Random Pictures from Costa Rican Reefs

[kayl]

Here are some pictures from Costa Rica. I spent 3 months there in Fall of 2006.

These were in the Caribbean:

My apologies on the lack of post-processing; I had most of them done, but lost the CD the post-processed files were on during a move.

Enjoy!

 

[kayl]

More from the Caribbean

More from the Caribbean

That's all for that side of the country

 

[kayl]

Some from the Pacific

Some from the Pacific

Just a couple; sorry about the quality; after about 5 minutes, our teacher started feeding the fish bread...

 

[TomRep]

That blue fish in the third pic is gorgeous! very nice pictures in all! Thank you for sharing.
tom

 

[kayl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11656171#post11656171 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TomRep
That blue fish in the third pic is gorgeous! very nice pictures in all! Thank you for sharing.
tom

Thanks Tom-
The color in the photo doesn't even begin to show how brilliant the blue was. I took about 35-40 pictures of that fish alone, just trying to get a sharp one. Does anyone have an ID on it?

Edit: After looking on eTropicals, it looks like a Jewel Damselfish, but my picture seems to show blue spots on blue...

 

[ssbreef]

thanks for posting!

 

[MV_ReEfLoVer]

Anyone know what this lovely blue fish is called?????

 

[Saiyan]

It is gorgeous and seems to have the shape of a dwarf angle. I wonder if it is a juvenile morph. I would like to see some of the other pictures so we can see more of the body shape. Thanks for sharing.

 

[kayl]

I'll look through the pictures I have and try to find another few to post of the blue fish; most of them are not sharp at all; that fish did not stay in one spot very long!

 

[SPSpirate]

did you see any acros on the pacific side?

 

[kayl]

Here are a few more shots of the blue fish

Here are a few more shots of the blue fish

Unfortunately, these are the next best shots that I have.

 

[kayl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11663820#post11663820 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by aqua11878
did you see any acros on the pacific side?

No, the Pacific side was more of a rocky reef site. The water was not as clear as the Caribbean side, and the spot we dove at was deeper; about 12-18 feet (it varied). We did see lots of soft corals; let me find some pictures...