I'd love to come and dive with you there but unlikely any time soon unfortunately. Wish you happy Eid holiday.
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I'd love to come and dive with you there but unlikely any time soon unfortunately. Wish you happy Eid holiday.
OP
Eid Mubarak @BoltSnap
At last a seahorse at the Bridge today, it's been really slow this year with only one other being spotted two months plus ago as well as another when I was in Indonesia last month.
This one was in a really awkward position and of course I was shooting with the 85mm lens since I was primarily looking for nudis.
One of my friends Rania spotted some nudis that I'd never seen before yesterday and her photos suggested Trinchesia species
I discovered today that Trinchesia has been renamed to Tenellia
Tenellia sibogae
There's also a plethora of juvenile cuttlefish scooting around, there must have been a mass hatching recently.
Going back tomorrow and hopefully the seahorse is in the same area, lens already changed to 60mm.
At last a seahorse at the Bridge today, it's been really slow this year with only one other being spotted two months plus ago as well as another when I was in Indonesia last month.
This one was in a really awkward position and of course I was shooting with the 85mm lens since I was primarily looking for nudis.
One of my friends Rania spotted some nudis that I'd never seen before yesterday and her photos suggested Trinchesia species
I discovered today that Trinchesia has been renamed to Tenellia
Tenellia sibogae
There's also a plethora of juvenile cuttlefish scooting around, there must have been a mass hatching recently.
Going back tomorrow and hopefully the seahorse is in the same area, lens already changed to 60mm.
That's a much better and sexier name for a slug. If one didn't know you are talking about a nudi, they would think that you are talking about a sexy woman
How come you aren't diving East coast during this Eid holiday?
OP
High tides are perfect for diving the Bridge over the past few days, plus it's much cheaper (i.e. FREE!) and I'm paying less for fuel too.
East coast boats are also very busy during Eid, that usually means more idiots ruining the visibility.
Found a neat Eubranchus this morning
Plenty of Kabeiro rubrolineata on the hydroids
OP
Another long two hour dive yesterday at the Bridge.
The main seahorse, which is pregnant, is still at the same location and super bonus, I found a second one - well there had to be really given the condition of the first one
Vis was terrible 1-2m
The second one
The main seahorse, which is pregnant, is still at the same location and super bonus, I found a second one - well there had to be really given the condition of the first one
Vis was terrible 1-2m
The second one
OP
Playing with my snoot today
OP
Couple of shrimp shots from last Tuesday.
Used the snoot to backlight this one
Just need to time it right for them to be in cleaning mode, I've seen a fish or two hanging there but they swim off before I can ge close enough for a few shots.
Used the snoot to backlight this one
Just need to time it right for them to be in cleaning mode, I've seen a fish or two hanging there but they swim off before I can ge close enough for a few shots.
OP
Another relaxing dive this morning, although I missed slack tide and the outgoing tide was in 1-2m vis.
Playing with my snoot again
Loads of these hermit crabs around the Bridge but I generally don't photograph them
Found a cowrie wandering around on the sand too
Kabeiro rubroreticulata
Seahorse still on the same location, but seems to be getting into more difficult spots to photograph, but that allows me to experiment more with lighting.
Playing with my snoot again
Loads of these hermit crabs around the Bridge but I generally don't photograph them
Found a cowrie wandering around on the sand too
Kabeiro rubroreticulata
Seahorse still on the same location, but seems to be getting into more difficult spots to photograph, but that allows me to experiment more with lighting.
OP
Two dives with Bermuda this morning on the "Island Wreck" (actual name still to be found), and Victoria Star.
Both wrecks had a few Goniobranchus annulatus on them.
Using the snoot
Hypselodoris infucata
Water temps were 32-33C
Both wrecks had a few Goniobranchus annulatus on them.
Using the snoot
Hypselodoris infucata
Water temps were 32-33C
