What lures you to go night diving
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By far my main motivation is restoration of perceptible true colors. The critters are just as interesting during the day but artificial light has to be MASSIVE to bring out true colors when the sun is up.
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All of the above. But even more than night diving, I love early morning diving ... as in before it gets daylight early. Living just a few minutes from a dive site and being someone who's used to getting up before dawn makes it easy ... and nothing beats getting to the dive site and having the whole place to yourself. I'm usually coming out of the water just as the earliest risers (besides me) are pulling into the parking lot. They're past looking at me like I'm some kinda weirdo now, and pretty much confine their comments to "how's the vis?" ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
The first time, peer pressure. I was on a liveaboard, there was no where else to go. So you went for a night dive. Do one, and you want to do a thousand. Not just the different "vibe" on the reef, but the differnt feel of bein in the water, is amazing. Bioluminescence is amazing. Eels hunting is amazing. Crustacians on the prowl are amazing. Coral pollyps are amazing. Its one of those things to be experienced. Talking about it ( or writing about it) is just inadequate. To borrow from Nike, JUST DO IT. Then you will know.
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Flashlights!!! I just love the experience of the darkness and then it gets lit up by the lights. It also makes keeping track of your buddy easy. You might not see them in the periphery but you can see their lights.
The creatures are different, even on the same reef from the day. Turtles go to sleep in the cracks, octopuses venture out and are easier to spot, eels are more active and more likely to be seen swimming. If you are lucky and diving in Hawaii then you might see a parrot fish in the cocoon.
And the bioluminescence with all the light out is always very fun.
The creatures are different, even on the same reef from the day. Turtles go to sleep in the cracks, octopuses venture out and are easier to spot, eels are more active and more likely to be seen swimming. If you are lucky and diving in Hawaii then you might see a parrot fish in the cocoon.
And the bioluminescence with all the light out is always very fun.
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For to find the things therein which go... Bump.
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different creatures at night.
we saw 2 orangeball corallimorph's last night. also a huge reef mantis. tonight we saw those really really tiny shrimp that live on west indian sea eggs. none of these can be found during the day.
we saw 2 orangeball corallimorph's last night. also a huge reef mantis. tonight we saw those really really tiny shrimp that live on west indian sea eggs. none of these can be found during the day.
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Sobriety was the draw for me but now I would rather drink beer than night dive.
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