Ningaloo - In your face!

[Gudge]

Over the past few weekends the diving conditions have alternated between terrible and excellent. The last weekend in April and the second weekend in May go in the terrible category with big swell and only a couple of metres visibility. However the first weekend in May was excellent and we got in four 75+ minute dives in over the weekend. Here's some up close and personal portraits from Saturday's dives taken with the Canon 100 macro lens:

Spanish Flag Snapper, Lutjanus carponotatus:

Bicolour Blenny, Ecsenius bicolor :

Crocodilefish, Cymbacephalus beauforti :

I love their eyes and can't go past one without taking a shot of the eye by itself:

Olive Sea Snake, Aipysurus laevis:

A two metre Tawny Nurse Shark, Nebrius ferrugineus:

Bluestriped Fangblenny, Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos:

 

[Diver Dennis]

Those are great shots. Do you use a Woody?

 

[Gudge]

Do you use a Woody?

Yes, but only when I can't get close enough to frame the shot the way I want without one. From memory, the only shot in the post above where I used my Woody is the Bicolour Blenny.

 

[aic007]

beautiful shots. The croc eye is wild!

 

[AndyT]

Great images Gudge - love the texture on the sharks skin !!

 

[blesi varney]

Great photos. Love the sea snake.

 

[Big Fic]

Awesome photos!

Now explain to me what a WOODY is!

 

[ScubaSpicher]

Agreed on the Woody comment... Awesome pictures! That eye is tremendous!

 

[Adriaan557]

Awesome pictures mate, specially the Blenny!!!

Ditto here, please explain what a woody is?

 

[Gudge]

Now explain to me what a WOODY is!

A Woody is a Woody's Dioptre, more properly known as a Nexus (or Anthis) Wet Mate Close-up Dioptre:

http://reefphoto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=117_96&products_id=798

Anthis NCL-110 Wet Close-Up Lens 110mm for Flat Ports #20573

They come in a variety of sizes to fit 80, 90 100 and 110mm dSLR housing ports.