Monday's (6/14) Maui pics

[Gilligan]

Po'olenalena Beach, South Maui, 7:30AM, the launch site. Kaho'olawe Island is in the background and Molokini Crater is in front of it.

Red Reef Lobster (Enoplometopus occidentalis). About 4 inches long.

Distorted Triton (Distorsio anus). I wasn't sure if this was an empty shell or not so I did not collect it.

 

[Otter]

How did you get that little lobster to pose so nicely for you?

Nice...very nice.

 

[marpacifica]

1st shot: Looks pretty rough out there. I'd hate to put in in those waves/weather.

2nd shot: Wonder if it got into a fight and lost its left claw.

3rd shot: My favorite of this set. Incredible detail/lustre of the shell's lip (nacre?). It's really easy to blow out the highlights on a shiny part of the shell like that but you did a great job of bringing out the details.

I wanna be retired and dive every day like you do!

 

[Dee]

Beautimous!

 

[justleesa]

although they are all good...the shell is my choice of the favorite picture of the day

 

[H2Andy]

awesome...

 

[azisme]

Getting ready for my first trip with my new rig this weekend, and first time ever with an external strobe. Therefore I am really checking out camera settings when they are posted. I noticed on these shots you used a very small aperature and a fast shutter speed. Were you in real shallow water?

By the way great pictures and thanks for always posting your settings. I like the lobster shot best. Great color.

 

[Gilligan]

azisme,
Those shots were taken at 72 feet. I just experiment with the shutter speeds and F stops. I use the faster speeds and higher F stops on brighter subjects like the shell. The lobster was in a very confined area so maybe that's why it came out okay on the higher speed.

Otter,
I got one shot off on that lobster before it turned and ran off. It was recessed in between the coral but the camera setup just fit in the opening and I had it zoomed all the way out. I still had to crop the pic to bring him/her to the forefront.

Dee,
I 'm guessing it lost one of it's claws in combat. Fortunately for them they get new ones every time they molt.

justleesa,
I wanted that shell for my collection:17:

 

[justleesa]

justleesa,
I wanted that shell for my collection:17:

I checked my "collection", I don't have one that I could share with you...I've only seen live ones too :frown:

 

[Dee]

How big was the shell? From the sand particles, I'm guessing 7-8".