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OP
A chilly 22C yesterday off Fujairah, but I was nice and toasty in my 7mm.
The downside was that I was slightly underweighted with my 6lb backplate along with the 4lb weight on a tank camband plus a 2lb weight on my wing camband.
The 7mm suit is still fairly new with less than 20 dives (Waterproof W7), and I added another 2lb for my second dive, but the buoyancy characteristics are horrible. I don't recall having the same issues with my 7mm semidry a few years back, but I think I wore a weight belt instead of positioning weights on the tank.
It was Barracuda Dive Centre's 15th Anniversary and all boats were in operation. I was diving with a couple of my regular buddies as well as another SB member that had contacted me as she was in the UAE this week for meetings. @Bubble99
First dive on Deep Reef had a couple of surprises, two Goniobranchus tinctorios on different parts of the reef.
However we could not locate the Harlequin Shrimp
The sound dive was on Inchcape 10 and it was busy as the dhow had already moored on it. Lots of nudis, but lots of divers too.
I got practicing with my snoot and have some acceptable shots.
Hypselodoris dolfusi
Caloria indica
The downside was that I was slightly underweighted with my 6lb backplate along with the 4lb weight on a tank camband plus a 2lb weight on my wing camband.
The 7mm suit is still fairly new with less than 20 dives (Waterproof W7), and I added another 2lb for my second dive, but the buoyancy characteristics are horrible. I don't recall having the same issues with my 7mm semidry a few years back, but I think I wore a weight belt instead of positioning weights on the tank.
It was Barracuda Dive Centre's 15th Anniversary and all boats were in operation. I was diving with a couple of my regular buddies as well as another SB member that had contacted me as she was in the UAE this week for meetings. @Bubble99
First dive on Deep Reef had a couple of surprises, two Goniobranchus tinctorios on different parts of the reef.
However we could not locate the Harlequin Shrimp
The sound dive was on Inchcape 10 and it was busy as the dhow had already moored on it. Lots of nudis, but lots of divers too.
I got practicing with my snoot and have some acceptable shots.
Hypselodoris dolfusi
Caloria indica
OP
I've been diving a site called The Blocks consistently over the past couple of weeks, and in the past week alone four dives.
Vis has been variable, and temperatures until yesterday 21-22C, but yesterday was 23C, signs of the water warming up at last. I'm still using my Waterproof W7 7mm wetsuit, but at least the SIs are better with less cloud and wind.
This site has been an absolute Nudi Fest and consistently giving us macrophotographers lots of joy.
Several very large examples of this Gymnodoris rubropapulosa can be found here at the moment.
And there's a plethora of Pikachu nudis too, Thecacera pacifica
This Goniobranchus tinctorius seems to be rather prevalent on several dive sites in the first couple of months this year too
By far my most challenging nudi to photograph has been this Phestilla melanobrachia, which has rhinophores the same colour as the cerata. It has taken me five dives to obtain this one shot that I am pleased with.
I have also been doing a lot of experimenting with the BackScatter MS1 + Snoot, which can be tricky at times especially when there's a bit of current and the critter is in an awkward position.
Yesterday I was upside down for this shot of a Flabellina rubrolineata
Vis has been variable, and temperatures until yesterday 21-22C, but yesterday was 23C, signs of the water warming up at last. I'm still using my Waterproof W7 7mm wetsuit, but at least the SIs are better with less cloud and wind.
This site has been an absolute Nudi Fest and consistently giving us macrophotographers lots of joy.
Several very large examples of this Gymnodoris rubropapulosa can be found here at the moment.
And there's a plethora of Pikachu nudis too, Thecacera pacifica
This Goniobranchus tinctorius seems to be rather prevalent on several dive sites in the first couple of months this year too
By far my most challenging nudi to photograph has been this Phestilla melanobrachia, which has rhinophores the same colour as the cerata. It has taken me five dives to obtain this one shot that I am pleased with.
I have also been doing a lot of experimenting with the BackScatter MS1 + Snoot, which can be tricky at times especially when there's a bit of current and the critter is in an awkward position.
Yesterday I was upside down for this shot of a Flabellina rubrolineata
boqurant
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Lovely shots! Musundam was a crisp 24C last weekend, though it felt colder
OP
Deep Reef yesterday it took us 20 mins to find the Harlequin Shrimp, it's a good 10 mins swim from the mooring buoy, so a 10 minute search in the general area as there's no specific landmark.
The second dive on the Blocks continued to provide no end of subjects to photograph, it's the site that keeps on giving.
Pikachu Porn, Thecacera pacifica mating
And just as I was about to ascend my buddy spotted this sea snake resting on the bottom.
The second dive on the Blocks continued to provide no end of subjects to photograph, it's the site that keeps on giving.
Pikachu Porn, Thecacera pacifica mating
And just as I was about to ascend my buddy spotted this sea snake resting on the bottom.
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