USS SPIEGEL GROVE, tuesday, 12/13/16, pictures,,,,,,,,,,,

[reefman]

a window of opportunity for diving today thru Thursday offshore the fl keys: partly cloudy, warm(83F), winds NE 7-10KTS, seas 1-2FT. double on the USS SPIEGEL GROVE buoy SG4(portside crane). crap viz, otherwise great conditions on the big wreck; no current, particulate 30-35FT of visibility, water temp 78F @ 60 -95FT. rarely observed cherub fish on starboard gunmount a highlight. pics from TIMG,,,,,,,,,,,,,


reefman
key largo

 

[reefman]

more from today,

reefman
key largo

 

[dumpsterDiver]

How did you get that much depth of field on the cuda>?

 

[Skeptic14]

Very nice! You south fl folks and your "crap viz"

How did you get that much depth of field on the cuda>?

Probably super small aperture setting I'd guess.

 

[timg]

How did you get that much depth of field on the cuda>?

Thank you dumpsterDiver. The cuda shot info: ISO 400; lens set at 55mm (17-55mm lens), f10, 1/500 sec shutter speed.

 

[timg]

Very nice! You south fl folks and your "crap viz"
Probably super small aperture setting I'd guess.

Thank you Skeptic14. Nikon D300, Seacam Housing, specs in previous response to dumpsterDiver. Crap Viz - 30-35 feet, tons of particulates in the water, did not shoot much today at the 17mm end, had to stay 55mm and try to find busy backgrounds to reduce backscatter. Cuda shot was with strobes powered way down and angled slightly outward, but with 1/500 shutter speed strobes had pretty much zero effect.

 

[dumpsterDiver]

thanks.. yeah i would expect over exposure on the head with the flash .. so it looks more like natural light to me, but then you would not get enough light for such a small aperture. I guess there is some light on the bottom of the chin, but it just seems like a cool shot almost CG to my layman's eye..

 

[iamrushman]

always love your the photos...thanks for sharing...keep up the good work.

 

[CajunDiva]

You are a talented photographer Tim!

 

[scubadada]

Hi Phil and Tim,

Nice report and beautiful photos. This time I'll vote for the 2 trumpets, the Goldentail Moray, the Graysby and the gorgeous juvenile Blue or Queen Angel.