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Re: Underwater trip report
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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06/10/2016 08:49 PM
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WOW!! Very, very nice. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Underwater trip report
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06/10/2016 09:18 PM
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sail2wind said: as a diver, I loved your photography. A few questions, did your dive master kill the Lion Fish? Did you snag the lobster? What kind of shark was that? You looked pretty close or you had very good lens. What kind of camera did you use? No kill was made as he did not have a proper spear with him. Not allowed to take any lobsters or shells out of those waters. Grey Caribbean Reef shark. They cruise very close within arms reach which isn't a good idea to reach out. I use a Canon G10 with an underwater case.
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Re: Underwater trip report
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06/11/2016 09:24 AM
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Posts: 7,132 St Louis, MO
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Always enjoy your pics. Thanks for posting.
Next SXM visit -November 2023. Also January 2024.
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Re: Underwater trip report
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06/11/2016 10:32 AM
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Carol_Hill said: Very nice pictures! Thanks for sharing them. Did you take any pictures ABOVE the water?? Just on the Dive boat of planes over head and a large very strange looking boat from Hong Kong at anchor.
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Re: Underwater trip report
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06/11/2016 12:32 PM
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Posts: 82,721 Central Florida!
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Wow, OK, seems a waste to be in such a beautiful place as SXM with such a great camera and not take any other pictures.
Carol Hill
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Re: Underwater trip report
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06/16/2016 02:59 PM
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With all the dives that you do every year in the Carib, do you find that the coral is not as colorful as in previous years, or that the coral is/has been blah colored for years? Just curious on your take. TIA!!!
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Re: Underwater trip report
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06/18/2016 12:16 AM
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Posts: 391 San Antonio
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Fabulous pictures! Thanks for posting. Always love your dive shots.
Dan
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Re: Underwater trip report
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06/18/2016 09:57 AM
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Coral is very slow to recover from any damage. If someone touches coral, that section of coral could die. Coral is made up of thousands, if not millions of small oraganisms (polyps). If a "chunk" of coral is broken off, it grows back very slowly, the fastest growing (staghorn) only grows 1 inch every year. If you see dead or damaged coral, it probably won't make a full recovery in our lifetimes.
Last edited by o2bnsxm; 06/18/2016 10:03 AM.
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