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phishlet
04/09/2006, 08:03 PM
Just returned from a week stay on Islamorada. Got some diving in. My favorite dive of the week was the wreck of the Duane in northern Islamorada. The wreck sits in about 100 ft. - 125 ft. of water and is home to a nice school of barracuda (at least 30), a few green morays, and tons of smaller reef fish (wrasses, grunts, yellow-tail snappers, angels etc.).

On one of the dives a family of 4 or 5 rays sped by. We even saw a manatee!

Here's some pics:

http://home.comcast.net/~ctromp/diving/keys/butterfly.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~ctromp/diving/keys/fish.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~ctromp/diving/keys/fish2.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~ctromp/diving/keys/gorgonian.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~ctromp/diving/keys/gorgonian2.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~ctromp/diving/keys/sponge.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~ctromp/diving/keys/reefscape2.jpg

Here's the manatee

http://home.comcast.net/~ctromp/diving/keys/manatee.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~ctromp/diving/keys/seafan.jpg

Shallow dive... notice the snorkelers above.

http://home.comcast.net/~ctromp/diving/keys/boulder_snorkelers.jpg
skylsdale
04/10/2006, 01:19 AM
That first one is fantastic!
mokujin22
04/10/2006, 09:43 AM
nice pics! what kind of camera tid you use?
phishlet
04/10/2006, 11:15 AM
The camera was an Olympus 3040 in a Light & Motion Tetra housing.
AdidaKev
04/25/2006, 12:53 PM
Beautiful pictures! Just got back from the Keys myself and also swam with manatees...it was incredible!
goda
04/25/2006, 10:39 PM
what depth were those taken at?
nice color that is hard ot get past 30 ft without a strobe
phishlet
04/26/2006, 09:04 AM
The reef pics were in only about 30-40 ft. of water. I don't remember which pictures I used a strobe on but I did on several. I used a strobe on the manatee though.

I use a Sea & Sea strobe.
Cutiewitbooty
04/28/2006, 10:47 PM
wow i need to go down there one of these days lol
RandyStacyE
05/03/2006, 10:35 AM
See any sharks? I only saw one in Key Largo while diving. That was the first I've ever seen and I've been down there about every year to every other year for about 22 years.

Where did you see the manatee in the mangroves?
phishlet
05/03/2006, 10:43 AM
Saw a couple nurse sharks but that's about it.

The manatees were very close to some boat docks.