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These photos were taken from dives in Islamorada Florida. Taken with my new camera but unfortunately not with a flash, hence the lack of colour. The camera flash needs to be blocked out to allow the slave to operate. The slave, being adjustable, allows you to 'fill in' and brings out the colours lost as the sea absorbs them. I did not take the part that blocks the main flash and therefore could not use flash at all. Oh well, I am just learning underwater photography and my first lesson is don't forget that part.

The second lesson I learned was 'Take the camera with you' - on our 4th dive, a drift dive over crater Jr. I thought the current would be too strong and missed a lot of good shots when I found it wasn't. I could have just held the camera if it was too strong to use it. Here endeth the lesson.

Ian.

The view from out Hotel Window. Sue motions "No Pictures" Sue holds up the surface of the ocean with one hand - Small but mighty! Hello! The group heads north....

A rather large rock covered in nice soft coral, mine would never grow in my aquarium and here, even after a hurricane it thrives. Bugger! Divers in the murk! It was reasonable clear looking downwards but Katrina had certainly stirred up the silt. A butterfly fish stops to say hello. An outcrop with several soft corals, all covered in the light silt blown up by Katrina. The same butterfly as earlier, not cooperating with the camera. Later I would eat it, grilled with a goats hoof coulis..

Sue directs traffic underwater. In this instance telling a grouper to stop. Barrel corals are the most abundant species of coral we saw. Some, like this one grow very large, 3 feet across. Morty the Moray. Morty again. Who knows what this fish is called. Seriously. Who knows. Please tell me.....OK. You are all too slow. It is a Drum Fish!

Not sure what this is but I think it is either a goat or a squirrel fish. If anyone knows they can let me know. I'll look it up when I get time. I think this is a trigger or a file fish. Where is my book? A Queen angel. The colours are beautiful on these fish. Next time I see one I'll hopefully be able to get some better shots. Sue again.. Not sure who this is but I thought it was a good photo to take.

This is the jellyfish that stung me. It managed to get to me through my protective .5 mm t-shirt. Sue poses in front of the dive store. Sue heads down 90 ft to the wreck of the Eagle. A funny story follows but if I tell you she'll beat me up so you'll have to ask her yourself...


The view from out Hotel Window.	Sue motions "No Pictures"	Sue holds up the surface of the ocean with one hand - Small but mighty!	Hello!	The group heads north....

A rather large rock covered in nice soft coral, mine would never grow in my aquarium and here, even after a hurricane it thrives. Bugger!	Divers in the murk! It was reasonable clear looking downwards but Katrina had certainly stirred up the silt.	A butterfly fish stops to say hello.	An outcrop with several soft corals, all covered in the light silt blown up by Katrina.	The same butterfly as earlier, not cooperating with the camera. Later I would eat it, grilled with a goats hoof coulis..

Sue directs traffic underwater. In this instance telling a grouper to stop.	Barrel corals are the most abundant species of coral we saw. Some, like this one grow very large, 3 feet across.	Morty the Moray.	Morty again.	Who knows what this fish is called. Seriously. Who knows. Please tell me.....OK. You are all too slow. It is a Drum Fish!

Not sure what this is but I think it is either a goat or a squirrel fish. If anyone knows they can let me know. I'll look it up when I get time.	I think this is a trigger or a file fish. Where is my book?	A Queen angel. The colours are beautiful on these fish. Next time I see one I'll hopefully be able to get some better shots.	Sue again..	Not sure who this is but I thought it was a good photo to take.

This is the jellyfish that stung me. It managed to get to me through my protective .5 mm t-shirt.	Sue poses in front of the dive store.	Sue heads down 90 ft to the wreck of the Eagle. A funny story follows but if I tell you she'll beat me up so you'll have to ask her yourself...