Despite the rather rolly conditions I'll stay here another day and try out the dive camera with flash while scuba diving. I headed back to the same location and spent 70 minutes underwater, mostly between 10-20 feet, photographing and practicing using the camera. While the water was once again a bit cloudy due to the swell, a couple of the pictures did turn out but when I got back to the boat I realized that I was a bit cold and might opt for purchasing a wet suit after all for future long dives.
Although it took a while to get it up and running, the first trial run of Bauer Junior II compressor was successful and I quickly filled my 2/3 empty tank back up over 3000psi and am ready for the next session.
A Parrotfish at the rocks in Grand Case [18°7'2.95"N 63°3'23.56"W ]Parrotfish on the reef
An inshore lizardfish is usually quite well disguised and hard to see, but here the colors have been brought out a bit by Photoshop [18°7'2.95"N 63°3'23.56"W ]Inshore lizardfish
A school of Grunts hiding in the shade along a rock wall at Grand Case. [18°7'2.95"N 63°3'23.56"W ]Grunts hiding behind a rockwall
A miniscule sharknose Goby in a coral. [18°7'2.95"N 63°3'23.56"W ]Sharknose goby
This one was elusive, whenever I wanted a front-shot it would turn away, coming back once the camera was pointed elsewhere. [18°7'2.95"N 63°3'23.56"W ]Gray Angelfish
This small moray just didn't want to come out to play regardless how long I waited. [18°7'2.95"N 63°3'23.56"W ]Hiding moray eel
While I'm not quite sure, the overall form looks like a soldierfish. [18°7'2.95"N 63°3'23.56"W ]Soldierfish (?)
A Trumpetfish in the shade. [18°7'2.95"N 63°3'23.56"W ]Trumpetfish
A grunt, possible a bluestriped grunt, alone among the rocks. [18°7'2.95"N 63°3'23.56"W ]Grunt alone
This one really didn't want to come out. I emptied my BCD and waited 10 minutes on the bottom waiting but whatever was in there just didn't want to come out to get photographed. [18°7'2.95"N 63°3'23.56"W ]Some sort of crustacean, hiding
An old salt mill rusting away beside the main road of Grand Case, St. Martin. [18°6'14"N 63°3'15.03"W (facing SW)]Rusting salt mill
Nice boat in the background seen from the main (and only) street of Grand Case, St. Martin. [18°6'15.86"N 63°3'13.66"W (facing NW)]Nice Boat
The bright colors of the Calmos Cafe in Grand Case, St. Martin. [18°6'13.97"N 63°3'15.36"W (facing W)]Grand Case Calmos Cafe
The beachfront at the dinghy dock of Grand Case, St. Martin. [18°6'12.21"N 63°3'21.17"W (facing E)]Grand Case beach
This was taken during the first trial run of filling a tank using the Bauer compressor in the forward captain's cabin of Zanshin. (2012-02-03 17:22:46 NIKON D7000 with a "18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6" lens. [f/3.5, 1/60s] ISO 800 Focus 1.33m)First trial of Bauer compressor
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