Hi Everyone, I got back last week from my wonderful trip to my favorite island. I stayed at the Plaza Resort with a group of 14 people from East Coast Divers in Massachusetts. As always all went well, Diving was the best and main reason for going there. Its was beautiful as always. I did get to bring Jake his new fins.LOL
and Jake let this very large group of very nice people dive Sm.Wall as a shore dive Jan.13,2003

I took my MX-10 on every dive. I got a few very nice pictures too. I would like to show off. Thank you Luis, Erika,our boat crew, for a great dive vacation.
I met Sandy and husband again this year. And missed Darlene this year by a few weeks. Thanks Darlene for the link of me on the cam.
See ya next year.Lea

Way to go, Lea!!!! Glad that you had a nice time but of course I knew you would!

Here are some pictures I Took this year.
Frogfish,seahorse,octopus,funny shape coral,LOL

I have a few more sence im on a roll.And Darlene thanks for the nice pictures you sent me you took on your vacation. Nice Angel and Squid shots.
this green moray was awesome
moray's are my favorite
this damsil posed
litte baby smooth trunk fish

Hi the names are not right in order with the pictures. Some pictures I named are still to big to post so i put in anything in a panic.LOL So i will resize some of the others I want to show you. Lea
baby Queen angel
adult Queen angel
baby french angel
adult french angel

here he is

Hi,
Here's whats going on in my room as we speak. Wish me luck with my pet seahorses and kids.
I have worked hard to keep these guys.Lea

Nice shots, Lea. Thanks for posting them for us and glad you had a great time on your trip. Carole

Hi Lea, very nice pics!! I especially like the juvenile queen angel! That is what my fish tattoo is. I don't think I've ever seen one in real. Thanks!

Thanks for sharing your pics, Lea. I loved seeing your pet seahorses. I was in Washington DC last weekend and visited the (rather pathetic, but informational) National Aquarium. I spent about 15 minutes just sitting on the floor at the tank of seahorses --- just fascinating to see them move around. I was entranced. Good job it was quiet there, as it was people were practically falling over me!!

Great job Lea. Nice pictures. Doesn't it suck to be back in the cold.

Great job, Lea!!! I love the baby trunkfish and Queenangel!!!

THanks , Lea! margarite

lea, great pics. i love the juve angel's as they are hard to find sometimes. we only found the small juves in the shallows by bari last time. next time i have to find turtles and frog fish (need to look harder at the soft corals!)

Jake, do you like your new fins?

They aren't actually new fins per se - they are free factory replacements for the same fins which broke due to fragile rubber "hinges". But yes, I like my Mares Volos! I actually bought a new second set last summer, and was thrilled when I discovered they would take my old fins back and replace them for free.

Jake

Hi Bonaire lovers,
I found this picture that would have been lost forever if I was not a member.LOL
Im glad you liked my Pictures. I get alittle better every year.
Our group leader Chuck,Ralph,and Me

I have more pictures for ya

Hi Lea,
Excellent pictures!! I just received an MX10 camera for my birthday and it will have it's break-in soon in Bonaire. Do you have any of the special lenses? I have the close up lens and want to get the macro before I go. Thanks for posting the pictures, it is nice to see great ones taken with "my" camera!!!
Mary Lou

Great pictures Lea!!!
Thx 4 sharing them!

Hi MaryLou,
I have the close up lense and strope. Someone on my group did have a Macro. Im dieing to see their pictures. Im happy with the close up it took awile to get the distance right. You can be around 16"and closer. Great for the little bean fish,seahorses,frogfish, my favorite creatures.Lea

Hi Lea,
Thanks for responding! I have the strobe too. When the person in your group gets their photos developed do you think they would post them, I would love to see them too!! I am so glad to see that the close up lens alone will do such a fantastic job. You took great pictures!!!! Good luck with your pet seahorses, what a great way to keep Bonaire near :-).
Mary Lou

MaryLou, I just posted about the macro lens under Darlene's December 7-21 trip report with some pictures.

Mary Lou, You definitely want the macro lens. Did you get a lens caddy attachment? It is very handy for carrying an extra lens with you. Make sure when you get in the water you take the lens off and burp it. That is you don't want any air bubbles trapped between the lens. I have a Nikonos V and my husband has the MX10, but on our last trip to Bonaire and our trip to St Lucia I switched with him. We both have some fantastic shots and for the convenience of changing lens underwater and compactness the MX10 is the way to go in our opinion.
Good Luck, happy picture taking and safe diving!
Debbie

Hi everyone,
Here is a new picture of my seahorse he is getting fat. Thanks for you response on my post.

Wow! I love those pics! My husband and I are going down south next weekend and it will be our first time diving in the south, so the photos are getting us excited!

Hi Darlene, I will check out the photos, thanks for letting me know about them.

Hi Debbie, Thanks for the advice on burping it. I am a new underwater photographer so I will take any info I can get . I don't have the lens caddy yet, but am planning on ordering it as soon as the macro lens is available.

Thank you both for the info, I love all the advice!!
ML