Rocha 0 Posted October 21, 2005 Hi all, I had a great time in Belize. Hurricane Wilma forced us to leave, but that was only one day before planned, so no harm done. Here are some of the photos I like: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kdietz 0 Posted October 21, 2005 Excellent catch with the Hamlets Karl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
herbko 0 Posted October 22, 2005 Beautiful pics Luiz. Lovely Hamlets and WA shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ilanbt 7 Posted October 22, 2005 Great Hamlets photo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex_Mustard 0 Posted October 23, 2005 Nice Hamlets - but you should have gone after the Belize Blue! I like the too gobies - the pair makes it stand out from the normal shots you see. I find them all a little contrasty on my Mac - and I guess they might look even more so on a PC? Alex Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocha 0 Posted October 23, 2005 Thanks for the comments everyone. Alex, I was after the Belize blue (and some other odd colors that are there), I saw some of the strange colors (but not spawning), but never saw the Belize blue... About the contrast issue, except for auto-levels and slight cropping, I didn't do any PP on these, but the problem was that I edited them in my wife's 1.5ghz 12'' PowerBook (my 15'' 800mhz is way too slow for D2x files). The screen on her 12'' seems to be a lot less contrasty then the 15'', so I guess I didn't notice this, but now that you mention they do look contrasty on my 15''. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex_Mustard 0 Posted October 23, 2005 I know what you are saying. I have a 12" Powerbook too. Apparently the new generation has a better screen - but mine has to do another couple of years yet. Alex Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocha 0 Posted October 27, 2005 Ok all, I finally had time to put the whole gallery online. Here is the link: http://www.luizrocha.com/Belize/ Comments are welcome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kdietz 0 Posted October 27, 2005 I enjoyed that Karl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anthp 0 Posted October 27, 2005 Very cool Luiz - you've got a lot of great stuff there. Excellent shots of that Sciaenid Jack Knife (is that what it is?) Where did you stay? Looks a bit like Caye Caulker on the topside shots? Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocha 0 Posted October 27, 2005 Thanks for the comments guys. Anthony, the sciaenid fish is a juvenile spotted drum (Equetus punctatus), it is very similar to the jackknife, but a different species. I stayed at the Smithsonian research station at Carrie Bow Caye. It is south of Belize City, a 40 minute boat ride from Dangriga. The closest well known place is South Water Caye, which is about half a mile north. There is a nice but relatively rustic hotel at South Water Caye, not much tourists, kind of the "undiscovered" place, when I arrived there Bill Gates had just left South Water . It is an awesome spot, the dropoff is only 200m from the island! Too bad I also had research to do and didn't dedicate as much time to photography as I wanted. Luiz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anthp 0 Posted October 27, 2005 [snip]I arrived there Bill Gates had just left South Water <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Geez - you sure move in the salubrious circles mate! And thanks for the explanation on the spotted drum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Claustro 0 Posted October 28, 2005 WOW great shoots as usual;-) The hamlets photo is fantastic! I was in Belize 6 years ago but I didn't dive at that time. I have to return there as soon as possible it seems a very intersting place underwater. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tcobrien 0 Posted November 10, 2005 I was out on Glovers this summer and I had a chance to see the soft corals spawning.. Bout the same as seeing Bill Gates Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
