All things SCUBA

[Slick]

This is a place to discuss all underwater activities. I guess that would fall into SCUBA, free-diving, and snorkeling. I hope I'm not alone in here.
I recently got a new underwater digi and would like to share some of my photography, but welcome any and all thought's or stories on the subject.

I hope this is the right forum for this.

[Slick]

All of these were taken in the Carribean, about an hour and 15 minutes south of Cancun, Mexico.
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Loggerhead Turtle
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Trunk Fish

[Tned]

Those pics make me think I may need to give diving a shot. Nice pics.

[Slick]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0071.jpg
Brain Coral the little guy is a Blenny
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Spotted Drum

[Slick]

Those pics make me think I may need to give diving a shot. Nice pics.

If I need to resize let me know Tned.

[Slick]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0066.jpg
Just thought this purple sponge was :cool:.
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Anemoe with a spider crab hanging out.

[Slick]

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A "Smooth Trunkfish".

This was my first time out with the camera. I'll play with the filters and Flash settings and hopefully I'll get better at it.

[Tned]

If I need to resize let me know Tned.

I run 1680x1050 at home and my work desktop and 1400x1050 on my laptop, so they aren't too big for me. :cool:

If people complain in this thread about scrolling, you could resize them, or since this is 'your' scuba thread and you want them to see the full rez shots, you could have them keep scrolling.

I'll leave it up to you in this thread.

[KCL]

Those are b-e-a-utiful slick.....:D

I am sooooooo jealous!

[sanluis]

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Me in the USVI coming out of a cave.

[sanluis]

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Turtle in the USVI.

[sanluis]

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The point and sea arch at Anacapa

[sanluis]

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Anacapa off the coast of California near San Luis Obispo At the fish bowl.

[sanluis]

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Spanish Shawls Anacapa Island

[sanluis]

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Cave in the USVI.

[sanluis]

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Mr. Jellyfish :D

[sanluis]

I'll share more later. I have some of Mexico as well.:D

[Slick]

Those are sweet, Sanluis. Please do. Caves are freaky. I've been doing some cenote diving but I still need to take a cave course.

[sanluis]

http://a882.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/103/l_ca3f62fa440b119f495ed472f8952449.jpg

off cozumel Mexico

[sanluis]

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Queen Angels off Cozumel

[sanluis]

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Baby Queen Angel Cozumel Mexico.

[sanluis]

Those are sweet, Sanluis. Please do. Caves are freaky. I've been doing some cenote diving but I still need to take a cave course.


Thanks Slick7.:D Your picks look great. The clarity of the turtle pick is great!
Cheers!

I love diving !!! I have been to a few places and dive the Channel Island off California at least a couple times a year. You can see some really cool stuff and almost always get to swim with the sea lions. ( little scary at first) The only down side to the Channel islands is the cold water!!:D

Have you ever been to any of the Channel islands. The most popular are Catalina and Anacapa.
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Bat Ray off Catalina

[sanluis]

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Giant Black Sea Bass. They are endangered and very rare. I have only seen them once. They were over 300lbs at least!

[sanluis]

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Me hoping that blur was a seal!!:D

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Me freezing my *** off!

[Slick]

I've never been diving in the Pacific. I'd love to. I've got a cousin in Hawaii that I'd like to visit along with my selfish reasoning to dive everyday.

Cozumel is one of the best places around here because they protect the reefs from fishing. Over here on my side they fish the hell out of these waters so it's almost impossible to see anything big, like a dolphin fish or groupers. I've only seen two nurse sharks in over 100 dives over here.

We see alot of turtles, eels, barracudas, porcupine puffers, and all the other reef dwellers, but not alot of big stuff. I'm going up to Holbox later this fall to check out the whale sharks. I'll be sure to bring the camera.

I'm working on my divemaster course as we speak. I plan to go to Utila, Honduras for the instructor course sometime this winter, and I'll also be sure to take the camera. I have an internship here in Puerto so it's tough to give up the free diving especially when I need all the botom time I can get.

I'm sure you see your share of big stuff over there, sometimes we see spotted eagle rays here. Actually today I saw a blue Marlin during my safety stop. It was cool. I ran into a school of Tarpons before the hurricane, but I haven't taken the camera out since Dean because the visibility still sucks. I know I shouldn't complain because it's much better here than places in Cali, but I've been spoiled with 100ft visibility or more.

Thanks for sharing your stuff. It's impressive, even for a Bolts fan;)(had to slip that in:).

[Slick]

It's 84 to 86 degree water temps here, I see you were pimpin' your hoody. How cold is it there?

[sanluis]

Anacapa is around 55-64 degrees sometimes warmer sometimes colder depending on depth and season. Two degrees makes a big difference believe it or not. Catilina is over 60-74 degrees and is much farther south near long beach

In Cozumel we dove the palancar reef. It was some of the best diving I have ever seen. This was over five years ago and a number of hurricanes have past that way but I bet it would still be worth your time to check it out. I did five night dives there and it is was really cool. I swear I saw a lobster as big as me!
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Plancar caves

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over 100' down
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coral trees

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View from our room.

[Slick]

Cozumel has recovered for the most part, and Dean didn't hurt it much at all. There are broken fans, sponges and soft corals, but no major damage. I plan on going over soon I haven't been there for a while either. It's only a 30 minute boat ride from here.

Do you use a dry suit or are you using 7mil with farmer john and hoodie. That sounds cold to me bro. I need a Brrrrrrrrrr smilie.

When I think of a cave, I'm thinking no light at all. My instructor said during the cave course you have do do a 45 minute swim with no light, nothing. Holding the line and following it from rock to rock.

The cenotes I've been in here you can see light the entire time. You don't need a special certification for them but the true caves you do.

I'm jazzed up to talk to a fellow diver. It might just be you and me here, hopefully Tned doesn't mind us hogging up bandwith with our pics.

[sanluis]

Cozumel has recovered for the most part, and Dean didn't hurt it much at all. There are broken fans, sponges and soft corals, but no major damage. I plan on going over soon I haven't been there for a while either. It's only a 30 minute boat ride from here.

Do you use a dry suit or are you using 7mil with farmer john and hoodie. That sounds cold to me bro. I need a Brrrrrrrrrr smilie.

When I think of a cave, I'm thinking no light at all. My instructor said during the cave course you have do do a 45 minute swim with no light, nothing. Holding the line and following it from rock to rock.

The cenotes I've been in here you can see light the entire time. You don't need a special certification for them but the true caves you do.

