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sphelps 02-06-2009 03:05 AM

Crazy amounts of Scuba and Skin Dive Pics from Cuba!
 
Cuban Scolys
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0447.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0448.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0452.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0453.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0460.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0461.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0466.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0467.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0482.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0484.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...IMG_0487-1.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_12.jpg

sphelps 02-06-2009 03:06 AM

Brains
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0438.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0470.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ize/Cuba_1.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_27.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_32.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_51.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_53.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_59.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_78.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...Picture132.jpg

sphelps 02-06-2009 03:06 AM

Sponge Type
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0456.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0469.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...IMG_0485-1.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...IMG_0489-1.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...Size/Cuba1.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_11.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_13.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_17.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_19.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_21.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_29.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_34.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ize/Cuba_4.jpg

sphelps 02-06-2009 03:07 AM

Other Corals
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0451.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0454.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0471.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0475.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0479.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0480.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...IMG_0488-1.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_10.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_15.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_16.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ize/Cuba_2.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_24.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_25.jpg

sphelps 02-06-2009 03:08 AM

Other corals cont.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_26.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_28.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_30.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_33.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_35.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_36.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_38.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_39.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_45.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_46.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_54.jpg

sphelps 02-06-2009 03:09 AM

Other corals cont.
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_55.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_56.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ize/Cuba_6.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_60.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_66.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ize/Cuba_8.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ize/Cuba_9.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0246.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0267.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...Picture131.jpg

Trigger Man 02-06-2009 03:09 AM

I gotta go to Cuba, pics look great, keep them coming. I hope you got some good fish ones coming.

sphelps 02-06-2009 03:09 AM

Some Fish and other randoms
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0457.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0462.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0463.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0464.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0465.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0468.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0472.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_14.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_18.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_20.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_22.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_23.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_31.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_37.jpg

sphelps 02-06-2009 03:11 AM

More fish and randoms
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_40.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_41.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ize/Cuba_5.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_76.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_77.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_81.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_82.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_85.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...Picture150.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...Picture152.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...Picture153.jpg

sphelps 02-06-2009 03:13 AM

Urchins
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ize/Cuba_3.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_42.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_47.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_52.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_62.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_44.jpg

sphelps 02-06-2009 03:14 AM

Zoos and General Inverts
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_36.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_41.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_43.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_48.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_49.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_50.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_57.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_58.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_61.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_63.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_64.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_65.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_80.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_88.jpg

sphelps 02-06-2009 03:14 AM

Porchipine Puffer
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...IMG_0493-1.jpg

Fying Gurnard
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_73.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_74.jpg

Green Morray Eel
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...IMG_0496-1.jpg
Not the best pic, I got pretty close but didn`t get much time with it as someones tank was leaking

rocketlily 02-06-2009 03:15 AM

Amazing pictures!

sphelps 02-06-2009 03:15 AM

The star attraction!!! LIONFISH IN THE CARIBBEAN!!! Lots of lionfish, I mean tonnes!
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_67.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_68.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_70.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_71.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_72.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_86.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_87.jpg

bignose 02-06-2009 03:21 AM

Great pics. Looks like you had fun.

sphelps 02-06-2009 03:30 AM

Videos!
 
Flying Gurnard
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...h_23928287.jpg

Neon Goby
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...h_678a14c5.jpg

Peacock Flounder
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...h_0d9f2c4b.jpg

Fish Eating Urchin
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...h_05f507d7.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...h_cfdfce81.jpg

GF Holding Puffer
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...h_48c45cb1.jpg

School of Tangs
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...h_9f5d8b81.jpg

Royal Gramma
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...h_43a7434f.jpg

Lance 02-06-2009 03:36 AM

Wow! Great Shots! Love that Lionfish.

lastlight 02-06-2009 03:46 AM

Thanks for sharing. Loved these!

PoonTang 02-06-2009 03:50 AM

Awesome pictures. The wife and I are trying to plan a trip to cozumel soon hoping to do a little reef diving.

Chowder 02-06-2009 04:03 AM

Great pics thanks for sharring.

sphelps 02-06-2009 04:09 AM

Lionfish Videos
 
Three Lions under one rock
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...h_1b79e8eb.jpg

Three more!
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...h_108452e7.jpg

Four Lions under one rock
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...h_7d16d1f8.jpg

More!
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...h_4c1f80c3.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...h_eb61bf5b.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...h_d517ee0c.jpg

BlueAbyss 02-06-2009 05:45 AM

Wow great pics and videos, makes me want to go snorkelling in the lagoon at Xcaret again :biggrin: Thanks for posting!

