Just returned from my annual trip to Cozumel where the water is warm & relatively clear. All shot with a G9 in the Canon housing using 2 old strobes & processed in ACR.
cicopo Goldmember  More info | Feb 24, 2013 20:13 | #1 Just returned from my annual trip to Cozumel where the water is warm & relatively clear. All shot with a G9 in the Canon housing using 2 old strobes & processed in ACR. A skill is developed through constant practice with a passion to improve, not bought.
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AlanRubio Senior Member  837 posts Likes: 15 Joined Feb 2010 Location: Miami, FL More info | Feb 24, 2013 22:48 | #2 Nice shots 3 & 5 are my favorite, did the turtle swim with you guys for a while? "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." -Howard Thurman
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Feb 25, 2013 01:00 | #3 fantastic! love 2,4,6 and 7. post more underwater shots, I love looking at them.
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Feb 25, 2013 08:00 | #4 In general the turtles ignore us, but the odd one will swim right up to your face or camera. The problem with us staying with them is the current, which is normally in the 2 to 3 knot range but can be faster. We have to use a lot of energy to swim against it which wastes our air so you to get a few quick shots as you drift by. I'll sneak a photo in that's not normally considered wildlife but in actual fact everything you see is alive, and it's not growing on top of rock. These massive coral structures are just the evolution of growth. New coral grows over older coral resulting in some pretty big structures, and it's easy to damage it by bumping it or kicking it with your fins. Also note that by about 80 feet down almost all colour is gone because water filters out the different colours of the light spectrum so we can't fully appreciate what we're seeing until we process our photos.   I was checking under a ledge when another diver alerted me to turn around. This big Morey Eel was almost between my legs when I got turned around.  Here we have "Eel meets GoPro" The Eel couldn't quite figure out what it was & went back into the coral & waited until we moved on.   These were taken at the north end of the island & the current is very strong there so you try to grab onto something rather than swim against it. That only leaves one hand to operate the camera & the Eagle Rays like to keep a bit of distance between them & divers but thanks to more than normal making their winter visit I got a few usable shots.    A skill is developed through constant practice with a passion to improve, not bought.
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