the rest of my life.

The Conch Republic tip sounds good. I'll try to track them down.

Regards,

 

[Green Frog]

@deeper thoughts and I have been corresponding via PM and he has steered me toward some good diving ops and away some bad times of year. I’d like to throw this open to a little wider discussion if he doesn’t mind a little thread drift too much. The great fish pix and clear vis he showed in this thread really have me hooked!

it doesn’t look like I’ll be able to get down from VA before about late November due to prior commitments and DT has warned me about the iffy conditions in Winter. What’s the earliest late Winter/early Spring time frame that would be most likely to present good diving? Is there a sweet spot between say, mid February and late April when I can be pretty sure to miss both late Winter roughness and early Hurricane Season? If I can hurriedly rearrange some stuff and throw something together for late October/early November, will conditions still likely to be good?

Thanks in advance and best regards,

 

[deeper thoughts]

Davis again today
50 foot viz
water dropped to 86 degrees
moderate current
1-3 footers

 

[deeper thoughts]

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[Green Frog]

I’m loving that Queen Angel and the closeups of the Green Moray and the sea turtle. Well done! I can only dream of shooting images like these, but my dreams are becoming more vivid every time you post. Thank you very much!

 

[deeper thoughts]

I’m loving that Queen Angel and the closeups of the Green Moray and the sea turtle. Well done! I can only dream of shooting images like these, but my dreams are becoming more vivid every time you post. Thank you very much!

Thnx for the kind words

 

[b1gcountry]

Thanks for sharing the trip report. We have been considering a family trip down to Key largo, so this is fun to see