Roatan Photos Part 5 (Shrimp, Crabs, and a bit of Lagniappe)

[AUTiger]

First off, I'm jazzed because I just ordered a Nikon D80. Who knows when it will get here, or even when I will be able to get a housing for it, but I'm on the edge of my seat with anticipation. It'll be my first dSLR.

Its been a couple weeks and I've been a bit slow at posting the last of my pictures. I've been wanting to go diving, too, but a week long sinus infection has ended any hope of that. I can't even get below a foot or two in my pool. Well, here we go...

Banded Coral Shrimp - I think that this is my favorite coral shrimp photo. It reminds me of some horror movie creature about to pounce on its hapless victim.

Neck Crab - these guys are so hard to get a good photo that the casual observer will actually recognize as a crab. Neck crabs are a type of decorator crab that adorn themselves with hydroids and other plant materials. This one is eating something from one claw and holding a small something in the other claw.

Another Neck Crab

And to finish off, a bit of lagniappe (a little "something extra" as the Creoles would say). Two nice looking Flamingo Tongues.

As always, thanks for the feedback.

David

Gear:

Camera: Olympus C-5060WZ
Macro Lense: Inon UCL-165
Housing: Ikelite
Strobe: Ikelite DS-125 with TTL

 

[kapula]

I'm so jealous of those flamingo tongues! Have seen them once but they were impossible to catch (too deep, no strobe and couldn't get close). Excellent shirmps too! That banded coral shrimp really knows his posing moves