Photos from Jan trip...

IsaTraveler · Post by **IsaTraveler** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:01 am

http://www.flickr.com/photos/92483818@N04/

I hope the link works and you guys like the photos...

jmq · Post by **jmq** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:16 am

Very nice. For all grief the D10 and the D20 have sometimes gotten, those point n shoot Canons can give you some mighty fine photos in the right hands.

silands · Post by **silands** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:42 am

Nice photos thanks for sharing, where were you that you saw all those starfish that pic is pretty cool!!

gobucs · Post by **gobucs** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:47 am

Those are great pictures!!! Where did you find the baby goat? Toooooo Cute

visitstj · Post by **visitstj** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:05 pm

Very nice! What camera did you use? The images are so clear and full of color. At what depth were you?

IsaTraveler · Post by **IsaTraveler** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:28 pm

Hi,
I used the Canon G10 set on the underwater setting. On land it was Auto.
We had poor visibiltiy almost every day so I did have to clean up the photos in photoshop. Took out cyan, sharpened, contrast, etc.
I was not deep, just regular snorkeling. I did have to dive down to get closer at times. I also tried using the flash and that was ok... but that type of lighting ends up showing cediment floating around.
The Sea Stars were in Leinster Bay... they are usually around the middle or left side of the bay. Octupuses (octopi?) as well on left hand side of Leinster Bay. Right side, sharks! Spotted Eagle Ray swimming around in the bay, lots of turtles, etc.
Jimmy the goat was super cute and super young, he still had his umbilical cord. The poor little guy must have been running around and fell down the side of a cliff. We were snorkeling at South Haulover around the point and kept hearing this horrilbly loud and desperate cry. It was poor Jimmy who fell and was sliding down the hill into the water. Our friend who had booties on scooped him up and brought him up the cliff to try and reunite him with his mom. Of course the mom was not at the top of the hill. She must have been looking for him elsewhere. So we had to bring Jimmy with us. Next thing you know there are a bunch of goats crying and making a rukus. The little guy was so tired he just fell asleep in my friend's arms. ( as well as doing a #1 and #2 on her) .

shoemak38 · Post by **shoemak38** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:50 pm

like

khud · Post by **khud** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:53 pm

Wow! Fantastic pics! (She wrote with envy) I hope that I can do as well when my family and I are there in April.

jimg20 · Post by **jimg20** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:15 pm

shoemak38 wrote:like

+1

JIM

Randy in MD · Post by **Randy in MD** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:39 pm

Beautiful pictures... Thanks for sharing!!!

EagleRayLover · Post by **EagleRayLover** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:05 pm

You saw some great underwater friends and what nice shots!! Got me excited for six days!!

dreamshark · Post by **dreamshark** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 5:49 pm

Isa, those are some INCREDIBLE underwater shots. Such an interesting variety of fish, too. The video of the octopus is wonderful, but I think the pictures I'm most jealous of are the technicolor squid.

So... what finally happened to Jimmy the goat? Did he ever get reunited with his ma? (So adorable how blissfully happy he looks... it's funny how baby animals seem to have no fear of people).

Myheart'sinSTJ · Post by **Myheart'sinSTJ** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 6:37 pm

Thank you for sharing your incredibly awesome photos, I hope there was a happy ending for little Jimmy

sherban · Post by **sherban** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:06 pm

Nice pictures, thanks for sharing!

Caw954s · Post by **Caw954s** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:13 pm

Fabulous pictures! I am definitely getting a new camera and can't wait to go back to St. John and try it out

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