My first Harlequin Shrimp!

[VBlueV]

after four years of diving..
'finally saw my first Harlequin Shrimp!
and also realized the err of my ways
all the photos i've seen (especially a cover shot on a "famous" book)
must've been close-up macros.. making the "shrimp" appear much much larger!
(hence, i was always looking for hand-sized specimens)

in actuality (at least the pair i saw today) they're only the size of a penny!

"bcyber" dave found 'em hiding in some antler coral..
i didn't crop these so you could get a better idea of the scale..

mahalo to bcyber and the "emmy-lou"
who took me and lonnie out of waianae to dive the sites twin-caves and turtles.

great diving today! tho' needed wind-breakers and sweatshirts to keep warm

here're some scorpions we also saw today..

and a couple tiger cowries..

 

[hamrhed45]

nice shots! what setup did you take these with?


V/R
Brian Lindbeck

 

[kidspot]

That's a great shot of the shrimp - On Maui we used to see them in the antler coral also - must be a common habitat for them.

 

[lonniehammack]

They were awesome dives, especially at Turtles. It was one of those dives where it just kept getting better. But, it was a bit cold though because of the winds and overcast skies. Here are some of my photos:

Cowfish, little bugga wouldn't stay still for a good close-up

Frogfish

Harlequin Shrimp (which I found, not bcyber -

Leaf Scorpionfish inside Antler Coral

Porcupinefish at Twin Caves

Sponge Crab -- one of two we found at Twin Caves

 

[klavdivs]

Awesome Pictures!

 

[DMJulie]

Those pictures are amazing!! Looks like you had a great dive.

 

[bcyber]

Here are some more pics from that day...

Lonnie wondering if the shark is going to eat him

Turtle getting his snack on

My first one too:

Cool frog:

One of the lava tubes at win caves:

JJ and some shells:

More pics here if you like.. SugarSync - Thumbnail View

 

[DMJulie]

Wow, more great shots.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[deeper thoughts]

Beautiful