Borderjumper 02-06-2009 05:50 AM

aww man Im so jealous!! beautiful pictures.
I have a question.. did you see any little scolys? Ive always wondered how they multiply.. never see any little ones in the stores.

johncody 02-06-2009 06:37 AM

Absolutely stunning , thanks so much for sharing your picture's

Rbacchiega 02-06-2009 06:57 AM

rad!

Love the urchin cap

sphelps 02-06-2009 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Borderjumper (Post 385062)
did you see any little scolys? Ive always wondered how they multiply.. never see any little ones in the stores.

Yes these were about the size of a dime
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...e/IMG_0482.jpg

sphelps 02-06-2009 02:55 PM

Some other pics from Cuba
 
These are thumbnails

bignose 02-06-2009 03:12 PM

Did you pet the Lionfish? They look soft and cuddly!!

sphelps 02-06-2009 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bignose (Post 385134)
Did you pet the Lionfish? They look soft and cuddly!!

Almost, I was within a couple inches many times.

Phanman 02-06-2009 04:25 PM

wow love the scolys!!!

rstar 02-06-2009 05:47 PM

How was Colby's wedding Steve?

sphelps 02-06-2009 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rstar (Post 385184)
How was Colby's wedding Steve?

Very nice! Colby seemed to enjoy the fact he did 2 dives before the ceremony (same day).

Ephraim 02-06-2009 06:19 PM

Where abouts did you go diving? I was down there a couple weeks ago, saw some cool stuff but no where near the diversity you saw! Heading down to Varadero later this year

Ephraim 02-06-2009 06:21 PM

Also i love the picture of the dead tree with the tillandsia. They look like they are so heavy the tree in bending from them.

sphelps 02-06-2009 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ephraim (Post 385198)
Where abouts did you go diving? I was down there a couple weeks ago, saw some cool stuff but no where near the diversity you saw! Heading down to Varadero later this year

We stayed at Playa Pesquero which is 18km from Guardalavca outside of Holguin. The dive shop was a short walk from the beach and all the spots we went diving and snorkeling were in very close proximity, no more than 5 min on the boat. The good stuff like the scolys were deeper at around 60-70 feet. The lionfish were mostly in the shallows right off the beach, not too far from swimmers, most of the locals didn't even know they were there.

untamed 02-07-2009 05:48 AM

Please correct me if I'm wrong...but the lionfish aren't supposed to be there right? Aren't they an introduced species to the Caribbean?

untamed 02-07-2009 05:49 AM

Awesome pics btw...what camera equipment are you using?

Pan 02-07-2009 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sphelps (Post 384986)
Porchipine Puffer
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...IMG_0493-1.jpg

Fying Gurnard
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_73.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ze/Cuba_74.jpg

Green Morray Eel
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...IMG_0496-1.jpg
Not the best pic, I got pretty close but didn`t get much time with it as someones tank was leaking


I think you should have "pet" the moray instead of the puffy :)

sphelps 02-07-2009 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by untamed (Post 385415)
Please correct me if I'm wrong...but the lionfish aren't supposed to be there right? Aren't they an introduced species to the Caribbean?

You are correct the lionfish are native to Indo=Pacific and were some how introduced into the Caribbean. I remember reading about it and heard of other divers seeing 1 or 2 but I figured I would be very lucky to see one. However there are tonnes of these guys, either they are missing a natural predator or something about the new environment increases breading. You could look under almost any rock and find some, often up to six under a single boulder. Cuba is already over fished and there are very little fish compared to other areas I've been, I don't think these lions are going to be a good thing.


Quote:

Originally Posted by untamed (Post 385417)
Awesome pics btw...what camera equipment are you using?

Thanks. I used a Canon G9 and Canon underwater case. No strobes/flash, I set the camera's aperture to the max setting of 2.8 so it brought in as much light as possible and I always got the fastest shot. Very happy with the camera, but you sure use a lot more air trying to figure it out underwater :wink:

sphelps 02-07-2009 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pan (Post 385420)
I think you should have "pet" the moray instead of the puffy :)

No thanks I was nervous enough trying to get a picture, it was big.
Not to mention


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