another upper keys dive report, 5/27, pics

reefman · May 27, 2011

2 tanker on shallow molasses today as the deep sites had strong currents and my vessels steering was being tested after a $470 repair yesterday. 1st dive; southernmost buoy/pillar coral, light winds, 25-35FT, 90+ minutes(love those HP steels!) mdt current, blue water, viz only 35-40FT, 79-80F. eagle rays, horseye jacks, chubs and numerous groupers. nice dive but viz was so-so. 2nd dive; buoy 9(eagle ray alley), 30-40FT, 90 minutes, viz 35-40FT. usual subjects, again somewhat disappointing viz. tim's 1st dives with a new 17-55MM lens,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

reefman
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mntlblok · May 28, 2011

reefman:
tim's 1st dives with a new 17-55MM lens,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

reefman
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I'm betting that Tim is right happy with his new lens at this point.

I found the shot of the Sweepers most impressive. It ain't easy to get a shot of a bunch of those without a lot of "shiny" spots. The gaggle of Filefish was cool. Eagle Rays don't pose like that for me. Thanks for sharing.

Kevin

timg · May 28, 2011

Thanks Kevin. Still need to make some adjustments with lighting. It's a very wide range (17 to 55), and stuff I shot at 55 from farther away (like the filefish and cuda) look a bit muted and dull. Will try again today to see if I can get the light right. Great lens. Operator error.

mselenaous · May 28, 2011

Stunning photos

deeper thoughts · May 28, 2011

Nice pix!

fab50diver · May 28, 2011

Love the report and the pics! Thanks!

reefman · May 28, 2011

Will try again today to see if I can get the light right. Great lens. Operator error.[/QUOTE]

we''ll see!! against my better judgement(i avoid diving on the holidays like the plague!), tim and i are heading north to carysfort looking for sharks; report tonite,,,,,,,,,,

reefman
key largo

deeper thoughts · May 28, 2011

reefman:
Will try again today to see if I can get the light right. Great lens. Operator error.

we''ll see!! against my better judgement(i avoid diving on the holidays like the plague!), tim and i are heading north to carysfort looking for sharks; report tonite,,,,,,,,,,

Keep a sharp eye out for Captain Budweiser!!

reefman
key largo[/QUOTE]

reefman · May 28, 2011

just cleaned gear and the boat. diving @ south carysfort deep today was incredible(viz was mediocre!); sharks, schools of eagle rays, african pompano, goliath groupers, black groupers, dog snapper, huge schools of jacks, spadefish and chubs. post tonite when i recieve the photos from tim,,,,,,,,,,

reefman
key largo

mselenaous · May 28, 2011

Good call. Molasses Reef was a parking lot, many boats on SG and French as well.

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