Shallow and slow on the South side of Roatan

[Sloeber]

Nice shots RoatanMan. For the record, I captured most of those animals on camera in Utila as well. The south shore of Utila is just like Roatan - but maybe better (I'm biased). I truly belive Utila dive shops shot themselves in the foot pushing the northside diving, where animals are hit -n- miss, versus the always great diving on the south shore. I had a boat last week begging for northside, and got upset as we moored on the south. I proceeded to find them 3 seahorses, 2 pipehorses, and 4 dragonettes within 10 minutes. They weren't impressed

Stout, I asked you to shore dive with me nearly everyday. Shame on you.

 

[Doc]

....They weren't impressed

That's how it usually works out.

I call South side diving "advanced", not meaning that it is tough, hard to do, or dangerous.
It is just not for newer divers- those still excited by their 7th Lobster, their 12th Barracuda, their 9th Squirrel Fish.

South side diving gets a lot of bad press from the group described above.

Once divers get a good understanding of going slowly, being observant, and getting in close...
An entire new world opens up.

But yes, most are "not impressed".

 

[farsidefan1]

Nice images Doc. I'll be heading down with Dee's group in a few weeks. Getting way excited to try out my new (more than $75 dollar) camera and housing - doh. And strobe - double doh! Ah well, wish you and Pam were going to join us. I still think back on how much I learned about just quietly observing during that first trip to Cocoview going out with you almost every night.

 

[craracer]

Where did you find the Batfish?

 

[Doc]

On the bottom. You were busy screwing with your camera or one of three dive confusers.

It's a Lead Bipped Ratfish.



You can go with this

Or you can go with that

do dah dippity.

 

[craracer]

Smarty pants!

Why would I want an Olympus camera housing with a moisture muncher in it ? I prefer to put cameras in my housings.

You haven't seen my rig with the dual strobes/arms/buoyancy floats and focus light yet have you? Even makes the Scion boys jealous. :blinking:

 

[Doc]

You haven't seen my rig with the dual strobes/arms/buoyancy floats and focus light yet have you? Even makes the Scion boys jealous. :blinking:

It's about the size of a Scion, right?

The airline check-in desk people are eagerly awaiting your next appearance.

Say hello to my leeeetle friend.....

 

[craracer]

Say, maybe we should state a "Show us your photos from Roatan" thread? Topside, underwater, makes no difference.

 

[Doc]

I'm buyin' me a new camera (new to me, anyway)

Start your own thread. Or do you have anything exotic enough to take pix while above water?

 

[Byte Me]

Doc is still the only person I've ever dove with to whip out a magnifying glass underwater. It was on my 28th dive and no one in the 200 since then have done it.

Safe to say I learned more in that week of diving and chatting with him than in my 200 since as well!