Ok - so I haven't posted in a while, but I have a good reason... last week, Anya and I were on another dive trip aboard the Turks and Caicos Explorer II. This is our second time on this boat, and we had a great time. I've got plenty of cool stuff to share - including some things I've never seen before and some video courtesy of my GoPro which I had mounted on top of my SLR housing for most of the dives!

I surprised myself by quickly identifying a rather cryptic and expertly camouflaged fish very early on during our first dive. This Spotted Scorpionfish (Scorpaena plumieri) blended almost perfectly into the reef. Unfortunately, in my excitement, I neglected to capture a full body shot and instead focused in on the fleshy appendages that help to camouflage the fish.

Technical Data: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM, 1/200th sec at f/16. Image Stabilization on. ISO 400. Ikelite Housing and Port and Ikelite 161 Strobe in TTL Mode. Raw conversion in Photoshop CS5.

I'm going to try and get through the photos as quickly as possible, but it likely will take a while. Honestly, I usually come home pretty exhausted from dive trips, and I've been finding myself yawning quite a bit since we got home. And speaking of which, I did manage to capture a shot of this scorpion fish "yawning" - it isn't the best shot, but it does show the cool bright yellow color that is hidden inside their lips. Fish "yawns" are one of those things that are just cool to get photos of, but are pretty challenging to get. This being my first one, I'm pretty pleased with it...

Technical Data: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM, 1/200th sec at f/16. Image Stabilization on. ISO 400. Ikelite Housing and Port and Ikelite 161 Strobe in TTL Mode. Raw conversion in Photoshop CS5.

Like I said, I've got plenty of good stuff to share, so stop back regularly for more photos from this trip!

- Bill