I'm jazzed up to talk to a fellow diver. It might just be you and me here, hopefully Tned doesn't mind us hogging up bandwith with our pics.


I have not done a true cave dive or big wreck dive ware you have to follow a rope. The caves in the USVI wer short tunnels really or very shallow allowing plenty of light. I have had darker dives in the kelp. :D

In Cozumel the caves or tunnels are in the reef with plenty of hole like Swiss cheese letting in the light. It was very cool and easy to follow the dive master Thru the tunnels.

The cenotes are all fresh water right? That must be very fun!

30 minutes!!! Dude !! you have to go asap! I used a dive shop called Blue bubbles no troubles in Cozumel. You have to go check it out. Even a shore dive would be amazing there. The Palancar reserve is the best. You have to pay a few Peso to get in and it was well worth it.

So how did you get such a cool gig in Mexico?

In Calif. I wear a the 7mil with the hood. I want to get a dry suit and have "borrowed" one from the dive shop here to see how nice it was...big mistake. I now want one even more!:cool:

I am hogging a lot of band posting all these pics. :o If it gets too much I can always delete em.

[Slick]

The cenotes are sometimes half and half. You get a blurry haze of visibility when you go through the salt/fresh mix. The Yucatan is the best place in the world for cenote diving. There are thousands of them and most of them are still unmapped.

No wreck diving for me either, I'd do it in a heartbeat though.

My Mom and step-Dad are retiring down here and looking to buy a dive shop or start their own. (They invited me to come along and I said HECK YES!!) I sold my house in NC and drove down here. This is why I'm going for instructor status. To work here legally as an American you have to have an instructor card. Even then it's hard. I'll just invest a small amount in the business to be a minority shareholder and that'll allow me to get 1 year visas instead of the six month one I have now. It expires in early December, but I can get an extension if we don't have a shop by then.

I'm all over Cozumel, we have two dogs here and can't leave them, so when my Mom comes down from Colorado later this month, I'm heading over. I'll check out Palancar as well as Punta Sur.

I'll check in to your shop, but my brother used a shop named Eldora Divers, that had big steel tanks for longer bottom times. Most of the time my computer tells me to come up before my air supply does. Today we went to a place called PaaMul, started at 100ft. went down a little wall to about 124ft. and slowly worked our way back to 50 to 60 ft. After an hour I still had 1400psi but me my divemaster and my stepdad were all so close to deco we had to come up.
Stinking deco!!!!!

[Slick]

I've been told to do a nitrox course before I go for even longer bottom times. What's your opinion on that?

[sanluis]

I've been told to do a nitrox course before I go for even longer bottom times. What's your opinion on that?

I am not certified and have never used nitrox. It would be nice to be able to stay under longer. I have done one really deep dive in Belize. I got to dive the blue hole and went to a depth of 168 feet to see the stalactites. The Blue hole was full of gray reef sharks and very cool. At 25 ' the dive masters dropped extra tanks for anyone running low on air. Had to stay at 25' for like a half hour after 8 minute at depth. We went down through the old cave section and then up to 140' to look at the sharks. I don't think I will ever need to go that deep again. There is so much more to see in shallower water IMO.

You are very close to Belize as well. I would recommend going there as well!

[Slick]

I am not certified and have never used nitrox. It would be nice to be able to stay under longer. I have done one really deep dive in Belize. I got to dive the blue hole and went to a depth of 168 feet to see the stalactites. The Blue hole was full of gray reef sharks and very cool. At 25 ' the dive masters dropped extra tanks for anyone running low on air. Had to stay at 25' for like a half hour after 8 minute at depth. We went down through the old cave section and then up to 140' to look at the sharks. I don't think I will ever need to go that deep again. There is so much more to see in shallower water IMO.

You are very close to Belize as well. I would recommend going there as well!

It's a 4 hour dirve more or less to Belize from here. When my tourist visa expires I plan to go there for a week or so to dive and maybe to renew the visa at the Mexico Belize border.

Maybe I'll stop at Mahual to go over to Banco Chinchurro. That's the very bottom of the Yucatan, no big fishing boats, it's supposed to be great diving as well.

[Slick]

I'm thinking of going here for the instructor course.

http://www.dive-utila.com/index.htm

[sanluis]

It's a 4 hour dirve more or less to Belize from here. When my tourist visa expires I plan to go there for a week or so to dive and maybe to renew the visa at the Mexico Belize border.

Maybe I'll stop at Mahual to go over to Banco Chinchurro. That's the very bottom of the Yucatan, no big fishing boats, it's supposed to be great diving as well.


Very cool! I just finished a vacation In Huatulco Mexico and did two dives. It was has been heavily fished and did not have many big fish and the coral was not very colorful. Still it was nice to get in some warmer water with outstanding visibility. I did get to see a spotted eagle and some other cool smaller fish.

[sanluis]

I'm thinking of going here for the instructor course.

http://www.dive-utila.com/index.htm

Looks looks like a nice facility!!

Hows your Spanish? I need to work on mine!

[Slick]

Todo Bien. Pero, a veces, los verbos son dificil para mi. Es mas facil cuando tu vives in Mexico.

The problem is, here, the locals are all learning english, or have learned a bit, so they want to speak english with me, and all I want to do is practice my spanish.

[sanluis]

Todo Bien. Pero, a veces, los verbos son dificil para mi. Es mas facil cuando tu vives in Mexico.

The problem is, here, the locals are all learning english, or have learned a bit, so they want to speak english with me, and all I want to do is practice my spanish.

Si!

I ran into the same thing while in Huatulco. LOL!

I mess up my conjugations of verbs all the time! It was fun to try and practice and the locals liked that I tried.

[Slick]

Si!

I ran into the same thing while in Huatulco. LOL!

I mess up my conjugations of verbs all the time! It was fun to try and practice and the locals liked that I tried.

I should have taken more spanish in high school, while that was a while ago, at least it was free. Sometimes I'll watch a kids tv show, it helps. While I don't watch much, other than sports, I can't go diving and go to the bars every day.

[T1014]

I'm going to Venice, FL Monday to hunt for sharks teeth. Haven't been diving in more than a year, but ohs well it should be fun.

[sanluis]

I'm going to Venice, FL Monday to hunt for sharks teeth. Haven't been diving in more than a year, but ohs well it should be fun.

How is the diving in FL? I heard it is really good in the parks were they don't allow fishing. What is your favorite place to go?

:gotpics: ---diving pics?

[T1014]

How is the diving in FL? I heard it is really good in the parks were they don't allow fishing. What is your favorite place to go?

:gotpics: ---diving pics?


