Bonaire - Netherlands Antilles
Bonaire is at the south end of the Caribbean Sea, 50 miles off the coast of South America. The climate is dry. "Winter" temps average in the low 80's, summer mid to upper 80's. Bonaire's landscape has a stark beauty. The island topography consists of hills and rocks and cactus, and is mostly open land populated by iguanas and wild burros. Bonaire is part of the Dutch Netherlands. The whole island has just 16,000 residents, with the majority living in or near Kralendijk. There are nice restaurants and stores, a casino, and quaint public malls and open squares.
Bonaire is 1200 miles southeast of Miami, FL
The contrast between Bonaire topside and underwater is stunning. Bonaire's warm clear water and spectacular reefs are a dive photographer's paradise. Corals reefs, walls, invertebrates, sponges, sea horses, frog fish, garden eels, tropical fish of countless variety and more. The reefs are healthy and thick. The entire island's economy revolves around diving, and no wonder. Bonaire's reefs are arguably the Caribbean's finest, and among the best places in the world for dive photography.
Each underwater subject presents unique challenges. Getting images of natural behavior takes patience and persistence. The better you know your subject, the more successful you will be. To excel as an underwater photographer perfect buoyancy is as important as your skills with a camera.
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Getting to far flung destinations takes considerable expense and effort. If you have the opportunity to dive the world's best locations for underwater photography, it's nice to have the right tools to get the shot. These images were taken with a Nikon DSLR in a Aquatica housing and dual Inon strobes.
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