Some pics from Curaçao

gerald · 07-13-2009, 11:56 AM

Well, Dan was kind enough to let me use a pair of his carbon fins for a week long test of shore diving in Curaçao. The fins rock!

Here are some of the UW pics from the trip

http://aboveandunder.com/CURA09/

Enjoy,

G

Core Sub · 07-13-2009, 12:05 PM

Nice pics Gerald It reminds me of a diving trip i did to Bonaire. Same waters i know, just spectacular clear warm waters, Awesome.

Now a quick question just for my curiosity?. Have you used carbonfiber fins before this trip?. Was it scuba or freediving?

LunkerBuster · 07-13-2009, 12:12 PM

wow, those pics are incredible...simply beautiful.

i love the face shot of the turtle..they have such expressive faces

gerald · 07-13-2009, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by CORE SUB

Now a quick question just for my curiosity?. Have you used carbonfiber fins before this trip?. Was it scuba or freediving?

It was just freediving 5-90ft. I grew up diving those waters, and had hoped to visit a few spots from the past on the north shore to take some shark pics. Unfortunately it was way to rough to dive there, or take the boat to Klein Curaçao...

I had used a slightly stiffer blade before in the pool, and this time around used the softest blade Dan had. It worked very well for my style of diving

Toledo970 · 07-13-2009, 02:56 PM

Gerald, great pics. You've got some skills. Also, I saw allot of dead coral(finger) is it a problem there also, or just normal in those areas?

gerald · 07-13-2009, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Toledo970

Gerald, great pics. You've got some skills. Also, I saw allot of dead coral(finger) is it a problem there also, or just normal in those areas?

Thanks,

Coral life is relatively healthy compared to other areas of the caribbean I've been. The dead stuff you see is in the shallows close to shore that gets pounded by storms frequently. Below 30-40ft you rarely see dead coral with the exception of dead purple sea fans that I started noticing last year were getting sick. This year I didn't see a single on that was alive... Sure is nice to see a vibrant reef though after diving the relatively barren Florida reefs...

Toledo970 · 07-13-2009, 03:47 PM

Yes. It wasn't always like that. I remember as a kid there were many reefs right off the beach(South Beach) we use to fish and dive on. This was before they buried everything to make the beach as big as it is now. That whole project was a major contributor to the destruction of all our reefs.