Post by @TimKStanton@mstdn.social

Heading to a place where the water is warm and clear tomorrow morning. Planning on doing a lot of scuba diving with the group of divers I'm traveling with. Might even take a pic or two with my underwater camera. 😉 I'll be off the grid a lot of next week (on a boat or underwater), but will try and check in with all of you nice Masto people when I can. 😀 🌊 🐟 #scuba #ocean

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Tim Stanton

@TimKStanton@mstdn.social 2 wk. ago

Made it safely to the land of scuba diving today. Tomorrow it is “get wet” time! 😀 🌊 #scuba #ocean

Photo of a large number of scuba tanks placed together in an interesting geometric pattern. The tanks are silver colored (aluminum) with a label written in yellow on green “NITROX”. The tanks are on a wooden planked floor (part of a dock).

Tim Stanton

@TimKStanton@mstdn.social last wk.

A great day today in the underwater world! Dived a reef that goes down relatively steeply from the gently sloping sandy bottom. Left: diver beginning to head down the reef after passing the sandy “edge”. Upper right: same diver halfway down the reef. Lower right: different diver photographing a sting ray. A fun day! #scuba #ocean

#photography #nature #UnderwaterPhotography #Seascape #NaturePhotography

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Photo of diver as viewed from behind diving past a white sandy section of seafloor. A line of rocks and coral are at the beginning of the reef. Dark blue water in background. A vertical line of bubbles are seen streaming from the diver.

Bonaire, Netherlands. “Buddy Reef”. — Photo of diver as viewed from behind diving past a white sandy section of seafloor. A line of rocks and coral are at the beginning of the reef. Dark blue water in background. A vertical line of bubbles are seen streaming from the diver. Bonaire, Netherlands. “Buddy Reef”.

A photo of same diver as in left pic but now halfway down the reef. The reef has many dark rocks and coral with occasional white sand between. Dark blue water in background.

Bonaire, Netherlands. “Buddy reef”. — A photo of same diver as in left pic but now halfway down the reef. The reef has many dark rocks and coral with occasional white sand between. Dark blue water in background. Bonaire, Netherlands. “Buddy reef”.

Photo of different diver than other pics as viewed from above and behind, over the reef. This is a different section of reef than in the other pics. The diver has his hands extended and is holding a camera that is aimed at a stingray that is on a sandy patch of seafloor.

Bonaire, Netherlands. “Kelly’s reef”. — Photo of different diver than other pics as viewed from above and behind, over the reef. This is a different section of reef than in the other pics. The diver has his hands extended and is holding a camera that is aimed at a stingray that is on a sandy patch of seafloor. Bonaire, Netherlands. “Kelly’s reef”.

Tim Stanton

@TimKStanton@mstdn.social last wk.

Pull up a chair and relax! This was my dive group leader on one of this morning’s dives. She maintained perfect neutral buoyancy in this position for about 10 minutes at the end of the dive, monitoring everyone as they returned to the boat. No movement up/down and no rotation of the body. Amazing. Neutral buoyancy is key to successful diving and she is a master at it! #scuba #ocean

#photography #UnderwaterPhotography

Photo of scuba diver wearing a bright orange shirt, hovering above the seafloor in a sitting position. She is well above the bottom which has various types of coral and some patches of white sand. A small stream of bubbles rise above her. Dark blue water in background where the reef gets deeper. A small part of the dive boat is seen directly above her as a shadowy image.

Bonaire, Netherlands. Country Garden reef. — Photo of scuba diver wearing a bright orange shirt, hovering above the seafloor in a sitting position. She is well above the bottom which has various types of coral and some patches of white sand. A small stream of bubbles rise above her. Dark blue water in background where the reef gets deeper. A small part of the dive boat is seen directly above her as a shadowy image. Bonaire, Netherlands. Country Garden reef.

Tim Stanton

@TimKStanton@mstdn.social last wk.

Check out this 8-sec video. I did something different on this morning’s dive. I dove out to the edge of the reef and then hovered, being as still as I could be, very close to the seafloor for about 45 minutes. All of the local creatures seemed to get used to my presence and I noticed various animals buzzing freely past me as if I wasn’t there. This large squid was a first for me down here. Enjoy! #scuba #ocean

#nature #photography #UnderwaterPhotography #WildlifePhotography

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Tim Stanton

@TimKStanton@mstdn.social 6 days ago

Navigation in extreme environments: Navigation underwater is crude— no gps, no trail or trail markers. Just a handheld compass, much like being off trail when hiking without gps. One exception— this very popular spot I dived at this morning had a long line leading from the shore entry spot down into the reef (left pic). I had flashbacks of snowshoeing down from a summit last winter with poor visibility (right pic). Same type of long line marking the trail to the treeline! #scuba #ocean #hiking

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Underwater photo of long line leading from camera toward reef with boulders and coral. Deep blue water beyond the edge of reef as the reef drops deeper and out of sight. The line, as indicated by red arrow, is suspended by a series of vertical metal rods that are imbedded in seafloor.

