Roatan Honduras?

[rjl45]

Has anyone been to Roatan? Where's the best dive sites? Best place to stay? Any other tips?

I'm planning a trip there, and wanted to see if anyone has any suggestions. Thanks!

 

[Craigar]

We went diving off the northwest coast it was amazing

 

[rjl45]

Awesome! Thanks. Any recommendations on hotels? What's the best way to get around the island?

 

[MartinsReef]

We are going in November, so I am tagging along.

 

[that0neguy1126]

I just got back from a week over new years.

http://www.marinecolorado.org/forum/off-topic/the-lounge/633633-new-years-in-roatan-honduras

Let me know if you want recommendations on where to stay or go.

 

[Mermaid Gardens]

Looks like a really great place to scuba.

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[SynDen]

One of the top scuba destinations in the world, its on my short list, so following along

 

[rjl45]

Just got back from a great trip to Roatan. It is a beautiful place. The reef is beautiful, but in all honesty, I thought the fish life wasn't that strong. Even though they have created a preserve, it's obvious that it is still heavily fished. Every night I saw fishing boats leave to go fish under the cover of darkness. All my diving was between West Bay and Sandy Bay, mostly around West End.

 

[rjl45]

 

[SkyShark]

Great photos! Were those shore or boat dives?

 

[Balz3352]

Beautiful

 

[rjl45]

Great photos! Were those shore or boat dives?

All were boat dives. The one picture on the beach is my wife doing her check out dive, before getting on the boat.

Very easy, relaxing diving. Virtually zero current, great visibility and beautiful coral formations.

 

[rjl45]

And thanks! I have fun taking underwater photos.

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[SkyShark]

Cool! Last question, what's your camera setup like?

 

[rjl45]

Cool! Last question, what's your camera setup like?

I use an "old" Nikon D200, Sea & Sea housing, 2 stobes, and a mix of 3 lenses, 12mm-24mm, 60mm macro, and 105mm macro, depending on the dive. Each of those lenses needs a different port for the camera housing. Here's a photo of me a few years back with my camera.

 

[rjl45]

I will say, you don't need a "big and expensive" camera to get great underwater photos. It helps to have additional functions, but there are a couple major items that make it possible, everything else is refinement.
1. Waterproof housing
2. Need LOTS of light. External strobes really are necessary and arms to get them away from the lens.
3. Shoot "up", not "down". Capture as much natural light as possible.
4. If you want color in your photo, need to be CLOSE! General rule of thumb, no further than arms length away (2-3ft).

Follow these simple rules and you can capture some amazing photos too.

 

[SynDen]

Very nice man! Great shots!