My BDB Jeannie requested some pictures from our last two dives before her return to Alaska. I could have just sent them in an email, but what would be the fun in that?
The second was Honolua Bay, where the hump and grunt from car to sea is equal to the surface swim to the start of the dive, and our surface swim back from ascending took more effort than the weary trudge back to the car.
There were two tourist couples diving Honolua, but my dual Ike SS200/Nikonus V camera gave us a wide berth and sideways glances. Since I was shooting chrome film, that roll has not been processed yet, but the trusty 5050 was along for these web easy images.
I had not dove Honolua Bay in nearly 3 years. We only dove the North side, which is the big wave impact zone during the winter surf. For one of only two coastal protected waters off Maui, there is a lot of dead coral! Marine protection is weak when it's surrounded by pineapple fields.
That dive was really a test dive for the dual strobe Nikonus rig, but the chrome film has not been developed yet (and I'm not holding my breath). Luckily my camera caddy let me take these shots after burning up all the film. Good thing we had this specticle to end our dive; the tumor covered turtles were hanging in ugly backgrounds and the manta ray took one quick look and bolted.
Unlike part 1, I actively impacted the events; first carrying the triton away from easy human discovery, then placing it next to the crown of thorns I was surprised to find and finally setting a camera down on the algae covered bottom (COT fence). Obviously the caddy could have held the Nikonus but invasive plants are not high on my protection list.
The second was Honolua Bay, where the hump and grunt from car to sea is equal to the surface swim to the start of the dive, and our surface swim back from ascending took more effort than the weary trudge back to the car.
There were two tourist couples diving Honolua, but my dual Ike SS200/Nikonus V camera gave us a wide berth and sideways glances. Since I was shooting chrome film, that roll has not been processed yet, but the trusty 5050 was along for these web easy images.
I had not dove Honolua Bay in nearly 3 years. We only dove the North side, which is the big wave impact zone during the winter surf. For one of only two coastal protected waters off Maui, there is a lot of dead coral! Marine protection is weak when it's surrounded by pineapple fields.
That dive was really a test dive for the dual strobe Nikonus rig, but the chrome film has not been developed yet (and I'm not holding my breath). Luckily my camera caddy let me take these shots after burning up all the film. Good thing we had this specticle to end our dive; the tumor covered turtles were hanging in ugly backgrounds and the manta ray took one quick look and bolted.
Unlike part 1, I actively impacted the events; first carrying the triton away from easy human discovery, then placing it next to the crown of thorns I was surprised to find and finally setting a camera down on the algae covered bottom (COT fence). Obviously the caddy could have held the Nikonus but invasive plants are not high on my protection list.
