Revillagigedo (Socorro) Islands

THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS
(SAN BENEDICTO, SOCORRO, & ROCA PARTIDA)
APRIL 6 - 15, 2008
All pictures © 2012 by Ken Kurtis
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For those interested . . .
Underwater: Nikon D200 in "manual" in an Ikelite housing with dual SB-105 strobes,
mostly at 1/16th power, 400 ISO,
11-18mm, 18-70mm, & 28-105mm lenses
Surface: Nikon D70 in "Program," 200 ISO.

(Click here to read the written trip report.)

THE BOAT

Nautilus Explorer at Roca Partida	Coming in to the back deck	Part of the dive deck	Rough day at The Boiler
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Typical sked and site map	Camila at the ready with water	Buzz having way too much fun riding an Orca	Boarding the inflatable tinny in the BG
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THE WHALES

There must have been a dozen or more	Right in front of the boat	A pair blows	Diving down near the tinny
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THE MANTAS

Winging around	Gliding through	Against the sun	Belly-to-belly (I'm about a foot away - 11mm lens)
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THE SHARKS

Pair of Hammers at San Benedicto	Hammer overhead at Socorro	Night diving with Silkies	"The shark is where???"
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Shark silhouette at Roca	Tail sticking out of shark balcony	He's got a roomie!!!	Snoozing on the bottom
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Four all lined up	Self-portrait with the Fab Four	Shark balcony	All piled in
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THE DOLPHINS

Up near the surface	Making their first pass	Top one has something in his mouth	Getting close-up view of us
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OTHER GOOD STUFF

San Benedicto	Clarion Angel	Juvy Clarion	Who are you staring at???
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Sten playing Pied Piper to Clarions	Group of Clarions grazing	Clarion Damselfish	Guineafowl Puffer
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Panamic Moray showing his teeth	Booby looking down for fish	The view from underneath	Yellow-phase Chub
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Redtailed Triggerfish	Male in front, female in back	Leather bass	Juvy Leather Bass hiding in urchin spines
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Sten going eye-to-eye with an Electric Ray (that zapped him)	Sunrise at Roca Partida	Octopus	Barberfish
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Lobster on the reef	Male Hogfish	Female Hogfish	Cottonmouth Jacks at Roca
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Crown of Thorns	Trumpetfish	Another Trumpetfish in front of Yellow Cup Corals	Sunset at Socorro Island
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