Underwater pictures from Maui

[zahner]

here some pix I took earlier this month in Maui.

the rest are in my online gallery at: www.pbase.com/zahner

enjoy!

 

[zahner]

second batch...

 

[ZC]

awesome pics!

 

[dougiee]

Wow, nice shots man....

 

[billsreef]

That cleaning station shot is fantastic

 

[edr42]

Nice, i really like the macro shots of the nudibranchs.

 

[ATX aquarist]

HEY I dove at first cathedral last summer! Wow, thanks for the memory boost!

 

[aquagrl]

Those shot are fantastic. I love the cleaning station shot! What camera set up are you using?

 

[zahner]

thanks all! i am using a Canon PowerShot SD500 and and Inon D-2000 strobe plus an Inon macro lens on the macro shots.

 

[quy_nquyen]

a whole new world to discover! i hope after i graduate from college i'll have some time to go snorkeling

 

[dawnskaybug]

Did you leave the crown of thorns alone?

 

[zahner]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9162026#post9162026 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dawnskaybug
Did you leave the crown of thorns alone?

yes, just photographed it. our guide found a Triton's Trumpet later on at the end of the dive and considered moving it near the starfish but couldn't find it.

 

[dawnskaybug]

Here I am told to slice dice kill the heck out of crown of thorns.
You know where there is one when there is dead coral..

 

[billsreef]

Don't cut them up and throw them back. Starfish have rather amazing powers of regeneration. You could actually end up making more crown of thorns :eek1: Best thing is to remove them from the water and let them dry up

 

[zahner]

yeah, I don't mess with things when I dive, esp sharp and pointy venomous things . FWIW I read that the preferred method to kill them is an injection of a chemical solution. I leave that to the experts. As Bill mentioned, in the past cutting up starfish as a means of population control has caused population explosions after each piece regenerated.

 

[dawnskaybug]

Yeah I was told to "knife them in the middle " turn the knife and flip them over

 

[bill9999992]

That is a great great great picture of a sea turtle. Thanks for sharing.

That might be my aviator if i ever get to 100 posts.

 

[Capt'n T]

Those are awesome pics. My husband and I went to Maui in 2005.

 

[55semireef]

Love that sea turtle

 

[edwing206]

nice pics. my fav is the spanish dancer.