Diving Jan 15-19, 2018

This was my first dive trip with a new camera and wideangle lens setup, so I was still getting used to the controls even though I had practiced on land for a couple of weeks. Following a stretch of rough seas, the initial day of diving was on the South side. As surf calmed down, the dives moved west, but it was still overcast and gray for most of the week. In fact, it was warmer in the water than it was on the dive boat!
Coral Head Broadbelt's Bommie dive site, Grand Cayman Coral head at Broadbelt's Bommie dive site
1 Coral head at Broadbelt's Bommie dive site
Prospect Reef-002 Prospect Reef
2 Prospect Reef
Brain Coral Prospect Reef, Grand Cayman Brain Coral at Prospect Reef
3 Brain Coral at Prospect Reef
Surveying the prospects on Prospect Reef Surveying the prospects on Prospect Reef
4 Surveying the prospects on Prospect Reef
Foureye Butterflyfish and Divers Prospect Reef, Grand Cayman Foureye Butterflyfish and Divers on Prospect Reef
5 Foureye Butterflyfish and Divers on Prospect Reef
Small school of French Grunts Prospect Reef, Grand Cayman Small school of French Grunts
6 Small school of French Grunts
Green Moray free swimming caught me by surprise Green Moray free-swiming through Trinity Caves caught me by surprise
7 Green Moray free-swiming through Trinity Caves caught me by surprise
Baby Turtle Trinity Caves dive site, Grand Cayman Baby turtle looking for lunch
8 Baby turtle looking for lunch
Stoplight Parrotfish, initial phase Trinity Caves dive site, Grand Cayman All parrotfish go through two major lifecycle phases. This is a Stoplight Parrotfish during its initial phase. It will eventually turn iridescent green / blue...
9 All parrotfish go through two major lifecycle phases. This is a Stoplight Parrotfish during its initial phase. It will eventually turn iridescent green / blue…
Black Durgon Rainbow Reef, Grand Cayman Black Durgon, a species of Triggerfish
10 Black Durgon, a species of Triggerfish
Baby Turtle grazing Rainbow Reef, Grand Cayman Baby Turtle grazing for lunch at Rainbow Reef
11 Baby Turtle grazing for lunch at Rainbow Reef
This baby turtle seemed to be stepping up to the snack counter to see what was on the menu. Moments later it was snatching tasty morsels from crevices in the coral. Baby Turtle
12 Baby Turtle
Baby Turtle Baby Turtle
13 Baby Turtle
Small Yellow Stingray Small Yellow Stingray
14 Small Yellow Stingray
Rainbow Reef-026
15
Small school of Bermuda Chubs Small school of Bermuda Chubs
16 Small school of Bermuda Chubs
Spotted Trunkfish Rainbow Reef, Grand Cayman Spotted Trunkfish
17 Spotted Trunkfish
Section of vertical wall at Big Tunnels dive site Section of vertical wall at Big Tunnels dive site
18 Section of vertical wall at Big Tunnels dive site
Channel Clinging Crab Big Tunnels dive site, Grand Cayman Channel Clinging Crab at Big Tunnels
19 Channel Clinging Crab at Big Tunnels
Channel Clinging Crab Big Tunnels dive site, Grand Cayman Channel Clinging Crab at Big Tunnels
20 Channel Clinging Crab at Big Tunnels