Dominica-June2013

Diving the beautiful reefs of Dominica, I tested a Sealife 1400. Perhaps the toughest challenge was learning to use it's assets while avoiding the pitfalls. These are the results. Enjoy!

This squirrelfish takes refuge inside a large barrel sponge and eyes me carefully while I take his portrait.
DOM JUNE'13 SQUIRRELFISH
DOM JUNE'13 SOCIAL FEATHER DUSTER
DOM JUNE'13 PRINCESS PARROTFISH
DOM JUNE'13 SPOTTED DRUM
DOM JUNE'13 SPOTTED MORAY
DOM JUNE'13 SPOTTED MORAY
DOM JUNE'13 SPOTTED SCORPIONFISH
Whitehead Pipefish in Sand
DOM JUNE'13 WHITEHEAD PIPEFISH
DOM JUNE'13 WHITESPOT FILEFISH
DOM JUNE'13 ANEMONE
DOM JUNE'13 ANENOME
DOM JUNE'13 ANEMONE
DOM JUNE'13 ARROW CRAB
DOM JUNE'13 BANDED CORAL SHRIMP
DOM JUNE'13 BALOONFISH
DOM JUNE'13 BALOONFISH
This bristle worm (fireworm) is very pretty to look .... not so much to touch!
DOM JUNE'13 BEARDED FIREWORM
Too bad I was unable to see one of these giant basket stars open.
DOM JUNE'13 BASKET STAR
DOM JUNE'13 BEARDED FIREWORM
The black corals surrounding this large sponge made it look just like a sponge sandwich!
DOM JUNE'13 Barrel Sponge
DOM JUNE'13 BEN'S SPONGE
It seemed that every Crinoid had another critter living with it. This one is an arrow crab.
DOM JUNE'13 CRINOID CRAB
DOM JUNE'13 ELECTRIC RAY
DOM JUNE'13 DIVER
DOM JUNE'13 FOUREYE BUTTERFLY
DOM JUNE'13 GLASSEYE SNAPPER
DOM JUNE'13 GARDEN EELS
Goldentail morray popping out for a quick look around...
DOM JUNE'13 GOLDENTAIL MORAY
DOM JUNE'13 HAWKSBILL TURTLE
Lettuce sea slug foraging on the reef.
DOM JUNE'13 LETTUCE SEASLUG
DOM JUNE'13 CRAB
DOM JUNE'13 DIVER ABOVE GORGE
DOM JUNE'13 FEATHER DUSTER
DOM JUNE'13 FOUREYE BUTTERFLY
DOM JUNE'13 GOLDENTAIL MORAY
Beautiful Hawksbill turtle on the reef.
Crush?
DOM JUNE'13 HAWKSBILL TURTLE
DOM JUNE'13 SPINY BUG
There is something enormously graceful about spotted drums that seems to be very attractive to divers...
DOM JUNE'13 SPOTTED DRUM
Simon Walsh greets a hello through a wall of Blackbar Soldierfish.
DOM JUNE'13 SOLDIERFISH CAVE
DOM JUNE'13 SPOTTED DRUM
Surface time...
Fresh water lake high in the mountains.

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Dominica-June2013