tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post1631024716738354538..comments2024-03-21T13:06:46.763-07:00Comments on Wanderin' Weeta (With Waterfowl and Weeds): Day Two; a complete loss of dignitySusannah Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11923063322849781223noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post-53047521464605698162011-08-25T16:28:17.940-07:002011-08-25T16:28:17.940-07:00Tim,
You were right. I experimented. With the sam...Tim,<br /><br />You were right. I experimented. With the same camera, I took flash photos in a large, black bucket of slightly dusty water. (I didn't wash the bucket first.) The photos showed the same round artifacts, some with the doughnut shape and a hint of rays.<br /><br />None of the cross structures appeared, though.<br /><br />I'm updating my post. Thanks for the help!Susannah Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923063322849781223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post-84531701610985185342011-08-25T15:02:15.901-07:002011-08-25T15:02:15.901-07:00Tim, Thanks!
That non-existent post was up for al...Tim, Thanks!<br /><br />That non-existent post was up for all of 3 minutes. I had clicked the wrong button, and immediately corrected my mistake. It will be up again later on.<br /><br />Dust was my first explanation. It wasn't until I saw the structures that I realized that at least some of the "dust particles" were jellies. I can see either the cross or the central blank and the outer rim of rays on them. Others could be dust, or copepods, or other tiny critters, although swimmers more often leave an oval shape.<br /><br />After your comment, I went back and looked at all the photos again, looking for what could be dust, and found a jelly I had missed. Nice!<br /><br />An off-camera flash would be a nice addition to my equipment.<br /><br />I like your tip of using the camera itself as a light shield. I'll try that.Susannah Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923063322849781223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post-87201160230925522762011-08-25T13:23:37.096-07:002011-08-25T13:23:37.096-07:00My guess at those scallop-like things are a type o...My guess at those scallop-like things are a type of abalone - I saw them too a few years back, also on a pier, on a visit to the sunshine coast (and that's the only place I've ever seen them). I couldn't get a positive ID on them either, however.<br />I saw one of your newer posts on my RSS, but it doesn't seem to be actually posted so I'll comment here; regarding the "splotches" that you photographed: when the flash is close to the lens in underwater photography, small water-borne dust particles will reflect that light readily. They appear round, not because they are round but because they are out of focus which rounds out the edges of the dust. To get around this, you can either turn the flash off, or position the camera as close to the subject as possible. I generally don't bother with the on-camera flash unless the water is very clear, or unless the subject is nearer than 60 cm to the camera.<br />My other tip for a land-camera would be to put the camera as close as possible to the surface of the water: the camera itself will cast a sufficient shadow to decrease reflection.<br />Great photos, and a lovely holiday.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06455752000373769998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post-11970016405652337432011-08-24T20:30:34.821-07:002011-08-24T20:30:34.821-07:00That's why you get so many great shots. You j...That's why you get so many great shots. You just keep at it. You must have been in the south harbour since they just put the locks on our gates in the north harbour. Wayne is spending the night on the boat tonight rather than the condo. He swears he can't sleep in that bed so now the boat makes a good other choice. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post-84909535257300344532011-08-24T07:50:24.124-07:002011-08-24T07:50:24.124-07:00Hee. Glad I'm not the only one ogling pier pil...Hee. Glad I'm not the only one ogling pier pilings in a desperate quest for rocky intertidal organisms. =) Once a biologist... <br /><br />One of my favorite photographs EVER of me is with my cousin (also v. tall and blond and biologist), taken from above us at Morro Bay. She and I had left the Shell Shop (death on display, for us) and escaped to the water, crawling over the rip rap looking for rocky intertidal goodies. Aunt took picture of us from above and we look like twins, both balanced on and staring down at the rocks, long skinny arms reaching out to cool stuff, happy. Immersed in the living. =)biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30584505.post-45476104060257189522011-08-24T04:57:44.020-07:002011-08-24T04:57:44.020-07:00Thank you so much for posting these photos. I imag...Thank you so much for posting these photos. I imagine you and Laurie might have risked life and limb in order to get them! I've often wondered about life on those pilings, under the water. I once spent hours on the dock, watching the barnacles and other fish. <br /><br />I'm looking forward to photos from the next beach...<br /><br />Have a great holiday!!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607220451457829777noreply@blogger.com