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Congratulations Rod Dickson on being named Photographer of the Week
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Rod Dickson
from Toronto, Canada
Age: 39
Years diving: 13
Certification Level: PADI, OWSI
Camera: Canon S300 digital Elph |
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Location: Little Cayman
Dive Site: Lea Lea's Lookout, Bloody Bay Wall
Marine Life ID: Balloonfish
Settings: Internal flash, close-up mode, superfine, 1200X800
Description: This balloonfish can be seen sitting on the same sponge in 50 feet of water almost every time we dive this site. |
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Location: Little Cayman
Dive Site: Nancy's Cup of Tea, Jackson Bay
Marine Life ID: Banded clinging crab and giant anemone
Settings: Internal flash, close-up mode, superfine, 1200X800
Description: Although most giant anemones here have a little crab friend living with them, it is unusual to see one sitting so proudly outside the protection of its host. |
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Location: Little Cayman
Dive Site: Nancy's Cup of Tea, Jackson Bay
Marine Life ID: Bryozoan on sea whip
Settings: Internal flash, close-up mode, superfine, 1200X800
Description: There is an abundance of bryozoans, white cryptic sponges and black corals in this 90-foot-deep swim through. |
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Location: Little Cayman
Dive Site: Great Wall East, Bloody Bay Wall
Marine Life ID: Carribean reef squid
Settings: Auto mode, superfine, 1200X800
Description: When I snapped this picture, I didn't notice that the squid looks giant compared with the divers in the background. |
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Location: Little Cayman
Dive Site: Lea Lea's Lookout, Bloody Bay Wall
Marine Life ID: Queen angel and hawksbill turtle
Settings: Internal flash, superfine, 1200X800
Description: Hawksbills and angels sure love eating sponges together. And when they do, it is possible to get great close-ups! |
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Location: Little Cayman
Dive Site: Mike's Mount, Jackson Bay
Marine Life ID: Longsnout seahorse
Settings: Internal flash, close-up mode, superfine, 1200X800
Description: This is the biggest seahorse I have seen here, at a whopping six inches long. |
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Location: Little Cayman
Dive Site: Joy's Joy, Bloody Bay Wall
Marine Life ID: Banded coral shrimp on Nassau grouper
Settings: Internal flash, close-up mode, superfine, 1200X800
Description: We are so lucky to have heaps of Nassau groupers here that don't mind the odd close encounter with a cleaning shrimp and a diver. |
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Location: 5 miles southeast of Little Cayman
Marine Life ID: Sperm whales
Settings: No flash, auto mode, superfine, 1200X800
Description: What is more exciting than coming across a pod of 16 sperm whales and being able to swim with them?! This is a calf with its mother and older sibling. |
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