Dive 17 : Las Palmas, Cozumel, Mexico
Dive No. 17 of 236Date Apr 24, 1999
Bottom Time
To Date8:18
This Dive0:40
Cumulative Time8:58
Location Las Palmas, Cozumel, Mexico
Time IN 11:15Time OUT 12:02
SI
1:21		 PG
D		 PG
R
51'
DEPTH		 0:03
15ft STOP
0:40
Air Temp 90F
Water Temp 80F
Visibility 100'
Buddy Roberto - Divemaster
Notes
A shallow and exciting dive. There were tons of fish at this reef. Some of the most memorable where large Triggerfish and a huge Parrotfish that must have been almost 4 feet long. The highlight was a Hawksbill Turtle that passed through. It took it's time and seemed pretty curious about us. Normally turtles swim away as fast as they can when they see divers. This one took its time.

I used the Nikonos with a shutter speed of 125 and an fstop of 5.6

I used 24 lbs of weight this time that was obviously too much.

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Here our divemaster is looking around the coral trying to find something for us to look at.
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Then suddenly this Hawksbill Turtle swims by. It didn't seem to be that afraid of people. Normally they swim away as fast as they can when they see divers.
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One final shot of the Hawksbill Turtle by himself.
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Parrotfish-zilla. This Rainbow Parrotfish looked to be about 4 feet long!
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Just before beginning my ascent I saw this school of cool looking fish. They look like Ocean Triggerfish.
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