Well I've only been to Key Largo, (have about 20+ dives) and compared to places like Bonaire its crappy because the reef has been so messed up by pecticides/runoff from golf courses (I hate golf :tsk: ). On a nice June/July day it can be really nice though.its good for experience. I don't have any pics sadly.

The diving in Venice (so I hear from my dad, I personally haven't been yet) is really bad. The vis is so low you can only see a foot or so, and this is all the time. But the treasures you can find is the whole point. Then there's always the risk that you wont' find anything at all.
When I get back Monday I'll let you all know what I hauled in (hopefully something big!)

[sanluis]

Well I've only been to Key Largo, (have about 20+ dives) and compared to places like Bonaire its crappy because the reef has been so messed up by pecticides/runoff from golf courses (I hate golf :tsk: ). On a nice June/July day it can be really nice though.its good for experience. I don't have any pics sadly.

The diving in Venice (so I hear from my dad, I personally haven't been yet) is really bad. The vis is so low you can only see a foot or so, and this is all the time. But the treasures you can find is the whole point. Then there's always the risk that you wont' find anything at all.
When I get back Monday I'll let you all know what I hauled in (hopefully something big!)

Good Luck!! I hope you find some cool stuff!

[Slick]

This happened in the Red Sea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e90hTmncv5o


They try to recover him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lzoA5E3rl8

[sanluis]

Man! That is messed up! I don't understand why he went down there in the first place? Was he trying to find his buddy?
Very sad. And a good reminder to always be careful!!!

[Slick]

Man! That is messed up! I don't understand why he went down there in the first place? Was he trying to find his buddy?
Very sad. And a good reminder to always be careful!!!

I think he was trying to push the limits, then he got out of control.

To me the really freaky thing is some of the sounds you hear.

I'm not a cowboy when it comes to diving, I'm in it for the fun, and trying to go to 300 ft doesn't sound fun to me. :confused:

[sanluis]

I think he was trying to push the limits, then he got out of control.

To me the really freaky thing is some of the sounds you hear.

I'm not a cowboy when it comes to diving, I'm in it for the fun, and trying to go to 300 ft doesn't sound fun to me. :confused:

Well that is just sad he had to pay for that mistake with his life.

I don't need to go deep. Most of the best stuff is between 25-70 feet anyway IMO!

[Slick]

Well that is just sad he had to pay for that mistake with his life.

I don't need to go deep. Most of the best stuff is between 25-70 feet anyway IMO!

I agree. Plus on the deep dives 100-120 ft, my air consumption is much worse.

If I stay at 75 to 50, I can make 3000psi last about 70- 75 minutes.

[sanluis]

I agree. Plus on the deep dives 100-120 ft, my air consumption is much worse.

If I stay at 75 to 50, I can make 3000psi last about 70- 75 minutes.

Wow!! That's good. I can only do an hour. I am 6'-4" using more air and have to really relax so that I can stay under with out burning through my air too fast. I would say that I am a intermediate diver with just over 100 dives. I started in 1999 and love diving. How long have you diving? Can you give me any pointers to help me go through air a little more slowly?

You must be living right to get to dive all the time! :D:beer:

[Slick]

Wow!! That's good. I can only do an hour. I am 6'-4" using more air and have to really relax so that I can stay under with out burning through my air too fast. I would say that I am a intermediate diver with just over 100 dives. I started in 1999 and love diving. How long have you diving? Can you give me any pointers to help me go through air a little more slowly?

You must be living right to get to dive all the time! :D:beer:

I didn't start diving until 2002. I'm almost to 100 dives.

I'm 6'3" 215. I still consider myself a beginner. My air consumption was good from the get go. Relaxing is the key, that and not moving any parts of your body any more than you have to. It's mostly drift diving here so I just ride the current and steer with my fins. After descent I pop a little air in my BCD and I never play with it after that. I'm not in horrible shape, but not in great shape either.

I am far from living right:laugh: I drink and smoke, and love junk food. I just got lucky. I'm a single guy with no kids, and just decided to come try living this life. If I fall flat on my face, I was an electrician so I could come back to the states and get a job pretty much anywhere. Hopefully I won't have to do that. I'm counting on getting that Instructor Card. From what my instructor told me, with that, you can find a job pretty much anywhere in the world, that diving is available.

[Slick]

Wow!!! Today was incredible!!! 9:00 dive, I saw a nurse shark, two enormous green morays, A 3 ft. porcupine puffer, and a school of angel fish.

11:00 I saw a stingray, a spotted eagle ray, then an octupus in the open until I came too close to him/her. Then 8-10 lobsters hiding out together under a ledge. Good times!!!

[sanluis]

OK, so when you get your dive shop set up let me know!!!!

On a side note I am really jealous !!!:D:laugh:

Did you take your camera on any of the dives??

[sanluis]

I'm going to Venice, FL Monday to hunt for sharks teeth. Haven't been diving in more than a year, but ohs well it should be fun.

So did you find anything???

[Slick]

OK, so when you get your dive shop set up let me know!!!!

On a side note I am really jealous !!!:D:laugh:

Did you take your camera on any of the dives??

Will do.

Of course I didn't have my camera. Noone at the shop believes us about the octopus. Only me and 1 divemaster were there. The vis is clearing up so I'll take the camera out soon.

[sanluis]

http://a620.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/66/l_4b36bf2bf333d9dce99efae615d7e7a3.jpg

Huge sea bass

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Spider crab

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Dinner!!:D

[Slick]

Really nice pics.:cool: I've been helping new students with my instructor so I havent had a chance to take out the camera. I will soon.

[Slick]

I took the camera out today and got these....
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a cowfish
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spotted moray eel

[Slick]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0098.jpg
same eel, trying to hide from me

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0100.jpg
purple tipped anemoe although it looks pink here

look at the little gobie to the right

[Slick]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0102.jpg

a damsel
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0103.jpg

A beautiful Queen Trigger fish

[Slick]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0104.jpg

another Queen Trigger trying to hide behind the fans and hard coral


http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0105.jpg

Shaggy pillar coral, with a boatload of French Grunts in front

[Slick]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0109.jpg

An angel fish


http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0110.jpg

another anemoe

[Slick]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0111.jpg

A Queen angel that didn't want to pose for me...

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0117.jpg

A large Green Moray Eel

[Slick]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0116.jpg

The same eel

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0114.jpg

Beautiful sponges growing out of a piece of star coral

[Slick]

Good times today...the water has recovered from Felix and Dean, and although there is some damage, the reefs here are fairly healthy.

