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Fab Photos Friday: Incredible Night Dive

July 16, 2015 By Tam Warner 8 Comments

Another night dive on Paradise Reef in Cozumel!

pn slipper lob awesome eye — Slipper Lobster. The best photo I’ve ever taken of one. LOVE its eye and cool legs.

Look at the size of this tiny shrimp! Isn't it cute? — Look at the size of this tiny shrimp! Isn’t it cute?

pn crab standoff — Standoff! Get out of my hood, dude.

pn lob out at night — Huge lobster out at night

pn splendid toadfish — The Splendid Toadfish can be found only in Cozumel.

pn parrotfish hiding — The day fish hide at night.

pn octopus hiding — Can you see the hiding octopus?

pn octo incredible shot — This octopus is such an exciting creature to watch. The color changes are constant.

pn flamingo tongue body or mouth — Flamingo tongue at night.

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Dive Cozumel: Paradise at Night

July 4, 2015 By Tam Warner 12 Comments

A funny looking crustacean...a Slipper Lobster! — A funny looking crustacean…a Slipper Lobster!

Diving at night is a remarkable experience. The fish of the daytime hide and the animals of the darkened reef come out. There are huge crabs, lobsters, octopuses, eels, and the colors are glorious when illuminated by camera flashes or torches.

On Cozumel, the best place to night dive (in my humble opinion) is Paradise Reef. It is named Paradise for a reason. Paradise is a shallow dive, usually without much current (except for tonight when the current was crazy and strong), and is extremely colorful and busy.

Look carefully at this crab face! Alien, indeed!

Pretty little baby Octopus...or juvenile. — Pretty little juvenile octopus.

The blow up! A protective device to make them look bigger.

The most awesome event of the night was a Spotted Moray hunting, catching, and eating a fish. I felt sorry for the poor parrotfish, but holy sh#t! Eels move FAST, shake up and bite the fish, then swallow. I had never seen an eel actually eat before…it was my first time, and yes, it was very memorable!