Winter at the Flowergardens

Hi Folks,

I'm just back from a weekend trip to the Flowergardens on the Spree. The weather was perfect this weekend and I was one of the lucky ones to "seize the day" and get out there! Conditions were VERY challenging for photography with 65-69 degree water, limited viz (50') deep water, and low light.

I was pretty tired when I got back, but I couldn't resist grabbing a few of my favorite shots from the trip to post:

Eye of the Amberjack

S2pro - 60mm lens f22@ 1/125th Strobes TTL

Male Manta

Nikkor 18-35 @ 18mm f8 @1/60th strobes at 1/2 power

Hogfish at 376A Platform

Nikkor 18-35 Strobes at 1/2 power

Dwarf Golden Moray at Stetson

60mm f22 @ 1/125th strobes in TTL

Hogfish at Stetson (one of my favorites)

60mm f22 @ 1/125th strobes at full

When we were listening to the dive briefing at Stetson Bank in the morning yesterday, I spotted a large group of hammerheads on the surface - more than 6 at least. Unfortunately, the surface visability was only 20' and the bottom viz was about 40' Since the hammerheads are so shy - I never saw any of them on either of my dives there. I did see some King Mackerel, Amberjack, and a huge school (>100) of Spanish Mackerel.

I'll let y'all know when I get the full gallery posted.

Cheers

James

OK James. Why don't you rub it in a little more. At least I got to spend the night on the boat and have breakfast for my 8 hour RT.

Great job on what you posted so far. How did you end up using your S2?

Hi Scotty,

Check out my posting in the Photo Critique forum.

Cheers

James