SG AND BENWOOD WRECK once again, tuesday, 6/24/14, pics,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[reefman]

super topside conditions in the upper keys early this morning; sunny skies, low humidity, light NE/E winds, seas <1FT(winds and seas picked up finishing our second dive). 1st drop: SPIEGEL GROVE: buoy SG4, dusty blue viz 50FT, light/mdt NE current, crazy temperature fluctuations(thermocline/water mixing) 78-84F @ 60-95FT, it was friggin cold on the wreck!!! outside of a school of blackfin tuna, nothing special. proceeded south to the BENWOOD in search of glass minnows/fish action. buoy BW3; average dusty green/blue viz 40FT, zero current, as experienced earlier on the SG, water mixing, temps between 79-84F @ 30-80FT(swam to the dropoff). the massive school of minnows observed on the bow 4 days ago reduced by @ least 60% but still dense and the predators were less abundant as expected. our timing was spot on as we had the wreck to ourselves. pics courtesy of timg,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

last 2 photos the SG


reefman
key largo

 

[deeper thoughts]

Very nice

 

[timg]

Very nice

Thank you DT.

 

[Cajuncru Diver]

Very nice report. Very nice pictures....keep them coming!

 

[CajunDiva]

Cold??? :coolingoff::laughing:

Nice pics timg!

 

[timg]

Very nice report. Very nice pictures....keep them coming!

Thank you Cajuncru Diver.

---------- Post added June 24th, 2014 at 11:58 PM ----------

Cold??? :coolingoff::laughing:

Nice pics timg!

Yes, weird cold water, unusual for this time of year. Thank you.

 

[sportxlh]

Loving the wide angle bait fish shots!!!! The clarity of the photos is amazing given the crappy vis. Thanks for sharing

 

[deepbludvr]

Great shots, makes me want to get back to the keys sooner! Looking at September at this point, sigh...

 

[timg]

Loving the wide angle bait fish shots!!!! The clarity of the photos is amazing given the crappy vis. Thanks for sharing

Thank you sportxlh. Yes, viz was a challenge, had to make some adjustments to get clear shots. Lots of particulates in the water, no doubt about it with all that feeding going on.

---------- Post added June 25th, 2014 at 04:57 PM ----------

Great shots, makes me want to get back to the keys sooner! Looking at September at this point, sigh...

Thank you deepbludvr.

 

[MG11]

Reefman is going to be the most photographed diver in history! #14 would make a good Christmas card for him

Thanks for sharing with us.

Mike