Your FAVORITE pictures taken while snorkeling/diving !

[PinkJellyFish06]

I have only been snorkeling once & LOVED it. I cant wait to go back & take lots of pictures. SO you should share yours with me : )

What is your favorite picture that you have taken while snorkeling or diving? & where was it taken at?

 

Thanks!!!

[rsldonk]

From Fiji this February.

[Shekim]

From Fiji this February.

 

How beautiful! Wish I could "tolerate" snorkeling so I can enjoy under the sea!

[rsldonk]

The sad thing is, to get those two good looking shots, I took about 300 pics that are either blued out so bad you can't see anything or are just not very good and still had to spend about 10 minutes each on those two with photoshop to sharpen the images and make them look like that (which is about what it was in real life).

 

Pictures just don't do justice to what you actually see.

[Ron_L]

Grand Cayman, Stingray City (technically not snorkeling since i was standing)

 

Grand Cayman, Barrier Reef

 

Roatan, Honduras (Fins and Flippers Island)

 

 

Belize, Goff's Caye

 

Cozumel, Chankanaab Park

 

 

I also have more pictures and some snorkeling videos at the links in my signature.

[bruce-r]

I have a few:

spotted cleaner shrimp

 

pufferfish

 

turtle

 

juvenile garibaldi -- the marine state fish of California

 

[scuba214]

Turtle

Squirrel Fish

Tangs

Trunk Fish

[Ron_L]

Great pictures!

 

I forgot one... This was taken in Francis Bay on St. John, USVI a couple of years ago.

 

[w&k]

Awesome shots everyone!

 

I chose the pix below for the good stories.

 

Enjoy!

 

Wendy

 

Porcupinefish, Curacao, Pierbaai Reef, with The Dive Bus http://www.the-dive-bus.com

I love this one because of the incredible colors, and the reflections in the eye of the fish. This one was taken on the way back in on our second dive in about 15 feet of water. I had been playing peek-a-boo with some morays, and this fish swam right out of a hole in the coral head in front of me.

 

 

Grey angel, Boynton Beach, FL, Gulfstream Reef with Starfish Enterprise http://www.idivestarfish.com/

Hubby Keith got this one on his very first time time out with the camera. What a shot!

 

 

Sponge & worm, Boynton Beach, FL, Gulfstream Reef with Starfish Enterprise http://www.idivestarfish.com/ I drifted by this in the middle of a dive, swam back up, drifted by again, had to clear my mask from laughing, swam back up, and got this shot on the way by the third time. (you know you're laughing, too)

 

Golden eel, St. Kitts, with Kenneth's Dive Center http://www.kennethsdivecenter.com/

This eel was a total ham. He had been photographed by two other folks by the time I got there, and he came further out of his hole and turned for me to get his cute side.

 

HUGE stingray, Belize, Mermaid's Castle, with SeaSports Belize http://www.seasportsbelize.com/welcome.html

I didn't know stingrays even came this big - he's actually about 8 feet across the wings. I saw him before the rest of the group, floated softly down to the sand in front of him, and took this shot just after I landed. The other divers joined us, and he slowly lifted off the sand and swam majestically over the wall as if he was saying "noisy divers, again" with a sigh.

 

http://community.webshots.com/user/wendyandkeith

[PinkJellyFish06]

Thanks! I love every single one of them.

[diverearl]

This is a Splendid toadfish found only on the reefs off Cozumel, also an Arrow crab is nearby.

 

Pufferfish at night

 

 

Four Juvenile Spotted drum

 

 

Green Moray eel on Tackle Box Canyon reef - Ambregris Caye, Belize

 

[MDSue]

Grand Cayman

[cruisingtodive]

Still trying to figure out that underwater camera. I love this one coming up under the boat, and I believe these both were in GC.

[crystalight33]

 

Picture of racoon butterfly fish on the big island of Hawaii. We were shore diving from "Place of Refuge".

[flatman]

Great pictures!

 

I forgot one... This was taken in Francis Bay on St. John, USVI a couple of years ago.

 

 

Great pics ! We were actually on that Carnival Triumph ship in that picture at that very time..Had our fun at Mr Sanchos beach..Snorkeling tour was great too..

[diverearl]

Keep a mask and your underwater camera handy and when the DM ask if anyone wants to swim with the dolphins you sometimes get lucky like I did. Sure wish I would have also had a snorkel handy, I about ran low on air. check out the video http://sports.webshots.com/video/3060769230091393226OUsCBg

 

Anyone know why the dolphins roll over on their backs and swim along like that?

[dtchem1]

There is something new at every dive site

Roatan:

[Denise&Paul STL]

diverearl, which diver operator did you use in Cozumel to get those great views - not just of the dolphins, but of course, that would certainly help!:eek:

[budaman]

A few from our trip to French Polynesia last year.

 

Sub in Bora Bora, Shark in Moorea & an Octopus while snorkeling off Tahaa.

[RogerCalgary]

If people could mention what camera gear they were using (if you happen to recall) I'd very much appreciate it. Thanks!

 

 

Cheers,

Roger

[Scubagal1]

All were taken with a point and shoot camera, an Olympus Stylus 600 in an Olympus housing. On a few I also used an Ikelite strobe made for use with point and shoot cameras.

 

 

From the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

 

Green turtle fly by

 

 

The biggest fish in the sea, a whale shark

 

Whale shark close up

 

 

Taken in Bimini, Bahamas

 

Spotted dolphin in the wild

 

 

Cozumel, Mexico

 

Juvenile drum in front of a sleep octopus

 

Sleeping octopus