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 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 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