Trip Report Cozumel Diving Photos

[ColoDale]

A few diving photos. I took these in February but unfortunately my computer went belly up during an OS upgrade and new SSD drive change, and after new motherboard, processor and memory and reinstalling all applications, I finally got around to getting the photos off the card. I dove only two days, picked up a head cold and had to stop diving. I used a wide angle lens with dome port in anticipation of seeing eagle rays but we did not see a single one. Once I stopped diving, and as usual, my friends on the boat saw eagle rays. Any closer photos I had were close focus wide angle. I was diving with Bottom Time Divers.
Lately we have seen eagle rays from the shore and two days ago, a pod of dolphins moving slowly south. Today the beach is packed for Easter and doubtful that anything will come close to shore.

Banded Butterflyfish

Brown Spotted Moray Eel

Goldentail Moray Eel

Mutton Snapper

Queen Angelfish

DM/owner Raul with Hawksbill Turtle

Sand Diver

Sea fans etc on one of the Palancars

 

[FLturtle]

Very nice, especially the goldentail moray eel.

 

[drrich2]

I dove only two days, picked up a head cold and had to stop diving.

I live in fear of things like this. A distant scuba diving trip is a gamble on one's health holding up. The fear of a positive COVID-19 test added to that, but even without pandemic-related concerns, a head cold can throw a wrench in the gears of a trip that cost a few to several grand (for one person) and valued vacation time. All that planning, build-up and expense culminating in...'Oh, crap! My ear won't clear.'

Nice shots.

Richard.

 

[JFS]

Couple days ago a great hammerhead was chasing an eagle ray in the shallow Cielo area where boats park.

 

[kaylee_ann]

Beautiful pictures! Very well-done photography.
I hope to dive in the tropics someday. It looks so calming and beautiful (warmth helps! )

 

[Brodydog]

Couple days ago a great hammerhead was chasing an eagle ray in the shallow Cielo area where boats park.

I’m glad I finally saw someone say where it was. I suspected Cielo when I saw the video.

 

[ColoDale]

Forgot one

Green Moray Eel

 

[cozcharlie]

Thanks for posting. The golden tail, the sand diver and the green moray were my favorites. It is hard to get close enough for the photos with the sand divers before they dart away.

 

[deeper thoughts]

Very nice

 

[ggunn]

I’m glad I finally saw someone say where it was. I suspected Cielo when I saw the video.

The text message accompanying the video mentions Cielo.