Utila Pics 6-16-08

[Larry C]

From Black Hills

A Green Moray
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h240/Larry_C/6-16-08%20Utila%204%20Black%20Hills/P6160105-01sm.jpg

Odd Couple
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h240/Larry_C/6-16-08%20Utila%204%20Black%20Hills/P6160110-01sm.jpg

My photographic specialty
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h240/Larry_C/6-16-08%20Utila%204%20Black%20Hills/P6160121-01cropsm.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h240/Larry_C/6-16-08%20Utila%204%20Black%20Hills/P6160124-01sm.jpg

From Blue House

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h240/Larry_C/6-16-08%20Utila%205%20%20Blue%20House/P6160142-01sm.jpg

A Bouquet?
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h240/Larry_C/6-16-08%20Utila%205%20%20Blue%20House/P6160145-01sm.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h240/Larry_C/6-16-08%20Utila%205%20%20Blue%20House/P6160149-01cropsm.jpg

The Wall Nut, divers view
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h240/Larry_C/6-16-08%20Utila%205%20%20Blue%20House/P6160152-01sm.jpg

From Little Bight, a complete change of pace.

Ray
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h240/Larry_C/6-16-08%20Utila%206%20Little%20Bight/P6160001-01cropsm.jpg

Golden Seahorse
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h240/Larry_C/6-16-08%20Utila%206%20Little%20Bight/P6160005-01cropsm.jpg

Batfish
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h240/Larry_C/6-16-08%20Utila%206%20Little%20Bight/P6160015-01cropsm.jpg

Another Golden Seahorse, battling a bit of surge
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h240/Larry_C/6-16-08%20Utila%206%20Little%20Bight/P6160020-01cropsm.jpg

Xmas tree worms on a Brain Coral
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h240/Larry_C/6-16-08%20Utila%206%20Little%20Bight/P6160029-01sm.jpg

Night Shore dive on the Labyrinth-Deep Blue Utilas house reef.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h240/Larry_C/6-16-08%20Utila%207%20Labyrinth/P6160037-01sm.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h240/Larry_C/6-16-08%20Utila%207%20Labyrinth/P6160041-01cropsm.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h240/Larry_C/6-16-08%20Utila%207%20Labyrinth/P6160043-01cropsm.jpg

[ScubaSam]

Your pictures are beautiful, postcard quality. THANK YOU for sharing them.

[AndyT]

Great pics and some cool critters !!

[parabolic]

Great Larry!! Wonderful collection of Caribbean stuff. Loved the squirrelfish tail shot, best I've ever seen :) ++Ken++

[Larry C]

Great Larry!! Wonderful collection of Caribbean stuff. Loved the squirrelfish tail shot, best I've ever seen :) ++Ken++:rofl3:

Thanks Ken. I take pride in the quality of my fish butts!

[El_Scubador]

Your pictures are beautiful, postcard quality. THANK YOU for sharing them.

agreed

[Deefstes]

Sensational

[FireDiver443]

Awwwww man! I missed the seahorses when we were in Utila last year. :-(

Now I have to go back.

Great shots!

[debersole]

Larry:

I've never seen a better squirrel fish butt-shot. You are to be commended! :)

Seriously, great stuff. Thanks for sharing. Utila is one of those places I have yet to visit. Any whale sharks this time of year or is it too late in the season? I think around Arpil is supposed to be the best time.

Doug

[Larry C]

Thanks Scubador, Deefstes and Doug.


Larry:
Any whale sharks this time of year or is it too late in the season?
Doug

Normally, May is high season. Apparently, they've been a little sparse this year. There were two while we were there. One was a big fella, but he was buddied up with a big Oceanic White Tip. One of the other boats dropped their swimmers anyway. We had a brief encounter with a baby. He was about 12 feet, and had a huge Remora hanging off his back. I didn't get any great pictures. As soon as he turned back toward me and I lined up a wide shot, he decided to get friendly and put his eye right on my port. I'll post the picture on my next set. Not bad, but half his head is cut out. I think they said August is your best bet for Whale Sharks there. Check with Steve at Deep Blue Resort Deep Blue Utila swim with whale sharks at our all inclusive resort. Utila, Bay Islands, Honduras (http://www.deepblueutila.com/). He's heavily involved in Whale Shark research and tagging.

[debersole]

Thanks for the info. Keep the photos coming!