WOW...Congrats To Mike Veitch

[Zeeman]

Big deal... basically all he got were the eyes. I'm not impressed... NOT!

Seriously, nice pic... it sure shows the complexity of the visual system of these amazing invertebrates. From one of my newspaper columns on our own local species:

"The two stalked eyes often seen sticking out of these holes are perhaps the most sophisticated in the animal kingdom. Each individual compound eye is capable of 3-D vision and can detect light that is polarized three different ways. Their eyes contain 12 different color receptors (compared to the human eye's three) and they may be able to detect 10X as many colors as we can, not to mention four colors of ultraviolet light which our eyes cannot detect. I can barely read the DMV chart with my glasses on! No wonder they see me coming long before I detect them. "

They can be a pain to shoot. Just ask Gio about the time I was shooting all over one of the Sabang wrecks in Puerto Galera trying to shoot one, finally got him to stand still, only to have "card error" appear on the screen when I pressed the button.....

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[jonix]

:rofl2::rofl2::rofl2:

 

[Jim Ernst]

Hi Jim, thanks! I shot that back in the fall. They were running a feature on Tobermory and needed some pictures. I didn't write the article, they just told me they needed some shots of a couple of the wrecks.

Sure, post away, I'm curious.

Warren

You got it...

I will do that for you just as soon as I get home, As right now I am at work on my lap-top....

Hey It's a tough job But someone has to do it!!LOL

 

[drbill]

Ours here off Catalina aren't seen out of their holes very often during the day. Only when they're totally wacked out on sex hormones do the males venture out and look for the ladies. Actually they do go out to munch as well as mate.

 

[rhadamantus]

why is mickey very silent about this thread? i wonder....

 

[Diver Dennis]

He's in Sing... with his date...

 

[Jim Ernst]

Congrats Mike! Well done, as always.

Hey Jim, there should be a travel feature on Tobermory, Ontario (pg. 29). You may notice the photo credits there. It hasn't hit the newsstands here yet in Canada, so I haven't seen it. I'm curious to see how it looks.

Here she is Warren, Sorry it isnt a better shot on my part, I just couldn't get it right.

 

[Warren_L]

Thanks Jim! I'll have to pick up a copy when it finally comes out.

 

[Mike Veitch]

Hey Jim, thanks for posting that! And thank you everyone for the kudos, i just got back to the net today and saw this thread!

 

[fairybasslet]

I got my copy yesterday. It is an awesome photo Mike.