Northwest Dive Club

Yep, I always see them on great sculpin too. if you look really close they are a round little "mouth-like" thing attached to the sculpin. Gross!

DiverChris wrote:Jana,

There are several on the site review on The Perfect Dive. I know Jeremy is going over there this week. I will let him know about the need for photos.

http://www.theperfectdive.com/DEF-Site.asp?sID=32

-Chris

Yep, I'll be there on Monday. I'll take plenty of pics and send them along.

dphershman wrote:I was just curious about how widespread the name Red-Gilled Nudibranch is and I came up with three that are labeled as such.

Nevemind. That's the name I learned them by but now I wish I wouldn't have posted

It always easier for me to remember the common name on 'em. I know what you mean, and for some nudis that is definitely true. For others.... not so much. For instance, Flabellina triophina , one of my favorites doesn't have a "common" name that sticks in my head. Or it is different from I...

dwashbur wrote:He's a Flabellina verrucosa, one of my favorites.

AKA Red-gilled nudibranch. It always easier for me to remember the common name on 'em.

Holy cow! That's a big egg mass. You're right, that is a good sign.

If this was the batch on the cabin cruiser, it looks like they are still there. I wonder what they are and when they will hatch. It can't be much longer now. This was taken last night on Jan 22.

Good idea, that's a fantastic book. Janna's REEF class is definately worth taking too. She'll give you all the little secrets on howto quickly identify those tricky little sculpin. Here's some pointers on identifying those particular ones: Scaley Head Sculpin: Look at size. If it is over about 4&quo...

Wow, that one next to the spot prawn is a fantastic shot. That really was a tiny one.

Nice Pics. I just saw one at Three tree last night. Pretty good sized one too.

kenpodan wrote:Gracias for the offer! Wish I had seen that earlier...we did Redondo instead, just wasn't sure I felt like bucking a current all day!

Redondo works too I ended up at Three Tree. Vis was surprisingly good last night.

Here's a dive map of the site that shows the location of the shelves, pilings and bottle field.
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B/W Map (in case it is easier to print)
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Well, that depends on how strong of a swimmer you are. On an ebb you will be carried toward the reef and the current will be slowing throughout the dive, all good things. You should be fine, but keep in mind that it is a LONG swim so any amount of current will eventually get tiring if it isn't coope...

BTW - I know NW beach isn't open in the winter but I wanted to start looking for someone now so I can plan ahead for a time when the currents are right. You tell me when would be a good time to make the dive, I'm at your mercy

I would really like to dive Deception Pass (from shore is fine, or by boat is cool too) but I would like to go with someone who has done it before and can plan it safely. I will go ANY TIME... Anyone mind being a guide?

That would be great. Anyone know the name of the park there?

Can anyone tell me if this is now accessible from shore? I heard that you can now get down there to drop off your gear. I've only ever been there from boat but from a google map it looks like you can get there from shore. Any help?

Nice pictures! How does this camera fair above water? I've read some mixed reviews about photo quality. Thanks Well, actually I love it. I work in media and many times the best of our photos that make it into the paper and magazines are the ones I shoot with my sony as opposed to our "pro-grad...

Here are a few recent pictures that I have taken with the above settings (in "Vivid" color mode). I have scaled these ones down for email but they were shot at 12mp, huge files and nice photos. Frosted-Nudibranch-2.jpg RedIrishLord.jpg Moon-Snail.jpg Great-Nudibranch-Shot.jpg BTW - i don't...

Here's the settings that I usually set in the Program mode: I set my macro usually on auto. I set the focus to the multi-auto focus I also moved my flash to the minus position "-". It keeps macro shots from getting blown out. I turned off "Face Detection" Turn off red eye reducti...

I tried them but didn't notice much difference, plus I prefer to use the "Program" mode so I can control the macro and flash settings.

Here is a dive map of the Alki Pipeline and some additional information:
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The reason that it's done that way as a shore dive Doug is that you couldn't get out if you did it the other way. The current near the bridge is approximately twice that of the mouth. That's right. You can do it on a flood from a boat but from shore it needs to be on an ebb. This way the current is...

Dusty2 wrote:My sightings are at Point Hudson in Port Townsend. They seem to like more open areas then the adults and are usually under something or in small cracks or containers not usually in the rocks where you see adults.

Do you dive on the NE side of the marina or to the SW side of it?

I've never seen young wolfies like that. Where do you see them (which sites?). BTW - once again, great shots!