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Snappy 02-07-2013 02:17 PM

Holiday & diving pix
 
Recently spent another week in beautiful Puerto Vallarta.

Fire Coral - those little feathers can sting you like crazy (careful with your legs when you swim by):wink:
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...psee6f87ef.jpg

A bit of Sun Coral inside a cave
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...psa4691591.jpg

Peek-a-boo blenny
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps16799708.jpg

Inside a cave there was a nusery with fish at every stage of development - here's some babies
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps76d3e32f.jpg

another small hide out with baby fish http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps03b45a96.jpg

Christmas Tree Worms
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps7c4f2dbd.jpg

NPS gorgs with a small colony of Poccilopora in the background
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...psb83f5be4.jpg
Stand of Pocillopora
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...psa8591d79.jpg

Snappy 02-07-2013 02:21 PM

Gorgonians
 
NPS Gorgs

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps3b612139.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps3047162f.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps5b870b61.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps5f9bd7e9.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps713e5bfb.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps30dddc6d.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...psd3cb4de9.jpg

Snappy 02-07-2013 02:32 PM

Nudi - (lousy picture but in my defence the heavy surge made it very challenging to stay still enough to focus the camera)
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps5fb5d160.jpg

These "filter feeders" are all over the place- They are similar looking to a sea apple but obviously not as colorful and have these fuzzy arms they draw in plankton with. Very cool animal.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...psdbc27c9c.jpg

Common Sponge
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...psb544c1d4.jpg

Blue Sun Coral - (this was the first time I ever noticed this variety)
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps540236c8.jpg

Do these spines make me look fat?
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps0ea12e24.jpg

Master of disguise - stone fish
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps396ac858.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...psff98aa2b.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...psf0895793.jpg

Pocillopora
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps4ecad986.jpg

A new friend
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps2d003f87.jpg

Snappy 02-07-2013 02:34 PM

I Brake For Whales!
 
What's a surface interval without a family of whales to come up and say hello :biggrin:

Mom & her little one
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps8dcd8079.jpg

Dad
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps130ed13a.jpg

Snappy 02-07-2013 02:39 PM

Also went on a river tour to visit some crocidiles

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...psab848609.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps81ec98fd.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...psc1bf9361.jpg

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps9c9a9401.jpg
This bird had just caught lunch
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps58f7d2fb.jpg

Snappy 02-07-2013 02:42 PM

In Closing
 
One of the Yellow Fin Tuna I caught out in the bay.
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps24308eb1.jpg

Sunset from our balcony
http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ps80074e1d.jpg

lastlight 02-07-2013 02:59 PM

you caught some amazing stuff on camera thanks for sharing! that puffer and the turtle are nuts =)

i think those two larger fish in the 'nursery' area have it made in the shade. snacks swimming around all day :biggrin:

mseepman 02-07-2013 03:08 PM

Wow, Amazing pictures Greg! Beautiful place to escape to during Calgary's cold winter.

pinkreef 02-07-2013 03:08 PM

:biggrin: I LOVE YOUR PICS THANKS FOR SHARING THEM MY FAV IS THE LITTLE BLENNY WITH THE HEADRESS SO CUTE! WANT ONE :rocol:

hillegom 02-07-2013 03:15 PM

Again, thanks for sharing. Some awesome and unique photos there.
What kind of camera and flash?


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