I had a good shot of a trumpet fish, but I can't find it, I'll keep looking...

[kcvet]

here's more. click on the country

link (link)

[Slick]

Nice link KC. The reefs around the world are spectacular, no doubt about it. Do you dive?

[kcvet]

Nice link KC. The reefs around the world are spectacular, no doubt about it. Do you dive?

I spent 4 years at sea and only dived once

here's the main page link to what you saw.
link (link)

lots of neat stuff there

[sanluis]

Wow !! Cool picks !!! I think that was a Grey french angel fish. The trigger fish are cool. Do you get any parrot fish were you are in Mexico?

Nurse Shark in Cozumel. Looks like he's glowing.

http://a843.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/103/l_07989919632c161005c8e53b52cb9ab2.jpg

We saw a lot of nurse sharks.

[Slick]

Wow !! Cool picks !!! I think that was a Grey french angel fish. The trigger fish are cool. Do you get any parrot fish were you are in Mexico?

Nurse Shark in Cozumel. Looks like he's glowing.

http://a843.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/103/l_07989919632c161005c8e53b52cb9ab2.jpg

We saw a lot of nurse sharks.

Yea, you're right, its a grey french angel...killer nurse shark. Should be going to Cozumel next week.

There are so many parrot fish here it's unbelievable, many different color patterns too. I never photograph them because there are so many. I'll try to get a few shots of them next time I take the camera out.

[sanluis]

Yea, you're right, its a grey french angel...killer nurse shark. Should be going to Cozumel next week.

There are so many parrot fish here it's unbelievable, many different color patterns too. I never photograph them because there are so many. I'll try to get a few shots of them next time I take the camera out.

I have a funny video of a huge parrot fish. As my Brother in law is taking the fish video the parrot lets lose some used coral if you know what I mean. I will try to upload it later after work.

[Denver Native (Carol)]

Slick7 - THANKS - GREAT pictures here:first:

[sanluis]

Slick7 - THANKS - GREAT pictures here:first:

You don't like mine? :Cry:

[sanluis]

So my brother-in-law and I are following this huge parrot fish and well --- he let us now how he/she felt :D

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=18586670

[Denver Native (Carol)]

You don't like mine? :Cry:

Oh yeah, you have great pics also :first:

[sanluis]

Oh yeah, you have great pics also :first:

LOL! Thanks Carol :D

Here is another video of a french angel I beleive.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=18587588

[Slick]

So my brother-in-law and I are following this huge parrot fish and well --- he let us now how he/she felt :D

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=18586670

Big fish takes a big dump. That's hilarious. I see that all the time. The tangs do it too.

If people really knew how those beautiful white sandy beaches got there.....:laugh:

[Slick]

Slick7 - THANKS - GREAT pictures here:first:

Thanks Native, I'm still a newb with the camera, but I'm having fun with it.

[Slick]

I have a funny video of a huge parrot fish. As my Brother in law is taking the fish video the parrot lets lose some used coral if you know what I mean. I will try to upload it later after work.

Were you guys in Cozumel? I'd love to be able to do video.

Off Topic:

I can't bear to respond to a smack thread when you're in it sanlouis. I can't seem to get into it with a fellow diver. :laugh:

One of these days, I might surprise you though:beer:

[sanluis]

Were you guys in Cozumel? I'd love to be able to do video.

Off Topic:

I can't bear to respond to a smack thread when you're in it sanluis. I can't seem to get into it with a fellow diver. :laugh:

One of these days, I might surprise you though:beer:


LOL ! I know it was probably the Sam Adams crack. Sorry about that! You should know that I have the highest respect for Denver and it is a great honor to compete against such a great franchise. I come from the school of thought that to diminish ones competition is to diminish ones own accomplishments. So when I go to smack I try to keep that in mind and keep things funny and really only joke around. :D

The video was from Cozumel.
I wonder what the fish must think of us humans laying out on their used coral. :lol:

[sanluis]

Hi Slick7,
I found this vid of Honduras. I really want to go there after seeing this cool stuff! Is this were you are getting your Dive Master cert. ?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HjE5KdnJ6sc&mode=related&search=

[Slick]

Hi Slick7,
I found this vid of Honduras. I really want to go there after seeing this cool stuff! Is this were you are getting your Dive Master cert. ?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HjE5KdnJ6sc&mode=related&search=

I'll check the video when my internet is a little faster.

I'm actually doing the divemaster now, here in Puerto. I've been helping with discover students, openwater and advanced classes as well.

Sometimes I even guide a small group of certified divers. I'm thinking of going to Utila for the Instructor course though.

I went to Cozumel saturday. Went to Palancar Gardens and another wall after that...I forget the name. It was incredible. On one dive I saw 4 nurse sharks, 5 turtles, and 3 of those splendid toad fishes. I actually found the first toadfish and had to show the divemaster, he swam right by it and missed it. I gave him crap for letting a Gringo find stuff and show it to him.

I'm going back tomorrow for 4 days to a place called Aldora divers. They have 120 steel tanks and do two tank dives for about 80 bucks.

If I can go 75 minutes on a 80 aluminum tank I'm probably going to outdive my computer well before I run out of air. It'll be cool to find out.

I'll take the camera this time and bring back some goodies (I hope).

Good luck in Sundays game I probably will be diving instead of watching the game. Hopefully no injuries to either of us.

[kcvet]

Truk lagoon. a divers paradise. many Japanese war wrecks. most were transports or 'maru's'. fully loaded with hardware and munitions. most in shallow water. others deep water. its history WW11. truck was a fwd base that serviced all branches. but on Feb 16, 1944 American carrier based planes struck here in a 2 day attack. code name:

operation hailstone (operation hailstone)

really good photos. toolbar on right
link (link)


a live Torpedo

http://www.truk-lagoon.com/torpedoe2.jpg

[sanluis]

Update us on your dives. Any pics would be appreciated as well!! I am Working on maybe heading down to Honduras in April or May.

Let's keep this thread alive!!!:D

[Slick]

Wow. I dropped the ball on this thread. LMAO. Well I finished my Divemaster course a couple days ago. I took the camera on a 3 day trip to Cozumel. These are from about 3 months ago...

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0191.jpg

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0190.jpg

Nurse sharks

[Slick]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0189.jpg

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0188.jpg

Tiger grouper...about 5 feet long.

[claymore]

Slick your a real SOB for leading such a kick ass life. I hope you know that.

[Slick]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0187.jpg

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0186.jpg

My flash crapped out on me at the end of this dive.

