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Congratulations Vincent Mounier on being named Photographer of the Week
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Vincent Mounier
from Montreal, but living in Little Cayman
Age: 38
Years Diving: 18
Certification (and occupation): NAUI, instructor |
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Fish ID: Pod of sperm whales
Location: 5 nautical miles southwest of Cayman Brac
Camera: Canon A-20, 1600x1200, superfine, manual mode
Flash: None
Description: This image was captured free diving around a pod of 10 to 12 sperm whales that were resting on the surface between deep dives. |
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Fish ID: Sperm whale
Location: 5 nautical miles southwest of Cayman Brac
Camera: Canon A-20, 1600x1200, superfine, manual mode
Flash: None
Description: Swimming on my back to catch my breath (I had forgotten to bring a snorkel), I suddenly felt a strong water displacement; startled, I spun around to face a giant tail that rose up a few feet away and then splashed the surface as the whale dove slowly. |
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Fish ID: Sperm whales
Location: 5 nautical miles southwest of Cayman Brac
Camera: Canon A-20, 1600x1200, superfine, manual mode
Flash: None
Description: After exchanging a few mysterious clicks and sounds, the sperm whales dove strait down in a compact formation, offering us this amazing underwater "bouquet" before disappearing in the deep blue. |
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Fish ID: Scorpionfish
Location: Lea Lea's Lookout, Little Cayman
Camera: Canon A-20, 1600x1200, superfine, close-up mode
Flash: Manual
Description: It took 14 shots of this naturally patient scorpionfish to finally capture the amazing details of his camouflage apparatus. |
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Fish ID: Scorpionfish
Location: Lea Lea's Lookout, Little Cayman
Camera: Canon A-20, 1600x1200, superfine, close-up mode
Flash: Manual
Description: This is a montage of the same scorpionfish against the wall with divers in the background, to compensate for my camera's inability to balance the exposure of both the foreground and the divers. |
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Fish ID: Eagle ray
Location: Cumber's Caves, Little Cayman
Camera: Canon A-20, 1600x1200, superfine, manual mode (-0.5 exp.)
Lens: 35 mm with close up kit
Description: "Kinky", our resident eagle ray (see the kink in the tail), spends most of the day busily feeding on the sandy flats, undisturbed by the presence of divers. |
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Fish ID: Squid
Location: Jackson Bight, Little Cayman
Camera: Canon A-20, 1600x1200, superfine, automatic mode
Flash: Automatic
Description: A very slow ascent, minimal bubbles and a lot of patience got me this interview with a family of curious squid hanging around the mooring line; the two largest came to investigate, changing colors as if attempting to communicate. |
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Fish ID: Schooling horse-eye jacks
Location: Cascades, Little Cayman
Camera: Canon A-20, 1600x1200, superfine, manual mode
Flash: None
Description: A little color tweaking allowed this eerie rendition of a few divers observing a school of jacks at 100 feet. |
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