Diving

Hawaii 2013
My diving was limited to three days of shore diving at Tunnels due persistent swells and rough seas, especially during our second week. Despite the less than ideal conditions, I managed to take a few decent underwater photographs.
Lots of white tip reef sharks at Tunnels, two out of a group of at least five spotted in the area May 15, 2013 9:17 AM : Diving, Kauai, shark
1 Lots of white tip reef sharks at Tunnels, two out of a group of at least five spotted in the area
 May 15, 2013 9:17 AM : Diving, animal, cartilaginous fish, chondrichthyes, fish, shark
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Turtle cleaning station at the Tunnels outer reef May 15, 2013 9:21 AM : Diving, honu, turtle
3 Turtle cleaning station at the Tunnels outer reef
 May 15, 2013 9:22 AM : Diving, animal, chelonia mydas, cheloniidae, hawaiian green sea turtle, honu, reptile, reptilia, sea turtle, testudines, turtle
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Humongoid cowrie perched on the reef May 15, 2013 9:29 AM : Diving, animal, cowrie, cowry, cypraea tigris, cypraeidae, gastropod, gastropoda, mollusca, mollusk, tiger cowrie
5 Humongoid cowrie perched on the reef
 Juvenile spotted boxfish picking at algae along the sandy bottom May 15, 2013 9:33 AM : Diving, animal, bony fish, fish, osteichthyes, ostraciidae, ostracion meleagris, ostraciontidae, spotted boxfish, tetraodontiformes
6 Juvenile spotted boxfish picking at algae along the sandy bottom
Lobster peeking out from its hiding place May 15, 2013 10:52 AM : Diving
7 Lobster peeking out from its hiding place
 Whitemouth Moray May 17, 2013 10:38 AM : Diving, Kauai
8 Whitemouth Moray
May 17, 2013 10:39 AM : Diving, Kauai
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 May 17, 2013 10:40 AM : Diving, Kauai
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Friday morning I saw this Goldrim Flatworm inching along the shallow sandy bottom May 17, 2013 10:43 AM : Diving, Kauai, nudibranch, worm
11 Friday morning I saw this Goldrim Flatworm inching along the shallow sandy bottom
 Young teenage turtle giving me the inquisitive "what's up" look May 17, 2013 12:23 PM : Diving, Kauai, honu, turtle
12 Young teenage turtle giving me the inquisitive "what's up" look
Spanish Dancer nudibranch on the wall at Tunnels on Friday morning May 17, 2013 1:09 PM : Diving, Kauai
13 Spanish Dancer nudibranch on the wall at Tunnels on Friday morning
 Spanish Dancer nudibranch May 21, 2013 9:37 AM : Diving, Kauai, nudibranch
14 Spanish Dancer nudibranch
A freshly laid Spanish Dancer egg sac which resembles a rose. It's unusual to find one so recently and perfectly formed. May 21, 2013 9:51 AM : Diving, Kauai
15 A freshly laid Spanish Dancer egg sac which resembles a rose. It's unusual to find one so recently and perfectly formed.
 May 21, 2013 9:51 AM : Diving, Kauai
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Huge school of Grey Chubs May 21, 2013 11:14 AM : Diving, Kauai
17 Huge school of Grey Chubs
 A Lei Triggerfish May 21, 2013 11:20 AM : Diving, Kauai
18 A Lei Triggerfish
Ran into this behemoth turtle resting in a cave, could not even fit him into the frame at my widest angle, probably 5ft across and close to 400lbs May 21, 2013 11:22 AM : Diving, animal, chelonia mydas, cheloniidae, hawaiian green sea turtle, honu, reptile, reptilia, sea turtle, testudines, turtle
19 Ran into this behemoth turtle resting in a cave, could not even fit him into the frame at my widest angle, probably 5ft across and close to 400lbs
 This smaller turtle was taking a nap and hanging out on the couch May 21, 2013 11:27 AM : Diving, Instagram, Kauai, honu, turtle
20 This smaller turtle was taking a nap and hanging out on the couch
Jeannette Auber, one of the owners of Fathom Five Divers , and my buddy and teacher for the past 16 years of diving in Kauai May 21, 2013 11:41 AM : Diving, Jeannette Auber, Kauai
21 Jeannette Auber, one of the owners of Fathom Five Divers, and my buddy and teacher for the past 16 years of diving in Kauai