No, that is not a typo. Last week while in Bonaire, my husband suggested I do coral Friday instead of Floral Friday. So today, I have pictures of coral. Hope you like them.
“Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends.”
― Epicurus
Barrel Sponge
Sleractinia? and Baby Drum Fish
Azure Vase Sponge
Tube Sponges
Brain Coral
I needed a “love” button for this post!!!
Thanks! My favorite is the one with the drum fish. I had trouble finding the name of that coral, and I’m not sure it’s correct, but I love the way it looks.
It looks like they all came out from your previous dream shot! Amazing!
Thank you Marina!
Breathtaking photos and the quote is perfect.
Thanks Jules!
Loves the coral. Think brain coral is really interesting. The Azure coral is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
You are welcome, and Thank You!
Beautiful, looks like the water is cristal clear, with here and there some plancton.
The visibility on the leeward side is usually quite good, but the day we did the wreck dive it was horrible. And yes, plankton and lots of other creatures…
Amazing photos! Coral is so fascinating! What kind of camera did you use for these underwater scenes?
Fairly low tech, a canon g12. It was my hubby’s camera, but he got a Canon D7 for fathers day, so I nabbed his P&S. It has it’s limitations with an f/2.8-8, and the flash has to have the diffuser on (which doesn’t always stay on in the water), but once I learned it’s quirks, it was fine for me. Too hard to fiddle with something big and heavy if you’re new to diving.
i have always had a fascination with coral. i wonder if i could grow corral in a tank by itself for the beauty of watching it
Your question intrigued me enough to search it out. Here, http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/corals/propagating.php is a place with the answer. Apparently, yes, you can. According to this, coral reefs are composed of tiny animals called polyps–millions of them for the limestone skeleton that forms coral reefs. If you have a chance, give it a read. And let me know if you decide to pursue this–I’d be curious about the process!
thank u for finding the link, i am going to look it up today
thank u for finding the link, i am going to look it up today
that was very interesting but i can see it takes a lot of work, special tanks, and foods. i would love to try it but not right now. i want to be able to concentrate on it and i can not give it the consideration it needs with Al here
I just read bits of it, so I didn’t see how much work it was, although I’m not surprised. Seems like it would be a delicate balancing act.
very, i have had fish tanks and they take a lot of work, but this is a delicate process, that seems until you get the knack of the waters, foods, lightings, etc. you could lose a lot of big dollars with the corals. there would be the need for big studies before attempting, but i would love to try it at another time in my life, so will keep it on my to do list
Seeing these, makes me wish I was a scuba diver.
It’s never too late!
In any case, your own travels look very fantastic! Great blog!
Thanks so much. I would have to learn to swim first.
Well, that is true if you don’t know how to, but oddly, you don’t have to be a great swimmer to scuba dive.
It’s more like propelling yourself through space weightless.
Coral are the flowers of the sea…. thus we still have a floral friday….
What a lovely sentiment! Thank you Sayvan!
Wow! Your husband is a smart man, and YOU are an excellent photographer.
Why thank you! Twice
Ooooh, so lovely. I’ve never been snorkeling!
Snorkeling is so much fun, and scuba diving is even better, but a lot more work.
Oh my gosh Arnel, these are beautiful. Such a different landscape.
It truly is. I can’t wait to do our Feb trip–I hope to have more underwater lighting which will make the photography easier.
So many fun colors and shapes! I wanted to touch everything to see what it felt like.
I feel the same what when I’m down there. Unfortunately, most things are not friendly to touch. I accidentally set my hand down on fire coral, and it was really painful!
Cool! I’ll bet you had fun with that underwater camera.
I did, but It’s been since February that I’ve used one, and I’d forgotten a lot of things, so the first four days all my photos were pretty bad, LOL. Then my memory came back to me…Gotta love those, “Oh yeah!” moments.