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Raf 05-22-2007 12:16 AM

Cozumel Trip Underwater Pics!
 
Well, some of you may have known, Diana and I took off to Cozumel Mexico for a week. As you can imagine we got a lot of pics! I made some 300 underwater shots alone!!

Anyways, I thought I would share a sample. Part 1 was shot at Palancar Reef Gardens and Columbia reef, some of the largest reefs in the world!

More pix of fish, inverts and corals to come in Parts 2 and 3.

Enjoy :)

Chub? These fish were everywhere following us around, one even bit my finger thinking it was food. :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...l/chub_coz.jpg

Gorgeous caribbean chromis!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...hromis_coz.jpg

Spot the Rock Beauty Angel?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...beauty_coz.jpg

How about a French Angel :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...hangel_coz.jpg

Gray Angel
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...yangel_coz.jpg

And the almighty Queen Angel(these guys had attitude!)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...umel/queen.jpg

Black Trigger
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...rigger_coz.jpg

Giant Pufferfish
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...puffer_coz.jpg

Large school of Altantic Blue Tangs
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...icblue_coz.jpg

uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Baracuda!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...racuda_coz.jpg

more pix to come :)

Raf 05-22-2007 12:17 AM

Part 2

These shots were taken at Dzul-ha, an awsome snorkeling destination!

A seafan haven!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...eafan_dzul.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...afans_dzul.jpg

mini reefs all over the place!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ireef_dzul.jpg

urchin
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...rchin_dzul.jpg

snappers
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ppers_dzul.jpg

ray
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...l/ray_dzul.jpg

golden moray!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...moray_dzul.jpg

juvie french angel
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...egray_dzul.jpg

hawkfish i have never seen before!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...kfish_dzul.jpg

juvie french angel hiding underneath a large coral
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...rench_dzul.jpg

gorgonian
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...onian_dzul.jpg

juvie filefish hiding alongside a seafan! a rare sight!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...efish_dzul.jpg

Raf 05-22-2007 12:18 AM

fanworm
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...nworm_dzul.jpg

christmas tree worm
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...sworm_dzul.jpg

butterfly pair
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...erfly_dzul.jpg

blue tang
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...tang2_dzul.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...etang_dzul.jpg

more pics to come :)

Raf 05-22-2007 12:19 AM

Part 3

These shots were taken just off our resort's beach. We snorkeled towards the end of the beach were people rarely ventured and got to see some neat things. The day was breezy so the water clarity was not that great. Depths vary from 5 feet to 10 feet.

Ricordias!!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...cordia_coz.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ordia2_coz.jpg

Gorgonians everywhere!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...nians2_coz.jpg

Nudibranchs that either feed off of or live on the gorgonians
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...branch_coz.jpg

juvie altlantic blue tang
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...uetang_coz.jpg

blue ringed flounder
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ounder_coz.jpg

fireworm
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...reworm_coz.jpg

conch
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../conch_coz.jpg

caulerpa sp.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ulerpa_coz.jpg

boxfish
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...oxfish_coz.jpg

crappy shot but a cool sight, batfish!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...atfish_coz.jpg

anenome!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...nenome_coz.jpg

this location had a lot of caulerpa species and we were really thinking we might see some seahorses. Well, we did not find any but DID find pipefish, unfortunately we did not get any good shots. :)

fishface 05-22-2007 12:28 AM

nice pic's. the nudi is actually a flamingo tongue, type of snail that's typically found on gorgonians.

Neil 05-22-2007 12:47 AM

wow- awesome pics, thanks for sharing. I went diving in jamaica and wish it was half that good.

fishmaster 05-22-2007 12:51 AM

Get me on the next flight to mexico!!!

Snappy 05-22-2007 01:04 AM

Thanks for sharing Raf. I love diving!!!!

Joe Reefer 05-22-2007 02:16 AM

Wicked pics!!! Well done.

Delphinus 05-22-2007 04:25 AM

I find it reprehensible and disgusting how perfectly in focus each picture is!! :p Sick, sick, sick!!!!

:)

Amazing photos. Tell us what photo equipment you use? Seriously though, if you say "I used those little disposable underwater cameras" I am going to cry.


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