[Slick]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0184.jpg


A spotted damsel trying to hide out.


http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0182.jpg

Loggerhead turtle

[Slick]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0181.jpg

A black durgeon.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0180.jpg

A scrawled file fish.

[Slick]

Purple finger corals

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0179.jpg


A queen trigger fish

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0176.jpg

[Slick]

Hard coral picture, with assorted reef fish

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0175.jpg

A carribean lobster out walking...only happens at night. The next several are from a night dive

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0174.jpg

[Slick]

Spotted moray eel

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0173.jpg

A sleeping loggerhead turtle

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0171.jpg

[Slick]

An octopus

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0170.jpg

A parrot fish

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0169.jpg

[Slick]

A reallly big green moray eel

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0168.jpg

He ran to hide in the reef. I guess my flash pissed him off.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0167.jpg

[Slick]

Another spotted moray

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0166.jpg

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0165.jpg

[Slick]

A midnight parrot fish

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0164.jpg

An orange file fish

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0163.jpg

[Slick]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0161.jpg

Me.

A green moray, a grouper, and a bunch of French grunts

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0157.jpg

[Slick]

A barracuda

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0156.jpg

A porcupine puffer

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0154.jpg

[frauschieze]

Wow. Those night pictures are amazing. You've gotten better with your camera.

I just looked through this thread with my daughter. She is highly impressed that you got close to those moray eels. She thinks they are creepy! :laugh:

[Slick]

really healthy finger corals, blue barrel sponges and hard corals

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0147.jpg

Orange finger corals

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0146.jpg

[Slick]

Wow. Those night pictures are amazing. You've gotten better with your camera.

I just looked through this thread with my daughter. She is highly impressed that you got close to those moray eels. She thinks they are creepy! :laugh:

Thanks.

The morays are harmless to humans, but I feel sorry for the reef fish. :lol:

I'm glad you two liked them.

[frauschieze]

A barracuda

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0156.jpg

Oooooooohhhhhh......Barracuda!

[Slick]

These coral heads are almost 80 feet high. I took this picture I was at about 100 ft down, looking up.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0145.jpg

Palancar Gardens is the name of the reef here.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0144.jpg

[Slick]

A turtle. I forget if it was a loggerhead or a hawks bill

We're at about 90 feet. The yucatan channel is almost 3000 feet deep. This is a wall of coral I'm next to.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0143.jpg

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0142.jpg

A lobster hiding out

[frauschieze]

Thanks.

The morays are harmless to humans, but I feel sorry for the reef fish. :lol:

I'm glad you two liked them.

The pictures were cool. Me and my mom loved them.

(A message from my daughter)

[Slick]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0141.jpg

More finger corals growing out of a big piece of hard coral

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0140.jpg

This was taken at Maraciabo Reef. Only advanced divers go here, and only then, when the ocean is flat and the current isn't too strong. There's whirlpools that can form and suck you down to dangerous levels.

I'm at 155 ft.

My personal limit. The other side of that ledge it just drops down into what seems like oblivion. I had a buddy with me so we were safe, but wow, it was a little scary.

[Slick]

Slick your a real SOB for leading such a kick ass life. I hope you know that.

LMAO. trust me Clay. I know how lucky I am right now. Get your ass down here and I'll take you out.

[Slick]

Oooooooohhhhhh......Barracuda!

It's funny you said that. every time I see one of those, I sing that song in my head. :lol:

[Nurse Red]

Amazing, as always, Slick!

Thank you for sharing!

I assume all of the tests ended up well, and you got the certification and stuff you were looking for?

:beer:

[Slick]

Amazing, as always, Slick!

Thank you for sharing!

I assume all of the tests ended up well, and you got the certification and stuff you were looking for?

:beer:

Yes I did Two days ago. I've been in a drunken stupor since then.

I forgot to let you know. I owe you a few shots and a mojito at least. Thanks for checking up on me. :salute:

[Nurse Red]

Yes I did Two days ago. I've been in a drunken stupor since then.

I forgot to let you know. I owe you a few shots and a mojito at least. Thanks for checking up on me. :salute:

:shots:

Congrats!!!!

Someday I hope to make it down there... You'll have to take us out... I can't even imagine how amazing it must be.

[frauschieze]

It's funny you said that. every time I see one of those, I sing that song in my head. :lol:

Yeah....well I started singing it out loud and my daughter looked at me like I was nuts. :tsk:

[Slick]

:shots:

Congrats!!!!

Someday I hope to make it down there... You'll have to take us out... I can't even imagine how amazing it must be.

Absolutely!!!

My Mom and her husband are retiring down here. We might invest together and open up our own shop. I'll be able to do better discounts for my friends if that's the case. I'll keep you all posted. The divemaster course was my biggest hurdle. It's all down hill from here.

[Nurse Red]

Absolutely!!!

My Mom and her husband are retiring down here. We might invest together and open up our own shop. I'll be able to do better discounts for my friends if that's the case. I'll keep you all posted. The divemaster course was my biggest hurdle. It's all down hill from here.

That's great! I'm sure it would be nice to have family down there, and being able to invest would make it so that you were more able to do this as a long-term thing!

:cool:

[sanluis]

Good stuff!! Congrats on the certs and save a spot for me the next time I get down to Mexico! :D


:beer:

[Slick]

Good stuff!! Congrats on the certs and save a spot for me the next time I get down to Mexico! :D


:beer:

Thanks a lot sanluis. I did the nitrox course too. Let me know anytime you get down this way.

[AlWilsonizKING]

Just found this thread.....great pics!!!

I have always wanted to go Scuba diving but have not hade the chance.....maybe one day.

I love water/swimming and all that comes with water activities so it would be a perfect fit!!!




PEACE!!!

[claymore]

LMAO. trust me Clay. I know how lucky I am right now. Get your ass down here and I'll take you out.Are you still in Cozumel?

[Day1BroncoFan]

Congrats on the certs Slick7. Great pics, looks like a lot of fun.

[Slick]

Are you still in Cozumel?

No. I'm back on the mainland. I'm a short 40 minute boat ride away though. My sister is coming down in a week, and she's never dove there, so we're going to do a 3 or 4 day trip over there while she is here.

I'll make sure to take the camera again. There were some hammerheads around the south end of the island. Hopefully I can get some shots of them.

Supposedly there are whale sharks migrating up from Honduras and Belize. They go to the top of the carribean where it meets the Gulf of Mexico to spawn. We're in the flight pattern so maybe I'll get lucky and see some of them.

