St Lucia Trip with Sealife Reefmaster Mini and SL961 Strobe

[texbob]

I finally upgraded my gear to include the Sealife SL961 Strobe, and my trip to St Lucia last week was my first foray with this setup. I thought I did ok before without the strobe but now I realize how much of a noob I was thinking those thoughts. I also added a mini Wide Angle lens, and the following are the results. Let me know what you think:

I think the above is a starfish but I don't know what type.

The spotted drum is now may favorite fish especially the juveniles. I have a few shots of juveniles but they are so small and I didn't get close enough.

The funny thing about the last is I didn't know the frogfish was even there. My wife and the DM were excitedly pointing it out so I swam over to see, and I thought: "why is everyone so excited about a dang sea urchin." I took the photo anyway and only later did I see what I missed underwater.

 

[ce4jesus]

The funny thing about the last is I didn't know the frogfish was even there. My wife and the DM were excitedly pointing it out so I swam over to see, and I thought: "why is everyone so excited about a dang sea urchin." I took the photo anyway and only later did I see what I missed underwater.

That's funny. I don't know how many times stuff like that has happened to me where my wife is pointing frantically and I snap a quick photo to satisfy her and don't have a clue what I'm suppose to be taking a picture of!

Nice shots...the best I've seen with that camera. Makes me want to grab one for my BC pocket.

 

[texbob]

Thanks for the comments.

After carrying it in my BC pocket for a year, I can now say after seeing the difference, that without a strobe it is only useful for extremely well lit subjects or for taking a "snapshot" of something such as your buddy making a silly face.

 

[fairybasslet]

I like the pink sponge and crionoid.

 

[AndyT]

The Froggie is great, the Scorpionfish too !!

 

[paradicio]

I agree with ce4jesus, those are the best shots I've seen with that camera. Very nicely done!

It's funny how often I find stuff in pictures that I didn't realize were there when I took the shot. On our most recent dive in Catalina I shot a picture of a grate lying in a bed of algae which my wife pointed out to me. It wasn't until I saw the picture that I realized she was actually pointing at the rock fish lying on top of the grate!

 

[Allison Finch]

The crinoid waving out of the vase sponge is lovely!!

 

[Adriaan557]

Very nice photos!!!