Here are a couple of non fishing fish photos, both taken in 1990 on a dive trip at Bloody Bay on Little Cayman.  Photos taken with Nikonos underwater camera on Kodak Ectachrome transparency film. 

 

First is a scorpion fish, shot on a night dive:

 

 

This second one is a pair of juvenile spotted drums (they don't develop the spots until maturity).

 

Very nice. Ektachrome gives a completely different colour feel to the digital picture we're used to seeing these days. Is that definately a scorpion fish, rather than a stonefish?

1 hour ago, Tim Kelly said:

Very nice. Ektachrome gives a completely different colour feel to the digital picture we're used to seeing these days. Is that definately a scorpion fish, rather than a stonefish?

Yep, definitely a scorpion fish.  Stone fish are mainly a Pacific and Indian Ocean species as far as I've read.  They are related to scorpion fish, and to the lionfish (there are over 300 related species in the group). 

 

Lionfish are also an eastern hemisphere species that unfortunately has been introduced into the Caribbean region (supposedly dumped by Florida aquarium hobbyists who got tired of them eating every other fish that they put in the tank).  With no natural controls on their voracious feeding habits, lionfish are having a negative effect on many reefs in the Caribbean and the Bahamas.  Fortunately people are discovering that they are great eating, a delicate, flaky white meat.  I know that the Bahamian island where we lived holds semiannual lionfish hunts, then a seaside feast afterwards.  Lionfish fillets will rival the best fish you've ever tasted.  Humans may end up being the best control over a problem that we caused in the first place.

 

This my only lionfish photo, one taken on a trip to the Philippines in 2008.  It is out of focus, but nothing I can do about that now. 

 

Great stuff. Sounds like you've had an interesting life.

My dad, my little sister, and I with a days worth of channel cats caught on punch bait from a creek near where I grew up. Playing and fishing in the creeks is a large part of what got me hooked at such a young age.

Take a Soldier Fishing Oneida Lake 2013.

 

Photo courtesy of @kickerfish1

 

My dog, Cassidee, thoroughly enjoying her time in the boat during the nice fall weather.

8 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Photo courtesy of @kickerfish1

 

My dog, Cassidee, thoroughly enjoying her time in the boat during the nice fall weather.

Now that's a contented dog.  

Not much to see here, just some $18 peanut butter.

 

Two for the day...

 

I miss this wonky, snotty little kit.  Tama Starclassic B/B.  Cymbals by Dream, Sabian, and Zildjian.  Low boy hardware by Gibralter.

 

My camping rig.

 

 

The view from our last campsite this year:

 

@RPreeb you are living the dream. That pic looks like a piece of heaven.

8 hours ago, J Francho said:

Not much to see here, just some $18 peanut butter.

 

My wife likes to buy organic peanut butter. The one she gets is about $10 a jar, which is still ridiculous. It also tastes like crap. 

The $10 jars are just to the left.  40 oz. $9.49.  Obscene. The Jif brand 40 oz. jars are $4. This crap is just store brand.

 which brings us to the more important question crunchy or creamy? I say creamy.

I like creamy Jif.  If I want peanuts in it, I put unsalted whole peanuts in the sammy.  More often though, I put potato chips in there.

JIF is good skippy is to sweet.

1 minute ago, Burro said:

JIF is good skippy is to sweet.

Agreed.

 

A partial lunar eclipse from a couple years ago.

1 hour ago, J Francho said:

I like creamy Jif.  If I want peanuts in it, I put unsalted whole peanuts in the sammy.  More often though, I put potato chips in there.

Skippy Superchunk for me, but I only do PB with jam (usually grape, and never jelly), and not that often.  Was never a PB junkie even as a kid.  

A-Jay

Crunchy gets all stuck on your teeth, grape is good. What's really good is goobers.

I’m not a hunter but I thought this buck was pretty impressive. Caught it hanging out behind our shop. Neck like a tree trunk.

 

Creamy jif but only on rye bread. Not a big fan of jelly. I got a cousin who still eats peanut butter and maple syrup on bread. He also eats dog biscuits and shaves his underarm hair so.....

6 hours ago, Gundog said:

Creamy jif but only on rye bread. Not a big fan of jelly. I got a cousin who still eats peanut butter and maple syrup on bread. He also eats dog biscuits and shaves his underarm hair so.....

A-Jay

Banged up buddy playing shopping cart. Just toss in the beers, brats, and kraut. I like this kinda grocery shopping.