BONAIRE - May 15-23, 2009
All pictures © 2012 by Ken Kurtis
Cameras & lenses used, for those interested . . . 
Underwater: Nikon D200 in "manual" in an Ikelite housing with dual SB-105 strobes, mostly at 1/16th power, 800 ISO,
11-18mm, 18-70mm, 28-105mm (w/macro), and 105mm macro lenses
Above-water: Nikon D70 in "Program," 200 ISO, variety of lenses
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Most of our motley crew Typical dive site French Angel Stoplight Parrot (initial phase)
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Spanish Hogfish getting cleaned Anemone HUUGE Midnight Parrotfish Yellowtail Snapper
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We saw LOTS of seahorses #2 #3 #4
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#3 (again) #5 Eagle Ray Creole Wrasse
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Friendly Angelfish . . . . . . who likes watermelon Which we fed him gladly Turning up his nose at it
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Coral open at night Snail w/mantle all the way out Tarpon making a close pass Green Turtle w/Jim Cooper
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Doctorfish Marauding gang Spotted Drum Feeding at night
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Flamingo Tongue Gathering of tongues Coney (Bicolor phase) Sharptail eel on the prowl
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Basket Star during the day . . . . . . and opened up at night Orange-ball anemone Hard coral
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Slender Filefish Schooling snappers Laurie & Jay at a barrel sponge Hawksbill Turtle
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Beach dive (Tori's) Ready to go Cargill Saltworks Making salt
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Lots of Flamingoes Foraging for brine shrimp Juvenile Adult
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Bonaire Burros Why we don't dive the "wild" side At the Butterfly Farm Sunset at Buddy's
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