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Banzai and Spotlight Cave Dives: May 30, 2009

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Tom and Bev: This is the hole from about 5 feet under. I was going to surface and see what it looked like from the water level, but there was enough of an up and down surge here that I chickened out. Anyway, the top of the wall you can see (sort of) above the water is where you two (and I) enjoy sitting and watching the water dance below us. I'm sure that on this day, it would have looked calmer than you've ever seen it, however.
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Tom and Bev: This is the hole from about 5 feet under. I was going to surface and see what it looked like from the water level, but there was enough of an up and down surge here that I chickened out. Anyway, the top of the wall you can see (sort of) above the water is where you two (and I) enjoy sitting and watching the water dance below us. I'm sure that on this day, it would have looked calmer than you've ever seen it, however.

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  • Rose: GO.....TO.....THE.....LIGHT!
  • Yep, it does take TWO to Tango! I'm not sure I've ever seen a floating tango before.....
  • You know, it's kind of strange: Such a simple thing: Just a hole in the top of an underwater cave to act as a sunroof, of sorts. But the effect is totally magical and mesmerizing.
  • Tom and Bev: This is the hole from about 5 feet under. I was going to surface and see what it looked like from the water level, but there was enough of an up and down surge here that I chickened out. Anyway, the top of the wall you can see (sort of) above the water is where you two (and I) enjoy sitting and watching the water dance below us. I'm sure that on this day, it would have looked calmer than you've ever seen it, however.
  • I'm now back down on the floor of the cave, looking up at the sunroof hole. You see a Trumpetfish (Aulostomus chinensis) hovering above. These guys tend to hover, nose down, a few feet to a few inches above the bottom. Then, when they see a tasty-looking little morsel of a fish swimming under them, they dart down and catch dinner. They are, however, usually much more leery of people than is this one. I was afraid that he may be sick or something, but he did later dart away, so I think he just was not afraid. It was fun to be able to see him from this angle.
  • More magical mesmerizing.
  • One more trip through the spotlight for Rose.
  • Then one more look at the dancing beams before we head out the cave entrance (to your left) and back to the Sun Rider.

  • 349390pitchingwedge33

    on May 31, 2009

    mesmerizing...

  • OptimImagery

    on May 31, 2009

    From your comments, Tom, it sounds more like a quality thing. I totally agree that my current camera is designed for stills. I think Olympus added video as a poorly-thought-out after-thought. On the other hand, you really don't experience the spotlight unless you get some hint of the "shimmer" and "dancing" of the light beams.

  • t

    on May 31, 2009

    ...can't get the 'tonalities' with video....yet...

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