Photos from past couple of weeks

[cozcharlie]

Some photos from past couple of weeks. Mostly macro stuff. I gather people had been seeing bigger stuff at more southern sites but due to my scheduling preferences I have been sticking closer to the marina for late in the day dives. As always, if you like a photo and want it for a rotating screensaver/whatever just PM me and I will send the actual file (these photos are probably 1/10th the resolution of the originals due to totally understandable cost/space management limitations of Scubaboard)

Sony RX100VII, Nauticam Housing, Dual Sea&Sea YSD-3 Strobes, either Nauticam CMC-1 or CMC-2 macro lenses or the WWL-C Wide Angle where appropriate

Splendid Toadfish (this was shot with a macro lens, looks better in high res)

Trumpetfish (macro lens)

Orange Marginella

Sharptail eels

Sharptail eels (part 2)

Spotted Moray and Goldentail eel. I call it an integrated neighborhood. Not really the best picture since they were a little far apart but interesting to see the two of them even this close.

Scorpionfish with fireworms (I had assumed it was dead, but I guess this could be some type of cleaning behavior). It was kind of between a rock and the wall so this was the best shot I could get in a bunch of tries (many blind holding camera in ridiculous positions because there was no way I could line up behind the camera due to the wall)

Juvenile Lionfish

Adult Lionfish that seemed to know my friend forgot his spear on the boat

Octopus (shot in 2 feet of water as I was finishing snorkeling on north end)

More to follow

 

[cozcharlie]

Baby Shark (picture makes it look way bigger than it actually was--probably 18 inches to 2 feet)

Turtle (I am assuming it is either a green or a Hawksbill, but I am not up on my turtle ID)

Southern Stingray lifting off from the sand

Southern Stingray and friend

Stoplight Parrotfish with remora. Parrotfish didn't seem to like the remora, looked like it was swimming up down and sideways trying to lose it.

Web Burrfish

Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why they call this a Balloonfish

Scorpionfish

Scorpionfish close-up (different from one above)

Reef scene

 

[cozcharlie]

For Juvenile Spotted Drum Lovers

Filefish (I had thought these were fringed filefish, but maybe pygmy?)

Crab (not sure species, this the one that lives in sand. maybe 1/2 inch wide)

Butterfly fish

Scrawled Cowfish

Banded Clinging Crab

Hermit crab inside a conch inside a sponge

 

[cozcharlie]

Blennies, Spotted Cleaner shrimp, pederson shrimp, mantis shrimp, banded coral shrimp etc.

etc.

 

[tarponchik]

Nice. The crab is a box crab and the turtle, I think, is a Hawksbill (some overbite, 2 claws on the flipper)

 

[ColoDale]

Like the sharptails and the scorpionfish. Nice macros especially the drums. Those are difficult to frame and focus on. Lot's of patience needed - I have a lot of Drum butt photos. I think the turtle is a Green - no saw tooth shell, fatter head, less overbite and I only see one claw. As said the crab is a box crab - I haven't decided on Rough or Flame.

 

[Redfoot]

Awesome pictures- thanks for sharing

 

[pfirejack]

Thanks so much for sharing. I have always enjoyed the spotted drum juveniles.

 

[jlyle]

Green turtle.

Love the orange marginella and the "bed" of eels.

 

[FLturtle]

Thanks for sharing your amazing photos. My favorites are the octopus & the 3 juvenile spotted drum fish.