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[MaxBottomtime]

Merry and I returned to Golf Ball Reef to get better photos of a nudibranch she found yesterday. We never found it. Conditions had deteriorated overnight, leaving us with brown, sand-filled moving water. Most of the animals were in hiding. I was ready to abort the dive after twenty minutes of searching unsuccessfully for interesting subjects, but finally found a small abalone flopping around on a piece of red algae. I took a few shots, handed it off to Merry and continued searching.


I saw an octopus fleeing one of the rare fish on this reef larger than three inches. I motioned to Merry between shots. I finally got her attention and we switched places. She got what may turn out to be the best photo either of us has ever shot. She will post it soon.

Naked golf ball

 

[TSandM]

Are those EYES on that abalone? Who knew abalone had eyes?

You do realize what kind of expectations you raise, when you write that Merry has taken one of the best photographs of your joint career, right?

 

[MaxBottomtime]

It's a pretty good photo...

 

[FrankPro1]

Jesus man! That Abalone face portrait is a hell of a capture! :shocked2: Eagerly awaiting Merry's shot :crazyeye:

 

[drbill]

So, you two were out actually diving instead of at the Show? Hmmm.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

Jesus man! That Abalone face portrait is a hell of a capture! :shocked2: Eagerly awaiting Merry's shot :crazyeye:

Kevin Lee took a similar shot a few weeks ago. He told me that when he sees an ab on the edge of a rock he turns the rock slowly, shooting the eyes of the snail while it crawls forward. I've been trying to copy him ever since. This was the first abalone I've seen that wasn't Super glued down to a rock.
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---------- Post added June 9th, 2014 at 10:13 AM ----------

So, you two were out actually diving instead of at the Show? Hmmm.

We made our own scuba show.

 

[asha]

I want to see the photo!!!