Snorkeling photos

[FrogManMike]

Does anyone here creek or river snorkel?

Ya Nantahala, Haiwassee and Ocoee River in Tennessee Chickamauga creek
Little River in GA

 

[Testudo]

Still no weight-belt, but able to hold my breath a bit longer...

Solfatara fumaroles just off shore at Anchor Point on Grand Cayman

"Caught in a mosh" of juvenile Parrotfish

 

[Dave C]

Testudo - you have some good ones! I especially like #3, and it's always nice to encounter a lobster out in the open. I've never heard of fumaroles on Grand Cayman, and I've been there 3 times.

 

[Testudo]

Thanks Dave always appreciate your comments and feedback. I didn't know there were fumaroles on Grand Cayman either until I stumble upon them. If you ever get back and want to check them out (really kind of neat), I posted the info on them here: TESTUDO'S SNORKEL GUIDE Cayman Off the Beaten Path, SNORKELING GUIDE: Cayman's Inferno (The Anchor Point Vents)

 

[Testudo]

Sorry, don't have time to post the pictures (will later on), but here is a link to some shots from the Rum Point area of Grand Cayman.

Grand Cayman Snorkel Pictures

Dave, used the weight belt with some success. Thanks for the advice. Turned out to be to much of burden on some of the longer/farther snorkels as I tired though.

 

[Testudo]

Lots of lobsters out and about this trip. Mating season???

 

[Arubandi07]

Compliments, really nice!!!

 

[Dave C]

Testudo, great photos again. I like your "underwater scenes" because they really show what a place looks like. However, the water has to be quite clear for these to turn out well. I tend to focus more on closer-in things when I photograph and should probably remember to take more "scenics" if the water is clear enough. I have only seen lobsters out in the open in the daylight a couple of times, so I think these encounters should be considered very special.

 

[Testudo]

Thank guys, glad you like them. Since my better half doesn't usually join me on my excursions, part of my motivation is to be able to convey the experience when she is viewing the images.

 

[snorkelnow]

Hello All,

My SO and I just got back from a 10-day South Florida Vacation. We have snorkel pics from several sites in John Pennekamp, Dry Tortugas, Biscayne, Peanut Island (Riviera Beach), Bahai Honda, etc. I'm still working on filtering through all the video clips. We are fairly new snorkelers. We started in Oahu last November w/ a 35mm underwater camera and were addicted immediately. Now we have a Sealife DC1200 and a Panasonic TS2 that hit the water for the first time on this trip. Just getting our feet wet with underwater photography/videography. Hoping to go to Bonaire or somewhere else fun soon. Looking forward to learning some tips and tricks from the members here. We don't get daily practice so we have to go with a game plan. Lots of learning this time around. Hoping to have more "keepers" on the next vacation.

Best,
Amy in Colorado

The flickr album is here:
South Florida Snorkel Feb 2011 (Dry Tortugas,Biscayne, John Pennekamp, Etc) - a set on Flickr

Here are a few of my favorites:


day_02_john_pennekamp_barracuda by huskyaddict, on Flickr


day_02_john_pennekamp_grecian_rocks_1 by huskyaddict, on Flickr


day_08_biscane_and_j_penny_white_rocks_sealife 104 by huskyaddict, on Flickr


day_03_dry_tortugas_brain_coral by huskyaddict, on Flickr


day_8_biscayne_nat_park_2 by huskyaddict, on Flickr