Review: Silent World, Key Largo

[deeper thoughts]

Chamber of commerce conditions off Key Largo last Friday. Seas could be measured in inches and the water was mightly blue. The able captain from Silent World agreed to make the trip out to Carysfort Light even though we were just a bit late leaving the dock.

Carysfort is the Northern most sanctuary site in the Upper Keys so very few ops venture out to see this great reef.


A newbie buddy of mine was enjoying the conditions.

More than a hint of color and even and Eagle Ray, with so little diving pressure it was like diving in a Keys time machine - there was so much to see including the shearest wall in the Keys.

Too bad the vis. sucked - not!

I like the variety that Silent World is offering up and they are one of the best values in the Upper Keys.

Nice pix, what camera system do you use?

 

[RedWingDiver]

We had two dives that afternoon. Capt Bob runs a great boat. Not only was the boat big enough that you didn't yak from the waves, it was fast in getting us to our dive sites.

I dunno...it wasn't big enough to prevent me from feeding the fish on one dive in late April! But that just makes for an even better story.

Seriously, SW is great and Captain Bob and his crew rock! They're even willing to pick up a couple of divers who managed to wander over from the other boat! I definitely want to add another voice in saying that it's a great outfit.

 

[kidsdream]

Nice pix, what camera system do you use?

I am using a D200 in a Subal Housing. Both of these shots were taken with a Nikon 16mm fisheye lens at f/9. Shutter speeds were 1/80 and 1/100.

 

[deeper thoughts]

Really nice!