Hello, this is Chika from Freeway!
Today Koide used the OM-1 trial unit!
(Ring light only, no strobe)
■ Nishikihaze (a goby), mouth wide open!
Like yesterday's jawfish, fish with their mouths open are so cute!
Fish have expressions and individual differences too, so I want to capture each moment.
■ Juvenile sabihaze (a goby)
At sandy sites, juvenile sabihaze are increasing.
It's a fish I'd love you to shoot against a blue background, or in a soft, cute style.
As expected of Koide! The fish look so cute in the photos...
Every day I tell myself, “I'll work hard at photography too!” Haha
I've always used a compact camera until now, so I really don't get it unless I study. Haha
As for my team, we dived at Kitakoura!
From Sato, the cameraman from the underwater video team, who had dived ahead of us...
we heard that “Akaiwa has a raging current and no kobudai (Asian sheepshead wrasse),” so we avoided the raging current and did our first dive in the shallows off Hamada.
There was a little current, but it was a relaxed dive searching for marine life in the shallows!
■ A hebiginpo (a triplefin) seen from the front, so cute!
Shooting from different angles is nice too!
Photo by: our guest E.H
■ Rare for this time of year! A sakura mino umiushi (a nudibranch)!
It's the first time I've seen one at this time of year. I was surprised.
Then for the second dive, to Akaiwa and its raging current
The current was probably better than in the morning, which was a relief, but...
there was still current 🥲
We descended along the descent line, hid behind rocks to avoid the current, and watched the kobudai!
There were more kobudai, both females and males, than we've seen in a while, and we even got to see a fight!
Despite the current, I'm glad it was a fun dive.
We'll dive safely tomorrow too.
■ A seahorse with a round belly
I'm glad we found it even in the current.
■ Inaba mino umiushi (a nudibranch)
Small, but beautiful
◾️ The battle between No.2 on the left and Yamato on the right
We were lucky to see it!
Photo by: our guest U
★ Today's guests ★
Thank you very much.
Let's all chat about farming again! Haha
U, I look forward to seeing you again in autumn.
Please make Sado your home sea 😊👍
Today's dive site: Kitakoura
① Off Hamada
② Akaiwa
■ Air temp: 25℃ (cloudy)
■ Water temp: 20 to 21℃ (the water temp at Kitakoura is rising!)
■ Visibility: close to 15m to 20m!
It's getting clearer!
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