POTW October 2023 | Week 1

September 2021 | Week 4

Expecting to capture large animal encounters while diving with East Coast Divers, I brought my 16-35mm wide angle lens, so it was a bit of a shock when our dive guide pointed out this lovely frogfish sitting on top of a group of sponges. Since we were with a somewhat...

…Diving at Weber’s Joy

David and I enjoyed a couple of morning dives today - first at Something Special and then at Weber's Joy. After our dive at Weber's Joy, I've decided this should be renamed to Howell's Joy. What a gorgeous, healthy reef!!! I can't wait to return to explore more!!

Bonaire: Salt Pier

September 2021 Contenders

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…Celebrating Thin Crust Thursday

While living in Bartlett, David and I used to have pizza every Thursday night, so this night of the week was affectionately dubbed "Thin Crust Thursday". We always looked forward to our tradition and since it was a favorite, we decided to bring it to Bonaire. Tonight...

September 2021 | Week 3

Although we were very disappointed in the dive site Front Porch, I managed to find capture some interesting images, including this week's winner. I found this adorable Secretary Blenny peaking out of its Fire Coral den. Equipment and settings: Nikon D850 / INON z330...

September 2021 | Week 2

This shy red Sea Horse was spotted by our dive guide Jolanda of Beyond the Coral Dive Center in Bonaire. Jolanda is amazing at spotting great u/w subjects like seahorses and frogfish. This lovely critter was one of a pair of Sea Horses at Chogogo dive site. The...

August 2021 Contenders

September 2021 | Week 1

If you dive at night in Bonaire, the odds are with you that you will see a Tarpon or two (or three). The tarpon are attracted to divers because they eat the fish that are attracted to a diver's light. It can be a bit unsettling at first - a large silver fish whizzes...

July 2021 Contenders

Aruba: Arashi Reef & Antilla Wreck

August 2021 / Week 3

Due to health issues, it's been awhile since I've posted a POTW - but I'M BACK BABY!!! I had been dry docked for about a month and on my first dive back, David found this Mantis Shrimp at Invisibles in Bonaire. He stood guard as I was shooting something else at...

July 2021 / Week 2

Photos of the Pederson Shrimp are pretty common, but I like the perspective of the shrimp in this image. The head and antenna of shrimp are in focus and at eye level. The soft, blurred background helps to emphasize the focused parts of the image. Equipment and...

July 2021 | Week 1

I was fortunate to spot this adorable juvenile Smooth Trunkfish at Bari Reef in Bonaire. It was about the size of a marble and was moving all about, making the image a bit challenging to capture. But I was up for the challenge and fired off a number of shots with a...

…Indulging in a Decadent Breakfast at Ocean Oasis

As a reward for finishing the Salt Pier video for his "Shore Dive Collection" David chose to celebrate at Ocean Oasis. He had spotted their Eggs Benedict with salmon on the breakfast menu and had been waiting for the opportunity to indulge in this decadent delight....

Bonaire: Pink Beach

June 2021 | Week 4

David and I had an amazing "frogfish" week where we saw six different frogfish across two different dive sites in Bonaire. We saw one of the frogfish at "The Lake" and our dive guide Jolanda from Beyond the Corals found five frogfish at Salt Pier. While at Salt Pier,...