Diving Feb 2-28, 2024

A tiny Arc-Eye Hawkfish on its favorite perch of cauliflower coral, at Tortugas A tiny Arc-Eye Hawkfish on its favorite perch of cauliflower coral, at Tortugas
1 A tiny Arc-Eye Hawkfish on its favorite perch of cauliflower coral, at Tortugas
Tortugas20240202-005 The Crown of Thorns looks nasty and it *is* nasty, look but absolutely don't touch! 🪡🩸☠️
2 The Crown of Thorns looks nasty and it *is* nasty, look but absolutely don't touch! 🪡🩸☠️
Excited to begin shooting with my full-frame Canon EOS R5 DSLR after the previous 7 years using a Panasonic Lumix LX10 plus various add-on wet lenses. It's quite the change in terms of size, weight, and complexity and I only made the investment after becoming familiar with the R5 for a couple of years above the surface. It's quite the learning curve which I'm only at the beginning of, but the results are promising.🤿📸 Fourspot Butterflyfish at the Tortugas dive site Fourspot Butterflyfish at the Tortugas dive site
3 Fourspot Butterflyfish at the Tortugas dive site
StoneHouse20240202-003 Stripebelly Puffer on a sandy area of the Stone House dive site 🐡
4 Stripebelly Puffer on a sandy area of the Stone House dive site 🐡
Stripebelly Puffer on a sandy area of the Stone House dive site 🐡 Stripebelly Puffer on a sandy area of the Stone House dive site 🐡
5 Stripebelly Puffer on a sandy area of the Stone House dive site 🐡
The jaw on this Yellowmargined Moray looks like he's been in a few too many bar fights 🥊 I love that I also captured the banded coral shrimp hanging out at the top left 🦐 The jaw on this Yellowmargined Moray looks like he's been in a few too many bar fights 🥊 I love that I also captured the banded coral shrimp hanging out at the...
6 The jaw on this Yellowmargined Moray looks like he's been in a few too many bar fights 🥊 I love that I also captured the banded coral shrimp hanging out at the top left 🦐
PlateLunch20240207-005 What's better than one lobstah at Plate Lunch? 🦞
7 What's better than one lobstah at Plate Lunch? 🦞
PlateLunch20240207-007 It's two lobstahs at Plate Lunch 🦞🦞
8 It's two lobstahs at Plate Lunch 🦞🦞
This 🐢 is getting started on his plate lunch. Green sea turtles are herbivores and love nibbling on algae that is nourished by Kauai's nutrient-rich runoff. This 🐢 is getting started on his plate lunch. Green sea turtles are herbivores and love nibbling on algae that is nourished by Kauai's nutrient-rich runoff.
9 This 🐢 is getting started on his plate lunch. Green sea turtles are herbivores and love nibbling on algae that is nourished by Kauai's nutrient-rich runoff.
PlateLunch20240207-013 Hawaiian Tiger Cowrys are endemic and can grow as large as 5-6 inches, like this one 🐚
10 Hawaiian Tiger Cowrys are endemic and can grow as large as 5-6 inches, like this one 🐚
Like many species, it's not hard to understand how the Fuchsia Flatworm gets its name Like many species, it's not hard to understand how the Fuchsia Flatworm gets its name
11 Like many species, it's not hard to understand how the Fuchsia Flatworm gets its name
PlateLunch20240207-018 The egg sac of the Spanish Dancer nudibranch looks like an underwater floral rose 🌹
12 The egg sac of the Spanish Dancer nudibranch looks like an underwater floral rose 🌹
13 "Hey guys, where're you going? Wait for me!"
There were honu galore at Fish Bowl the other day. I love shooting from below, catching the sun and the surface of the water silhouetting the honu as it climbs 🐢🧗 Honus galore at Fish Bowl
14 Honus galore at Fish Bowl
Mo' honu, mo' betta Mo' honu, mo' betta
15 Mo' honu, mo' betta
Honus galore at Fish Bowl Honus galore at Fish Bowl
16 Honus galore at Fish Bowl
A bluestripe snapper storm at Fish Bowl A snapper storm at Fish Bowl
17 A snapper storm at Fish Bowl
SheratonCaverns20240210-007 Yellowmargined Moray at Sheraton Caverns
18 Yellowmargined Moray at Sheraton Caverns
KoloaLanding20240213-003 School of Akule or Bigeye Scad at Koloa Landing
19 School of Akule or Bigeye Scad at Koloa Landing
KoloaLanding20240213-006 Green Sea Turtle suffering from a Fibropapilloma virus tumor
20 Green Sea Turtle suffering from a Fibropapilloma virus tumor