Katherine Wreck, Ocho Rios

[Fastmarc]

I visited this little wreck on the north coast and had a pretty nice dive.
Here are a couple of inhabitants that caught my eyes.

I have no idea what kind of fish this is, but it was very tiny. Occasionally it darted out of it's hole and grab a particle. Didn't even care that I was there. Very cute.

... and this one.

I really need a strobe for WA, but I'll share anyway.

 

[midwestdvr]

Nice. I like that little fish too and would like to know what it is as well.

 

[alcina]

I think they are called Secretary Blennies? Nice one!

On that WA, is that the out of camera one? Or did you PP it? It's quite purpley looking and I'd be interested to know how it was shot/PPd coz I think shots like this can come up with nicer blues with some tweaking!

Oh, another trick - leave your flash ON and flip the camera so (in this case) the camera is vertical and the flash is in the lower right - this will direct the light into the reef/sponge but not light up the water too much. Expose for your water and see what happens

 

[Fastmarc]

Midwestdvr & Alcina, thanks for the comments.

On that WA, is that the out of camera one? Or did you PP it? It's quite purpley looking and I'd be interested to know how it was shot/PPd coz I think shots like this can come up with nicer blues with some tweaking!

I know I really should resist the temptation and stick to macro, but I just can't help myself.
I did a WB in Camera Raw, so that may be the cause. I'll do some fooling around to see if I can get it a bit better.

Oh, another trick - leave your flash ON and flip the camera so (in this case) the camera is vertical and the flash is in the lower right - this will direct the light into the reef/sponge but not light up the water too much. Expose for your water and see what happens

That's a great idea. I'll give that a try. Thanks.

 

[Fastmarc]

Midwestdvr, I think I came across the ID for this fish in an issue of SCUBA Diving.
It seems to be what is called a Tube Blennie, Acanthemblemaria.
Seems like they only grow to an inch.
Corrections are welcomed.