Bonaire, Netherlands. Buddy’s reef. — Underwater photo of long line leading from camera toward reef with boulders and coral. Deep blue water beyond the edge of reef as the reef drops deeper and out of sight. The line, as indicated by red arrow, is suspended by a series of vertical metal rods that are imbedded in seafloor. Bonaire, Netherlands. Buddy’s reef.

Photo taken at mountain summit in winter. A harsh environment is illustrated with snow and ice covering partially exposed boulders. The strong wind has stirred up the snow creating very limited visibility and the horizon is gray, lacking a view. A trail of rocks leads away from the camera and down the mountain toward the entrance point at the treeline which is not visible in these conditions. The navigation line, as indicated by red arrow, is suspended above the trail of rocks in the same way as in the left pic, with vertical rods imbedded in the ground.

Little Haystack Mountain. December 17, 2025. — Photo taken at mountain summit in winter. A harsh environment is illustrated with snow and ice covering partially exposed boulders. The strong wind has stirred up the snow creating very limited visibility and the horizon is gray, lacking a view. A trail of rocks leads away from the camera and down the mountain toward the entrance point at the treeline which is not visible in these conditions. The navigation line, as indicated by red arrow, is suspended above the trail of rocks in the same way as in the left pic, with vertical rods imbedded in the ground. Little Haystack Mountain. December 17, 2025.

Tim Stanton

@TimKStanton@mstdn.social 6 days ago

Check out this 17-sec video from a dive yesterday morning. This sea turtle had no issues with me following it while it cruised toward the reef looking for something good to eat! #scuba #ocean

#photography #UnderwaterPhotography #WildlifePhotography #nature #NaturePhotography

Tim Stanton

@TimKStanton@mstdn.social 5 days ago

Went on a night dive last night. It is very exciting being in the ocean at night because that is when all of the creatures come out to eat. Stars of the show were the many large tarpon fish (top right, bottom left) who repeatedly circled us hoping for smaller fish to seek our light to make for a good meal. Fun!! #scuba #ocean

#nature #photography #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #UnderwaterPhotography

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Photo of two divers swimming into the dark ocean as viewed from behind them. They each have a light that they are aiming in front of them to illuminate part of the bottom. This is at the beginning of the dive in the shallow sandy area before we reached the reef.

Bonaire, Netherlands. Buddy’s reef. — Photo of two divers swimming into the dark ocean as viewed from behind them. They each have a light that they are aiming in front of them to illuminate part of the bottom. This is at the beginning of the dive in the shallow sandy area before we reached the reef. Bonaire, Netherlands. Buddy’s reef.

Photo of large tarpon fish as viewed from the side. This fish is about 5-6 feet long and silver colored. The sandy bottom is seen disappearing into the darkness at larger distances. A vertical pole is seen to the left— it is used to grow and harvest coral which is later transplanted into the reef as part of a conservation program.

Bonaire, Netherlands. Buddy’s reef. — Photo of large tarpon fish as viewed from the side. This fish is about 5-6 feet long and silver colored. The sandy bottom is seen disappearing into the darkness at larger distances. A vertical pole is seen to the left— it is used to grow and harvest coral which is later transplanted into the reef as part of a conservation program. Bonaire, Netherlands. Buddy’s reef.

Photo of two divers in the dark ocean as viewed from behind. Their lights are aimed at two large tarpon fish. The fish are silver colored.

Bonaire, Netherlands. Buddy’s reef. — Photo of two divers in the dark ocean as viewed from behind. Their lights are aimed at two large tarpon fish. The fish are silver colored. Bonaire, Netherlands. Buddy’s reef.

Photo of diver in dark ocean as viewed from the side. His bright light is seen penetrating the darkness. This diver was not part of my group— he just happened to pass by in this popular spot.

Bonaire, Netherlands. Buddy’s reef. — Photo of diver in dark ocean as viewed from the side. His bright light is seen penetrating the darkness. This diver was not part of my group— he just happened to pass by in this popular spot. Bonaire, Netherlands. Buddy’s reef.

Tim Stanton

@TimKStanton@mstdn.social 3 days ago

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