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Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:10 am
by Jan K
Crab season is here in a full swing. Swimming out to the tire reef, passing many
traps of various designs thrown in by anxious fishermen up on the seawall
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Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:24 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:30 pm
by johnclark
Wow, that's so cool. I can't wait to see some of that stuff in person.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:44 pm
by LCF
Jan, the lighting on those shots is absolutely exquisite . . . bringing out the colors and textures of the animals, and making them "Pop" from the background. I just love your pictures . . . you're an artist with a camera.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:59 pm
by oldsalt
Jan: You may have it wrong. As intelligent as they are attributed to be, it may be their "Having fun with Jan."
-Curt
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:22 pm
by Blaiz
Ok... totally lost me... exactly why is "octopi" no longer correct?
im so confused!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:56 pm
by Jan K
Whidbey turtle
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:22 pm
by enchantmentdivi
LOVE IT!! Beautiful!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 6:28 pm
by Blaiz
yes, great awesome find!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 6:59 pm
by Chenari
AWWWW it's so cute! I just wanna cuddle it!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:45 am
by dphershman
Wonderful octo shots! And the juvenile wolf eel is too cute for words.
Reds have been pretty elusive this year on the south end, or at least as compared to last year. Last year I found octos hiding in one particular bottle at REdondo on every dive over the course of the spring and summer. None so far this season.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:53 am
by LCF
He does look just like a turtle in that bottle! Great fun.
I haven't seen a little red octo anywhere this year. Did Mukilteo the other night, and saw none; that was always a good place to find the little guys.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 4:24 pm
by Jan K
What floats in the miso soup I am diving in lately
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:37 pm
by LCF
OMG, Jan, I can't BELIEVE you got such amazing shots of the sea angels! When I've seen them, they've always been very busily flapping away, and they can make surprising speed. These pictures are incredible!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:09 am
by Jan K
Thank you Lynne, they are hard to get with a point and shoot for all the reasons you are finding out with your camera
In the last few days the moon phase eased up on its tidal influence, but the bridge on the north end of Whidbey
beckoned with its gravitational force - so in spite of leaky suit, I enjoyed five days of diving there.
The promised summer sun didn't materialize while I was diving, the underwater world proved to be more
colorful then the one above ..
Wardrobe malfunction on one of the feather duster worm ...
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:38 am
by nwscubamom
Love the wardrobe malfunction shot!
I was surprised to see a YELLOW Irish Lord in Milton Love's new book. I'd never heard of that before, although I've seen RILs dressed in Yellow.
- Janna
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:36 pm
by Jan K
And some more from my life under the bridge
Current? I don't see any stinking current ! I am busy with his lordship....
"Red is the first color to disappear, usually at about 15 feet in clear water, followed by orange
and then yellow..."
Crab enjoying seafood jello. I mean jelly ...
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:57 pm
by LCF
Okay, Jan . . . on my list is, before the end of 2011, to make it up to dive Deception Pass with you!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:41 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:46 pm
by dphershman
Lovely sponge formations! I don't envy that hike though.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 9:03 pm
by Dusty2
I'd need a 4 wheeler to make that trek!
Nice work on the RIL's I like how the lower one looks like he has stripes.
You must be
doing that trek on a hot day like today!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:59 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:52 pm
by LCF
Jan, a compilation of these pages would be one of the most entertaining and educational marine guides to the PNW that could possibly be! I learn SO much from what you post -- and part of the learning is being so seduced and enchanted with the images.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:43 pm
by fnerg
Totally. A big,full-color coffetable book would be awesome!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2011 10:25 am
by Norris
fnerg wrote:Totally. A big,full-color coffetable book would be awesome!
Let the record show that I have one of Jan's books currently sitting on my coffee table. I was thinking about ordering another as I am ready for more shots such as the ones seen on here.
Jan?