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After seeing that the swell calmed down, I did a night dive at the shores. Indeed it was lake flat. I didn’t expect good visibility but it turned out to be a surprise. Both the shallow and the canyon were clear. The thermocline was at 65 ft and I could see the water mixing: I…
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The forecast is showing turbulent swell patterns for the coming days. Before the condition became bad for diving, I decided to do a night dive. It seemed like this would also be the last dive of this month. The waves clearly became bigger but managing getting out was not too much an issue. I picked…
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A baby bufferfly ray came by while I was adjusting my strobes.[/caption]I braved out to the secret garden tonight, carrying the big camera. Recently I have figured out the alignment at night and maybe because of the retrieving tide, kicking out was fairly easy – much easier as I had imagined. I dropped down in…
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Headed out to the shores for another night dive and hoped to get more shots of the wolf eel. At the sandy slope, I saw something shinning from afar. When I got closer, I realized that it was a dead sting ray. Two swimming crabs were enjoying the big meal. All the sightings at the…
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Headed to the secret garden for a night dive. Kicking out was a pleasant experience – flat seas, beautiful sunset, and soothing sounds of the ocean. I dropped off right before the canyon slope and had not trouble to find the patch. Typical scenery of the site – red gorgonia, yellow dorids, and rock fish.…
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