by Barry Brown | Mar 24, 2016 | Corals, Fish, Reef, Science
Hi all, off to a late start. I’m getting the underwater camera ready once again for another attempt at a blue-light dive and this time I do have the +4 filter screwed onto the front of the lens. I have a little four inch Bandtail Puffer for your viewing pleasure today that I found buried in the sand on one of our many night dives. So many people ask me “what happens to the reef fish at night”? Well, from my observations each species does it’s own thing but for the most part they all find a safe place to hide. by Barry Brown | Mar 19, 2016 | Fish, Reef, Science
Hi all, we had a failed blue-light photo night dive due to yours truly forgetting to put the very important “+4 magnifying filter” over the the front of the 28-70 zoom lens, without this little piece of glass the lens can not focus underwater. We were about 10 minutes out last night when I realized something was wrong with the lens, I thought the auto-focus was just broken on the lens and never even realized it was the dumb little filter until this morning, what a drag! That’s kind of the down-side to blue-light photos, there is so much preparation and so much stuff one needs to carry to get good shots and it is for sure a two person job. Now a days when I see something I want to shoot Aimee will help light it up with a hand-held blue-light attached to a VEGA this way I can better see what I am shooting and the camera doesn’t have to work as hard trying to focus. Once we realized the mistake we called it a night and swam right back in, will try again tomorrow evening. I have a super gentle, Spotted Trunkfish for you all today that we found a few years back under the pier at Caracas baai by Barry Brown | Mar 16, 2016 | Fish, Reef, Science
Good morning friends, I bet your glad it’s friday!! I told you all yesterday about our wonderful little rain shower that helped all the nature and animals on this island get a much needed bath and drink, it was wonderful! I went riding last night with one of my students and we got stuck in some of the worst mud I have ever been in down around the salt pond, maybe even worse than last years extreme race! It was so bad we had to carry and push our bikes through it and then make a detour to the aquarium to rinse off, it was horrible!! Our mud here consists of 100% salt and bird poop, could be the smelliest stuff I have ever had the pleasure of dealing with by Barry Brown | Mar 6, 2016 | Fish, Reef, Science
Good morning from one of the driest places on the planet! Yesterday morning I took the dogs and re-opened a small piece of single-track that has been closed for around 9 years. I had originally built this little section of trail to help keep traffic i.e. walkers, cyclists and motorcycles away from the poor flamingos which tend to feed right along the shores. by Barry Brown | Mar 2, 2016 | Fish, Reef, Science
Good morning from Curacao…. We continue to have high winds and zero rain which is quickly creating a not so beautiful Caribbean landscape. Aimee and I are still taking out water and food to the desert everyday to our secluded little oasis which as can imagine is a big hit for the local wildlife. I have been trying hard to get some diving done this week but because of the high winds creating big swells the visibility is awful. NEWER POST:
