North Palm Beach, FL   3 April 1999

This was a Great 6 dive day!   You could tell summer was coming.   Sun was hot, less wind, less waves, wonderful visibility...

Took lots of photos with my backup camera... The other is still in the shop.  It didn't do too bad, but was a real pain getting it ready between dives, since I had to tie the strobe to the camera with cable ties.

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My favorite of the day...
This was taken at night.
I came up from behind it and managed to snap this picture before it shot away.

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My other favorite of the day.    Hawksbill Turtle  (J Hurley).
I am going to try to get a photo of one with me looking up as it swims over me...

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Big crab.
There was a big lobster under the rock to the left, but I decided to get the crab since I don't think I've captured this specie on film yet

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Another 'Crab'

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Swam over this at night.  Huge!

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Saw this big ray from a distance but managed to get off a second shot at it 'lifted off'
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Little spotted Morray out and about...

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Big blue fish under a ledge

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Big Hog fish that let me come right up to it.  These can be good eating...
Maybe the next time, I'll trick it into my bag, and take home for the neighbors....

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Fish

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Atlantic Spadefish, Not of the Angel Family  (J Hurley)

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Sting Ray

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Scrawled Cowfish, Lots of Varieties  (J Hurley)

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Lobster under the rock...
Lobster season was over for 3 days...

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Scorpion Fish. Male and female.
DON'T TOUCH! Unless you LIKE pain.  (J Hurley)

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This was something I've never seen underwater, at least not as big as this one.
It was over 4 feet long, It has a long duck billed mouth, and some blue in its coloring.
Trumpet Fish  (J Hurley)

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Grey Angel

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Morray under a rock

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8+ Foot nurse shark

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Ocean Trigger.  Several of these species around.  (J Hurley)

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Pinfish, Cousins of the Grunts  (J Hurley)
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The Gold Coast boat as I wait for it to come pick me up

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Ocean Grunts (J Hurley)

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Fish

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Townsend Angel Fish, Usually in Pairs   (J Hurley)

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Fish

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Fish. I seek these guys all the time, but never in a group under this.

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Cuda/Remora.
Looks like a 'Cuda with a remora attached as the Larger fish is a "host"   (J Hurley)

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Seargent Majors, Common Ocean Dwellers  (J Hurley)

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Real Close-Up, Mr. Lobster

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This big guy thought he was invisible... Top center right.
Greater Soapfish, in the Sea Bass Order  (J Hurley)

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Fish

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Fish next to Coral

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Beautiful Color of Coral
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