http://www.dancingfish.com/news photographs, site updates, thoughts and ramblings Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:11:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've upgraded to Wordpress 2.6.1. Please let me know if you see any anomalies. In other news, I went diving in Puget Sound again on Sunday, and I'll post some photos soon. http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2008%2F08%2F20%2Fwordpress-upgrade%2F&seed_title=Wordpress+upgrade I've finally gotten a few photos up from a trip to Keystone Jetty last September. I had some equipment issues, so it's miraculous I had any photos at all, but it's just a few. The gallery is at http://www.dancingfish.com/gallery/list.php?exhibition=43&ee_lang=eng. http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2008%2F07%2F14%2Fkeystone-jetty%2F&seed_title=Keystone+Jetty I was able to take in my new Seatool housing and D300 camera yesterday for a dive off one of the Bandito Charters boats. On the first dive, we went to Dalco Wall, the current was ripping, and since it had been a few months since I'd been drysuit ... http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2008%2F07%2F13%2Fa-few-puget-sound-photos%2F&seed_title=A+few+Puget+Sound+photos%26%238230%3B I've been a little busy, getting this order together, then receiving and assembling it, and testing it. It's my new digital rig, with Nikon D300 in a Seatool housing. This is the setup for 60mm macro, using optical cable connections to Inon Z240 strobes. Very nice little ... http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2008%2F07%2F01%2Fmy-new-underwater-photo-setup%2F&seed_title=My+new+underwater+photo+setup Wow, I've been so busy lately, but didn't realize it had been quite that long since I posted a favorite photo! Hope that y'all haven't given up on me. Today's favorite is a very cool critter, a peacock mantis shrimp. This little lady is also carrying a large bundle ... http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2008%2F06%2F04%2Flembeh-2007-favorite-of-the-day-june-4-2008%2F&seed_title=Lembeh+2007+Favorite+of+the+Day%2C+June+4%2C+2008 The results of the BTS photo contest are posted, and I received an Honorable Mention in Macro for this shot: The website with all the winners is at: BTS Photo Contest Results http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2008%2F03%2F10%2Fbeneath-the-sea-international-photo-competition-results%2F&seed_title=Beneath+the+Sea+International+Photo+Competition+Results This is an interesting criiter, IMHO. The blue ribbon eel starts out all the same sex, and are black with yellow stripes when a juvenile. As they mature, they are males that are a bright blue with yellow stripes. When and if they become a more aged ... http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2008%2F02%2F09%2Flembeh-%25e2%2580%259807-favorite-of-the-day-february-9-2008%2F&seed_title=Lembeh+2007+Favorite+of+the+Day%2C+February+9%2C+2008 If you are subscribed to this news page, and notice anything broken about the feed, please send me a note. I've made some changes to the feed templates, and want to make sure I've not broken anything. Thanks! http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2008%2F02%2F03%2Fsome-feed-template-changes%2F&seed_title=Some+feed+template+changes%26%238230%3B There are some interesting corallimorphs in Sulawesi, but I'm not very good at IDing them. This is a corallimorph with some resident Periclimenes shrimp. http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2008%2F02%2F03%2Flembeh-2007-favorite-of-the-day-february-3rd-2008%2F&seed_title=Lembeh+2007+Favorite+of+the+Day%2C+February+3rd%2C+2008 Clownfish are tough subjects. They're wiggly to the point of being hyperactive, and sometimes they are aggressive and like to chase us photographers around. I was lucky and came across these two posers: These guys are "false" clownfish, since the true clownfish are Amphiprion percula, and these are Amphiprion ... http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2008%2F01%2F21%2Flembeh-2007-favorite-of-the-day-january-21th-2008%2F&seed_title=Lembeh+2007+Favorite+of+the+Day%2C+January+21th%2C+2008 