Texas lakes and rivers almost all have fish and aquatic life. The best way to remember the wildlife you encounter underwater is to take photos while you dive.
Underwater Photography
There are many cameras available for divers, from film to digital and D-SLRs (Digital Single Lens Reflex). The priority for your camera is for it to have a water-tight case accessory that is made for scuba diving. This case creates an air-tight seal so your camera stays dry as you dive, and it still allows you to use the camera.
Once you purchase a camera and case, be sure to keep the O-ring seal clean and in place. If the O-ring has just a single strand of hair on it, the seal could leak and your camera could get flooded. Below is a photo of this O-ring seal.
For more information about photography, you may want to take a course about it through PADI. PADI has a Digital Underwater Photographer course to learn about choosing the right camera and refining your underwater photography skills.
Fish in Texas
There are many kinds of fish in Texas. Here are the fish and other aquatic life available at the dive sites I have already mentioned.
Underwater Photography
There are many cameras available for divers, from film to digital and D-SLRs (Digital Single Lens Reflex). The priority for your camera is for it to have a water-tight case accessory that is made for scuba diving. This case creates an air-tight seal so your camera stays dry as you dive, and it still allows you to use the camera.
Once you purchase a camera and case, be sure to keep the O-ring seal clean and in place. If the O-ring has just a single strand of hair on it, the seal could leak and your camera could get flooded. Below is a photo of this O-ring seal.
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| On left: Red O-ring providing water-tight seal on camera case. (Source: NNC1) |
For more information about photography, you may want to take a course about it through PADI. PADI has a Digital Underwater Photographer course to learn about choosing the right camera and refining your underwater photography skills.
Fish in Texas
There are many kinds of fish in Texas. Here are the fish and other aquatic life available at the dive sites I have already mentioned.
- Aquarena Springs (original post)
- fountain darter, San Marcos salamander, black bass, sunfish, perch, gar, crawfish, cichlid, turtles; Check out Scuba.Linda's Flickr stream of aquatic life at Aquarena.
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| Fish in Aquarena's Aquarium, representative of fish in the Springs (taken by me) |
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| Cichlid in Aquarena's Aquarium (taken by me) |
- Flower Garden Banks (original post)
- angelfish, goatfish, moray eel, wrasse, goby, damselfish, and so much more, since it is a coral reef. See the entire list at the FGB website.
- San Solomon Springs (original post)
- spiny softshell turtles, Mexican tetras, channel catfish, Comanche Springs Pupfish, Pecos Gambusia (mosquito fish), crayfish, Roundnose minnow, sunfish
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| Tetras in San Solomon Springs (Source: Flickr2) |
- Athens Scuba Park (original post)
- There are very few fish here, if any, because the lake used to be a clay pit, and the pH of the water could be uninhabitable for many fish. The lake is best known for the sunken items that you can explore and photograph, because of the great visibility.
- Lake Travis (original post)
- catfish, bass, trout, crappie, sunfish, bluegill, carp, shiner, minnow, gar, freshwater eel, Texas cichlid; see a fish identification chart for variants of these fish.
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| Catfish in Lake Travis (Source: FM Dive News3) |
And in all my future posts, I'll provide you with photos of fish you can see, and let you know what species to expect at the dive sites.
Footnotes
[1] Naked Nimamok’s Corner. (n.d.). Retrieved March 30, 2011, from http://nimamok.wordpress.com/
[2] Rebecca dlghtflyswt. (n.d.). Flickr. Retrieved March 30, 2011, from http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlghtflyswt/63640348/in/photostream/
[3] Photo Archive. (2007). Fargo-Moorhead Dive News. Retrieved March 30, 2011, from http://home.earthlink.net/%7Efmdivenews/fmdn-photo-archive.html
Hey Amanda,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, thanks for your thoughtful feedback on my blog. As for your question about famous composers and their corresponding time periods, check out my classical music history post. There should be a "key composers" section under each musical era.
Now, as for your blog, I say it is a great example of a well-developed blog site. I've never gone scuba diving before and your blog seems to be a good informative site to check out for someone who would like to have this kind of experience someday. I appreciate that your blog posts are easy to read and full of visual aids. They seem to be doing a good job of keeping the reader engaged throughout your posts. Also, the fact that you have thoroughly indicated the sources of your information makes your site very credible.
I suggest you post some of your own underwater pictures or video footage if you have them to add to your credibility further.
Keep up the good work!
-Sonya
Hey Sonya,
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me know about where to find more about those composers! :)
I'm glad you like my site; that's good to know that even though you've never been diving, you still enjoy the blog. (Sometimes it's hard for me to know what non-divers will think!)
Also, that's a great idea. I will definitely post more personal photos in the future. Thanks for your input!
-Amanda
Hey Amanda,
ReplyDeleteI personally have never scuba dived, but I have always wanted to. What caught my eye on your blog was this post because it talks about photography. I am an amateur photographer and i really enjoy seeing all the different ways to take a picture. The underwater case really caught my eye. I never even considered taking underwater photos.
-Michael
Michael,
ReplyDeleteI'm glad this interested you! Underwater photography is a great pastime for many people, and you can even take photos while you snorkel if you don't want to do the scuba diving part.
I hope you find a good camera and case, and have fun trying out underwater photography!
-Amanda
Congratulations!! The post is mind blowing!!
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