Hello Aqua Tutus,
Thanks to Arnie Warshawsky and Oliver Edwards for their February presentation, Photo Editing and Workflow 101. One club member told me she learned a few new things despite shooting underwater images for many years. I second that opinion, and I can only imagine how helpful the presentation was to newer club members who're just getting their lenses wet.
For the club's March general meeting, Vince Christian, founder of
Sunflower Star Lab in Moss Landing, California is returning for a second presentation. His first was in July 2024 when he introduced the club to his lab's work restoring sunflower stars to California waters. In this second presentation, he'll update us about the lab's current work and let us know how their first cohort of sunflower stars released in the wild are doing. I'm definitely looking forward to hearing how those tiny creatures have grown and are doing now!
Especially for those who've shot underwater photos in Cozumel, Mexico, it's time to make use of Arnie's and Oliver's photo tips and suggestions. Why? Because the entertainment for the club's April general meeting is shots (underwater shots, not tequila shots) taken during Dennis and Patti's annual Cozumel Invitational Dive Vacation--at least that's what I'm going to call them. So, whether you dove at last year's event, years before, or anytime in Cozumel, start putting together a collection of your images to share with the rest of the club. We'd love to see them!
I'm calling the club's March dive
a snorkel and dive. The plan is to gather at Lovers Point, Pacific Grove at 10:00 a.m. and snorkel on the shallow reef at Lovers Two. If dive conditions are suitable for a scuba dive, we'll do that from either Lovers Three (the beach just left of the point when looking seaward) or, more likely, from Lovers Two.
Club snorkel "dives" are excellent opportunities to explore and experience the marine life and cold water off Central California without the added expense of scuba equipment or training. If you know someone curious about diving in cold water, this is a great chance for them to try out wet suit snorkeling and see our amazing marine life living just below the surface. The March club dive point of contact is yours truly, so if you're interested in coming--especially if you plan to bring guests--let me know.
Well, that's it for my March letter. I hope you'll join me in person, or at least by Zoom, for our
March 5th General Meeting and the club snorkel and dive on March 21st.
Warmly,
Jim Driggers
Club president