Crinoid shrimp are small reclusive crustaceans that like to hide within the arms of crinoids on the reef. They are so well camoflauged that many divers overlook them. Dive guides will frequently push them out of their hiding places with their pointers, but I don't like it when ... http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2008%2F01%2F13%2Flembeh-2007-favorite-of-the-day-january-13th-2008%2F&seed_title=Lembeh+2007+Favorite+of+the+Day%2C+January+13th%2C+2008 There are numerous fish in the world known as batfish. Strange red-lipped batfish and other varieties that walk on the bottom, as well as the spadefish types. The spadefish types are really beautiful when they are juveniles, sometimes having ultra elongated shapes and vivid colors. Even as ... http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2008%2F01%2F06%2Flembeh-2007-favorite-of-the-day-january-6th-2008%2F&seed_title=Lembeh+2007+Favorite+of+the+Day%2C+January+6th%2C+2008 We encountered many juvenile cuttlefish on this trip to Lembeh, in all different sizes. This was a juvie who was curious about me, but trying to stay a little hidden next to some lavendar colored algae. http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2007%2F12%2F30%2Flembeh-2007-favorite-of-the-day-december-30-2007%2F&seed_title=Lembeh+2007+Favorite+of+the+Day%2C+December+30%2C+2007 It was hard for me to choose my first favorite of the day from this trip. I decided to go with this harlequin shrimp, since I've seen harlequins so rarely in the past. I have seen them deep within a cauliflower coral in Kona. I saw a ... http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2007%2F12%2F23%2Flembeh-2007-favorite-of-the-day-december-23-2007%2F&seed_title=Lembeh+2007+Favorite+of+the+Day%2C+December+23%2C+2007 I've gotten my 2008 calendar done and uploaded to Cafe Press. You can look and purchase one here, or click on the calendar image. http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2007%2F12%2F15%2Fmy-2008-calendar-is-available%2F&seed_title=My+2008+calendar+is+available.. My photo of a purple rhinopias in Lembeh Strait from last year won a 1st place in Open Macro at the NCUPS SEA 2007 competition this year. Here's the photo: The winners list is here. http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2007%2F12%2F11%2Fncups-sea-2007-photo-competition-or-hey-i-won-somethin%2F&seed_title=NCUPS+SEA+2007+Photo+Competition+%28or%2C+Hey%2C+I+won+somethin%26%238217%3B..%29 I have now posted the gallery for the 2007 Lembeh Strait trip: Gallery Also on that page are PC (EXE) and Mac (Flash) versions of a multimedia slideshow. Enjoy! http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2007%2F12%2F08%2Flembeh-2007-gallery-and-slideshows%2F&seed_title=Lembeh+2007+Gallery+and+Slideshows Another couple of great dives here in Lembeh. Still jetlagged, so taking it easy the first couple of days. Once again, one dive with film and one with digital. We were lucky enough to encounter a blue ring octopus on the first dive of the day, at ... http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2007%2F11%2F02%2Fblue-ring-octopus%2F&seed_title=Blue+Ring+Octopus The first day of diving is done. I did two dives, one with film and one with digital. From the digital dive (at Teluk Kembahu 3), I have a few photos to share: Jellyfish: Lysiosquilla mantis shrimp A dancing flambouyant cuttlefish: The strange Ambon scorpionfish: And of course, the mimic octopus: Enjoy! http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2007%2F11%2F01%2Flive-from-lembeh-2007-version%2F&seed_title=Live+from+Lembeh%2C+2007+version.. I have a double-whammy for everyone today. First, because I go to Indonesia next week and won't be posting the favorites while I'm gone, and second, because these will probably be my last favorites postings for this Solomons trip, and I still have several of my favorites that I ... http://www.dancingfish.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28rss%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dancingfish.com%2Fnews%2F2007%2F10%2F21%2Fsolomons-2006-favorite-of-the-day-october-21-2007%2F&seed_title=Solomons+2006+Favorite+of+the+Day%2C+October+21%2C+2007