[MOtorboat]

No. I'm back on the mainland. I'm a short 40 minute boat ride away though. My sister is coming down in a week, and she's never dove there, so we're going to do a 3 or 4 day trip over there while she is here.

I'll make sure to take the camera again. There were some hammerheads around the south end of the island. Hopefully I can get some shots of them.

Supposedly there are whale sharks migrating up from Honduras and Belize. They go to the top of the carribean where it meets the Gulf of Mexico to spawn. We're in the flight pattern so maybe I'll get lucky and see some of them.

That's so freakin' cool!

[claymore]

No. I'm back on the mainland. I'm a short 40 minute boat ride away though. My sister is coming down in a week, and she's never dove there, so we're going to do a 3 or 4 day trip over there while she is here.

I'll make sure to take the camera again. There were some hammerheads around the south end of the island. Hopefully I can get some shots of them.

Supposedly there are whale sharks migrating up from Honduras and Belize. They go to the top of the carribean where it meets the Gulf of Mexico to spawn. We're in the flight pattern so maybe I'll get lucky and see some of them.

Well, we are drinking at the bar or snorkling at the kiddie beach if thats the case. I would hate for a picture of you holding me like a little girl to surface If I saw a shark.

[Slick]

Well, we are drinking at the bar or snorkling at the kiddie beach if thats the case. I would hate for a picture of you holding me like a little girl to surface If I saw a shark.

LMFAO. That would be priceless.

[sanluis]

http://a986.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/128/l_48c2a8ad24f96bea8b301e3e35f36051.jpg

Beauty and the beast

[sanluis]

http://a183.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/114/l_24bdcd9b93d4813eb8c4a01c94cff39e.jpg

http://a562.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/88/l_fcf140d94fd317c7f0f206321d967a79.jpg
Can you see the hook?

Some of my Barracuda pictures

[sanluis]

http://a939.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/67/l_9deb946d18002bd293fd88583d77a56a.jpg

Damsel

[sanluis]

http://a530.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/1/l_482b5655dd005e674f5e2349fc1387c1.jpg

http://a947.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/68/l_b63222d20eee0596e58be75dd26e8eca.jpg

Nice fan worm.

[sanluis]

http://a687.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/65/l_ba9e028c60fbea256889546bb6cfad96.jpg

Me swimming through the Palancar caves. Bubbles look kind of cool IMO. Or it could be the nitrogen narcosis?? :confused::lol:

Thought I would share some more of my old dive photos from Cozumel.

[Slick]

http://a687.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/65/l_ba9e028c60fbea256889546bb6cfad96.jpg

Me swimming through the Palancar caves. Bubbles look kind of cool IMO. Or it could be the nitrogen narcosis?? :confused::lol:

Thought I would share some more of my old dive photos from Cozumel.

Awesome sanluis. Palancar is incredible. I just got back from a 3 day trip. We went to Palancar Caves. Columbia(which is basically Punta Sur) San Fransisco wall, Cedral Pass, and Paradise shallow. Good times. Here are some more pics from the latest trip. No sharks this time. :tsk:

A big jack...

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0038.jpg


Two lobsters, not enough cave for them both...

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0036.jpg

[Slick]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0035.jpg


There's a little cleaner shrimp at the top of the anemoe. I haven't got the hang of photographing the micro stuff yet, I need more practice.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0034.jpg


http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0033.jpg

[Slick]

A high hat...if you look closely you can see a couple of sea spiders too...

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0032.jpg


http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0031.jpg


Super close up of a giant pink barrel sponge...if you look closely you can see a banded coral shrimp in there...

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0029.jpg

[Slick]

A goldentail Moray eel...

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0027.jpg


http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0026.jpg


A juvenile smooth trunk fish...

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0025.jpg

[Slick]

Some lime green tube sponges...

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0024.jpg


A crab hanging upside down


http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0023.jpg


Big healthy coral head

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0020-1.jpg

[Slick]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0019-1.jpg

A splendid toad fish. Endemic to Cozumel island. I couldn't get my flash pointed in the cave. I looked for 2 days before I finally foud one of these guys, I wish the picture was better.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0017.jpg


A scorpion fish. When it swims, it's wings open up and it looks like a butterfly procreated with a rock. really cool fish, one of my favorites.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0014.jpg

[Slick]

About a 3 ft long parrot fish

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0012.jpg


A queen angel fish

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0011.jpg


I forget the name of the eel here. The brown with white polka dots. Out of the 300+ dives I have in the last 8 months, I've only seen these twice. I really wish I could have gotten the face in the picture. Rookie photographer for you.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0009.jpg

[Slick]

I think this is a peacock flounder

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0006.jpg


http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0005.jpg


These green morays are everywhere. Big ones too.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0003.jpg

[Slick]

Turtle chowing down on something. It funny to watch. Every time a turtle is eating, fish come to compete for the scraps. You can see the big gray angel fish coming in, along with several yellow and gray wrasses too.


http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/PICT0002.jpg


I haven't been able to take the camera out much as I have been guiding and being in charge of sometimes 10 other divers. I'm going to start the instructor course next month.

I feel like Med and his 5 people who like hockey thread. If one person enjoys these photos, it was worth the time to upload and post them.

[AlWilsonizKING]

Wow still rockin' the amazing photos Slick!!! Love to see the "underworld" through your lens!!!!


Keep 'em coming!!!!



PEACE!!!

[Slick]

Thanks bro. It's a blast taking them. Sometimes I think the camera is a curse. On one morning dive I saw a hammerhead shark...later that day I saw a pod of dolphins...of course I didn't have the camera.

The tourists that were with me on both dives acted like it was no big deal. I wanted to slap them all upside the head. Some people go a lifetime and never see the kind of stuff they saw.

Thanks for the compliments. I keep looking for something none of you have seen yet. :salute:

[AlWilsonizKING]

The tourists that were with me on both dives acted like it was no big deal. I wanted to slap them all upside the head. Some people go a lifetime and never see the kind of stuff they saw.

I would be like :eek: and never want to leave!!!!


Thanks for the compliments. I keep looking for something none of you have seen yet. :salute:

No thank YOU for the amazing pics and I will be waiting for that pic!!!



PEACE!!!

[sanluis]

Awesome sanluis. Palancar is incredible. I just got back from a 3 day trip. We went to Palancar Caves. Columbia(which is basically Punta Sur) San Fransisco wall, Cedral Pass, and Paradise shallow. Good times. Here are some more pics from the latest trip. No sharks this time. :tsk:

I love the drift dives along the wall and the caves. Your pictures are really good slick! I am going to try to load some more video I have of a Nurse shark.

