Underwater Photography

[madasahatstand]

Be careful in that great blue hole. It looks scary!!

[roverthtaeh]

Diving this weekend, I saw the mid section of this creature and as it didn't appear to be moving I assumed maybe it was dead. So I picked it up by the tail and it turned and looked at me as if to say what the hell do you think you are doing!
I soon let go when I realised it was about 15 inches long and quite clearly alive!
Back at home, scanning through a book, I discovered it is called a Greater Pipefish.

[Graham C]

Can I post my over water photo?  Just took this out the back at work.

Click to see full-size image.

[Colchester Kev]

Venison for tea then obv.

[roverthtaeh]

Be cery careful if you going swimming in the Med.

[Rookie (Rodney)]

I love that pic! Did you take that?

[neeko]

Well I got back in one piece from my hoiday in Belize, I will bore everyone with a bunch of photo's later but here's one to start with

Me and a turtle

[boldie]

Well I got back in one piece from my hoiday in Belize, I will bore everyone with a bunch of photo's later but here's one to start with

Me and a turtle

crickey

[gatso]

wow, that's some turtle.

where'd you stay mate? Ambergris?

and did you do the big blue hole?

[Colchester Kev]

wow, that's some turtle.

where'd you stay mate? Ambergris?

and did you do the big blue hole?

Why would he want to go to Birminghams ground ??

[neeko]

wow, that's some turtle.

where'd you stay mate? Ambergris?

and did you do the big blue hole?

I stayed at Turneffe Flats on Turneffe Atoll about 25 miles east of Belize City.

As for the Blue Hole, It took till the 3rd day till we got to go, as the wind was making the seas choppy, but I was very glad i did it.

So i was swimming down at 40m looking at the stalactites.



When I turned round and saw this guy just swimming past me



He went past, went underneath me and the wandered off. I didnt get a very good picture, but it was a Caribbean Reef shark and they are very common at the Blue Hole and never bother the divers who invade their world to have a look around.

[neeko]

On one of the first dives of the holiday I got to see Dolphins, along with a yellow tailed snapper, which as a species were always fwimming around in front of you trying to get in the picture.

[madasahatstand]

wow, scary stuff indeed!! I really fancy the idea of doing what you do but I visualise swimming beside sharks the realisation kicks in and I have second thoughts.....lol.  More brilliant photos, keep them coming

[neeko]

Next we have 3 Manatee's which are fairly rare, although they are large, mainly slow and just generally eat a lot.

[neeko]

Now for another picture of the turtle, it was just swimming along in its very methodical and calm way, our dive master saw it and raced after it as I was taking a photo of a much smaller fish when i looked up both him and my dive buddy were swimming along at a great rate of knots away from me. So I chased after them to see what was worth the effort, and when we caught up with him it was well worth it.

This is the first photo i shot of it but one of the best.



After we had taken a load of photo's we had to stop following him as were knackered trying to keep up with it, but it calmly kept going, away into the distance.