COCOS ISLAND, COSTA RICA
April 3-13, 2007
All pictures © 2018 by Ken Kurtis
For those interested . . . 
Underwater: Nikon D200 in "manual" in an Ikelite housing,
with dual SB-105 strobes at 1/4 & 1/16th power, 800 ISO . . . 18-70mm, 28-105mm, and 105macro lenses
Surface shots: Nikon D70 in "Program," 400-1000 ISO.
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(Click here to read the written trip report.)

THE BOAT
Okeanos Aggressor	Dining room (celebrating a birthday)	One of the dive dinghies	Camera table
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THE ISLAND
One of the many waterfalls	Weird early-morning fog	Manuelita Inside - home to the Night Shark Dive	Viking Rock ('cause it resembles a Viking Helmet)
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THE HAMMERHEADS
Close encounter at Maneulita	Getting cleaned	Not out of focus -  shooting thru the shimmery thermocline	These guys are BIG !!!!
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Up close and personal	They were everywhere	Here comes the school	An endless parade
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THE WHITETIPS AT NIGHT
Well, here's one . . .	. . . with  a few buddies.	And here they all come.	They make close passes.
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But they're everywhere.	Swarming all around.	A large gaggle of sharks.	Out of my way!!!
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THE MARBLE RAYS
A ray cruising Chatham Bay	Resting on the bottom	Passing by	The view from underneath
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Three on the bottom napping	Males pursuing a larger female	These guys are big too	Making a turn at Alcyone
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OUR LITTLE BIRD FRIEND
Ken the Bird	Defending his turf	His chief tormentor	The tormentor had his own perch
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AND THE REST . . .
Yellowedge Moray	Head-on	Crown of Thorns	Daytime Whitetip passing by
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Cup corals at night	CU of the mouth	Barberfish at night	Juvy Booby (the rescued one) from underneath
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Peacock Flounder	Scrawled Filefish at night	Whitetip with a bite taken out of him	Blue-and-gold Snapper
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Green Turtle at Manuelita	Golden phase leather Bass	Shark gills	King Angel
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Barred Filefish	Head-on Sharpnose Puffer	Manta	Remoras on top of same
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Baitball seeking refuge under dinghy	Silky Shark cruising edge of baitball	Changing direction	Yellowfin Surgeonfish
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Lobsters everywhere	Packed in tightly	Lobster CU	Amarillo Snapper
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Mexican Hogfish	Bluefin Trevally	Surge at Submerged Rock	Creole Wrasse
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Golden-phase Chinese Trumpetfish showing banding pattern	Rainbow Runners using a Whitetip as a rubbing platform	Black Durgeon	Requisite sunset shot
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