That's funny about the camera being a curse. I feel the same way some time! :lol:

Keep those pictures coming!!

[sanluis]

Here are some short videos of some of my dives. Swimming with the sea Lions is probably the most fun IMO. They like to come right up to you and say hi!

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=30985000

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=30983943

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=30983711

So much fun!

[AlWilsonizKING]

Very cool vidoes the SL!!!! I would love to be able to do what you and Slick do in the water.....I just swim and dive...off a board hehe


PEACE!!!

[Slick]

Very nice video footage. My next endeavor. I'd love to take video.

That was a pretty good sized nurse shark. I know you didn't get much of the second shark but that looked like a bull shark in mid water at the end of the video. Pretty cool. Was that at Cozumel or in California?

I just got done entertaining my sister for a couple weeks I haven't been around here much. We did go back over to Cozumel. Twice actually. Once me and her, and then last week we took her boyfriend over there as well.

This was their first time over there and they got to dive...probably only Sanluis will know these spots....The Devil's throat!!! Maraciabo!!!! for the two deep dives. Then we did Punta Tunich-a really fast drift dive and one dive we went from Santa Rosa and drifted al the way through it to Cedral. It was incredible.

I was up late sharing music with a friend, I'll get more pictures uploaded later. Got a couple decent turtle shots.

[sanluis]

Very nice video footage. My next endeavor. I'd love to take video.

That was a pretty good sized nurse shark. I know you didn't get much of the second shark but that looked like a bull shark in mid water at the end of the video. Pretty cool. Was that at Cozumel or in California?

I just got done entertaining my sister for a couple weeks I haven't been around here much. We did go back over to Cozumel. Twice actually. Once me and her, and then last week we took her boyfriend over there as well.

This was their first time over there and they got to dive...probably only Sanluis will know these spots....The Devil's throat!!! Maraciabo!!!! for the two deep dives. Then we did Punta Tunich-a really fast drift dive and one dive we went from Santa Rosa and drifted al the way through it to Cedral. It was incredible.

I was up late sharing music with a friend, I'll get more pictures uploaded later. Got a couple decent turtle shots.

The Devil's throat!! We tried to go there twice and each time there were beginners that couldn't go so I haven't been yet. That is a really deep dive if I remember correctly!! Very cool slick!!:beer: I love drift dives!!! Stay down for a long time and see all kinds of cool stuff.

The Sea lions were off Anacapa island, the other two videos were taken off the USVI. The second fish wasn't a shark, it was a huge Tarpon and I think it may have been bigger than the Nurse Shark. I have never seen a Bull shark while diving.

I can't wait to see your pics! :beer:

[Slick]

That was a big tarpon. I've seen like 10 or so near Playa Del Carmen. It was cool.

[Slick]

File fish

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/slickdonkey6/PICT0004.jpg


A queen trigger that turned on me during the shot.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/slickdonkey6/PICT0005.jpg

little spotted drum or high hat I forget which it is

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/slickdonkey6/PICT0009.jpg

[Slick]

I forget the name of these little guys. Blennys or Gobies or maybe something else... Little small guy

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/slickdonkey6/PICT0010.jpg


I think the diver on the left got too close and spooked this turtle...The divemaster is on the right. The current here was really strong I couldn't even get still I was just passing by in this shot.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/slickdonkey6/PICT0011.jpg

[Slick]

A couple of queen angel fish that were just plucking food out of the sand

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/slickdonkey6/PICT0012.jpg


This grouper had to be at least 5 feet long

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/slickdonkey6/PICT0014.jpg


A tiger grouper I think...he was about 3 feet or so.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/slickdonkey6/PICT0015.jpg

these two groupers were just chilling out of the strong current under this little coral shelf You can see the tail of the first one in the second picture, and you can see most of the tiger grouper in the side of the first pic. I just noticed that.

[Slick]

Pretty good sized crab.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/slickdonkey6/PICT0016.jpg


Hawk's bill turtle just resting in a little cave


http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/slickdonkey6/PICT0017.jpg

An orange file fish..there were two together originally they don't let you get too close usually.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/slickdonkey6/PICT0018.jpg

[sanluis]

Slick,
Your camera takes some really clear pics!! Do you have a color filter?
They look great!

[Slick]

There's the other one. I couldn't get close enough for the flash to bring out all the color.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/slickdonkey6/PICT0019.jpg


A barracuda

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/slickdonkey6/PICT0020.jpg


this little damsel bit me like four times. Bit me on my hood at first. Bit my fingers and came up and bit the camera. Hilarious. They're only about three inches long.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/slickdonkey6/PICT0023.jpg

[Slick]

Couple shots of a Spanish Hog Fish. These things are good to eat too.

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/slickdonkey6/PICT0025.jpg


Thought I had two of the Hog fish oh well.. here's another hawk's bill later on in one of the drift dives

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/slickdonkey6/PICT0026.jpg


This is just me trying to show off to Sanluis....

A one hour and 9 minute bottom time. I took this when I was going up to do my safety stop. I still had 1000lbs. of air at this point. LOL


http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w309/slickdonkey7/slickdonkey6/PICT0029.jpg

[Slick]

Slick,
Your camera takes some really clear pics!! Do you have a color filter?
They look great!

Thanks a lot. No Haven't used one yet.

It's a Sea life DC 600. 6.1 Megapixel I think...Only one flash attachment...I'm thinking if I take a class and get better at it I'll spring for dual flash.

[sanluis]

This is just me trying to show off to Sanluis....

A one hour and 9 minute bottom time. I took this when I was going up to do my safety stop. I still had 1000lbs. of air at this point. LOL



Man !! You sprouting some gills?!! Or do you just absorb O2 right out of the water like a sea turtle?!! :D

Thanks for sharing those pics, they are really good! :salute:

[AlWilsonizKING]

More great pic's Slick!!! Thank you for sharing!!

I love the Turtle just chillin' lol and the 5 foot Grouper woulda made me go :eek: lol

Again thank you for sharing the pic's and I look forward to more.



PEACE!!!

[Den21vsBal19]

Just a little feel good story I stumbled across :beer:


For years, Marge Frisch would hear the wonderful stories and see the beautiful photos about Grand Cayman from her daughter Linda Martin.

Marge had always wanted to visit such a magical place, but her husband’s health challenges kept her from venturing very far from her Sun City Center, Florida home.

This week for the first time, Marge had the opportunity to visit Grand Cayman and took full advantage of the chance.

Like many people, her ultimate goal has been to go scuba diving and experience the underwater world that blesses these islands. The only difference with Marge is that she is 81 years old.


