Caribbean Assortment

[ktuli]

OK - been a few days since I've been able to post anything, so here's a nice little assortment of underwater photos from my last trip...

Unidentified Blenny (tiny little thing - this is 1:1 magnification and uncropped)


Yellowhead Jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons)


Bearded Fireworm (Hermodice carunculata) (I just love that orange on orange)


Purple-Crowned Sea Goddess (Chromodoris or Mexichromis kempfi) (I originally thought this was mating behavior, but alas it is not)


Banded Coral Shrimp (Steopus hispidus)


Smooth Trunkfish Post-larval Juvenile (Lactophrys triqueter) (about 1" in size) (We also called them "Dice Fish")


Spotted Moray Eel (Gymnothorax moringa)


Now if only I could get back in the water and bring you more such images on a more regular basis!!!

- Bill

[jupiterlush]

Bill, can you bring me some clams when you get back?

[ktuli]

Al,

I thought I had a decent shot of a giant clam from a previous trip, but I can't locate it right now (or maybe I'm misremembering). So next trip, I'll see what I can find.

Thanks for looking.

- Bill

[KTHXBAI]

These are all great shots. Your avatar is still my fave of your underwater. If I had to choose thought I would have to say Benny and the Shrimp are my faves.

The focus on the first for a macro is excellent. I can't imagine composing these. Do you have your camera set to live view when you do these?

[ktuli]

Nope - no live view here. I tried it in Indonesia, but I didn't like how it made me hold the camera, plus at some point, I got some red flashing thermometer icon on the screen, and that kind of freaked me out. So I just use the regular viewfinder - which between that, plus looking through a prescription strength dive mask, I sometimes have a very difficult time with composition (note that normally I would have put Mr Blenny on the left of the frame). But sometimes if I get focus, I fire off the shot and take what I can get - especially if the positioning is difficult and I'm fighting current.

Actually, most of these shots are macro with most of them being just shy of minimum focusing distance on the 100mm macro.

- Bill

[Karl]

Bill - very nice. The Caribbean must be a great place to dive maybe one day I'll get there. Only 248 days until I am back in Tulamben Bali

Karl

[Donald]

Yet again - an education. Thanks Bill.