Full Story (http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1030872)

[Slick]

Glad to see you in here Den...I haven't been able to take the camera out much at all. When I'm guiding, the people get my full attention.

Interesting story. I took out an 80 year old guy a couple months ago. We were worried at first but the guy did better than many other people I've taken out.

[Den21vsBal19]

You've got a great job there, pal...............

Wish I had the time (and money) to start diving again



Ah well, stick it on the 'One of these days' list ;)

[Slick]

You've got a great job there, pal...............

Wish I had the time (and money) to start diving again



Ah well, stick it on the 'One of these days' list ;)

Well, when it turns in to "one of those days", let me know. I can find you lodging and of course take you out to blow bubbles.

I've taken many an Englishman out diving here, but it seems like it might be cheaper and closer for you to go to the Red Sea. The water is a little colder there, but the diving is fantastic from what I hear. ...And yes, unfortunately it is not a cheap hobby.

[Den21vsBal19]

Well, when it turns in to "one of those days", let me know. I can find you lodging and of course take you out to blow bubbles.

I've taken many an Englishman out diving here, but it seems like it might be cheaper and closer for you to go to the Red Sea. The water is a little colder there, but the diving is fantastic from what I hear. ...And yes, unfortunately it is not a cheap hobby.
Unless I drop the lotto, that day will be a while off...............another 9 years 'til the monster can fend for himself................

One of the lad's at work, you know the young, free & single types, does some diving, he said the Red Sea's great

[SR]

Nick, my old man just got back from Bonaire...said the diving was great. He got his open water advanced certification while he was there and he also got his nitrox cert or whatever it is. He took lots of cool pictures.

[Slick]

Nick, my old man just got back from Bonaire...said the diving was great. He got his open water advanced certification while he was there and he also got his nitrox cert or whatever it is. He took lots of cool pictures.

Very nice! I think I'm going there or Curacao like the first week in December. Tell your Pop congrats on the certs, I haven't emailed him in a good while. I hope he's doing well. It sounds like he is. The nitrox course is great just because it allows you so much more time to stay at deeper depths. With those two certs, he's set up to go to 130ft, and the nitrox is an added bonus. It's just basically a richer O2 blend than the normal compressed air which is 21% O2. He probably used 30 or 32%.

If he's enjoying himself, he could do the rescue course next. I learned a lot from that course. It's a little more physically demanding, but it makes you a better diver. maybe I should just drop him a line.

We need to go dive SR. Get your ass down here sometime.

[Northman]

http://a997.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/44/l_964e6123eefd3f197e6763821b94997c.jpg

Me in the USVI coming out of a cave.


Holy snikey's!

I just noticed your sig with Jay. Does Cosa Bonita still exist out there? I used to go there all the time. :lol:

[AlWilsonizKING]

Holy snikey's!

I just noticed your sig with Jay. Does Cosa Bonita still exist out there? I used to got there all the time. :lol:



Yup, still there. Though I have not been for over 20 years.


PEACE!!!

[sanluis]

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=42957556



Video my brother in-law made of a dive we did at Anacapa.

I flipping love swimming with the sea lions!!! They have such a fun spirit.

[Slick]

Along with a lot of help from my mom and stepdad, I signed the papers for my own diveshop yesterday. The dream continues...

I am exhausted form a night of celebrating and a long day of doing inventory. I'll talk more about it later. So excited!

[frauschieze]

Along with a lot of help from my mom and stepdad, I signed the papers for my own diveshop yesterday. The dream continues...

I am exhausted form a night of celebrating and a long day of doing inventory. I'll talk more about it later. So excited!

Congratulations! We'll all be down for free diving soon. :D

[MOtorboat]

Congrats slick.

[Skinny]

Congratulations dude!

[girler]

Grats Slick!!! :five:

[BroncoJoe]

Along with a lot of help from my mom and stepdad, I signed the papers for my own diveshop yesterday. The dream continues...

I am exhausted form a night of celebrating and a long day of doing inventory. I'll talk more about it later. So excited!

You'll have to PM me the information - or post it publicly! My brother heads down to Mexico a couple times a year to scuba. I'll help you drum up some business!

[KCL]

Along with a lot of help from my mom and stepdad, I signed the papers for my own diveshop yesterday. The dream continues...

I am exhausted form a night of celebrating and a long day of doing inventory. I'll talk more about it later. So excited!

Lots of Luck slick..I am happy for you!

[Slick]

Thanks everyone. It was the dream when I came down here. I still can't believe it is happening.

Joe I'll need to ask Tned if i can post a link, if not I'll PM it to you. The website needs work, but it's a start. I'm off to do more inventory. I'm going to miss the game today. I'll be back later.

[NightTrainLayne]

Thanks everyone. It was the dream when I came down here. I still can't believe it is happening.

Joe I'll need to ask Tned if i can post a link, if not I'll PM it to you. The website needs work, but it's a start. I'm off to do more inventory. I'm going to miss the game today. I'll be back later.

Slick, you've got 4,300 posts and you're universally liked on the board. I don't think anyone's going to report it as spam if you post the link in a thread somewhere. But I'm not admin, so double-check with Tned.

[frauschieze]

Thanks everyone. It was the dream when I came down here. I still can't believe it is happening.

Joe I'll need to ask Tned if i can post a link, if not I'll PM it to you. The website needs work, but it's a start. I'm off to do more inventory. I'm going to miss the game today. I'll be back later.

Dear Slick,

Post the damn link. The rule is meant to prevent spamming, not stop long term members from sharing exciting life news with the rest of the board. If you want to put it in your sig, double check with Tned, but in one post? You're golden.

Congrats again. I can only imagine how thrilled you must be. And.....you know.....maybe there is something to all that superstition stuff. ;)

-Frau

[BroncoJoe]

Dear Slick,

Post the damn link. The rule is meant to prevent spamming, not stop long term members from sharing exciting life news with the rest of the board. If you want to put it in your sig, double check with Tned, but in one post? You're golden.

Congrats again. I can only imagine how thrilled you must be. And.....you know.....maybe there is something to all that superstition stuff. ;)

-Frau

I'll just do it for him. This is a big moment in his life and should be celebrated by all!

http://www.aquanauts-online.com/

[Slick]

Sucks to come home from a long day of counting stuff to find out we lost. Bummer!!! I can't help but still be on cloud 9 though. I'm excited to see what the future holds. Thanks for posting the link Joe. We're going to spruce up the site. It's pretty bad.

Thanks for all the well wishes guys. Love you. Mean it.