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Underwater Photo Location: Palancar reef-Cozumel

Underwater Photo Location: Palancar reef-Cozumel

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If you have some experience and quick thinking, even if your strobe fails and dont work, you can switch to natural light and got some interesting silouettes like this, specially if you are diving in very clear water as we have in the island of Cozumel.See you in the Sea.
Facts about Palancar reef-Cozumel
  • It is in Mexico
  • Palancar reef-Cozumel is in the Caribbean Sea.
  • The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
  • The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
Dive types
Liveaboarddayboatshorewreckcavewallnightdrift

Marine Life
bigsmallsharkswhalesdolphinsturtlescoralkelpshoalsstinging

Diving facilities
airnitroxrepairshireinstructionguidedfriendly

Photo facilities
macrowideangleprocessingfilmpfriendlyrepairsphireinstruction

by Jose Castello
As my strobe failed and stop working,I began to shoot silouettes of my budy, this is one of the bests I got, because the excellent visibility in Cozumel even at 80 feet you could shot with natural light.

by Cheri Denn
I named her "Daisy" This was taken on Planacar Reef in Cozumel, MX. Have to love her look!!

by Steven Anderson
Diving along the wall of Palancar always affords a view like this. This image was taken a couple of weeks ago off Cozumel.

by Dave Wasserman
So I thought the fish down here in Mexico were strange. On the surface I ran into this rather odd looking specimen,,it barely moved!!! Very strange indeed!

by Stephan Attwood
Arrow crab shot in Cozamel on Palancar Bricks. Shot using a Fujifilm EXR 16 Mega CMOS and an Intova 4000 flash.

by Ken Kiefer
French Angel in Cozumel. Canon 5D no strobes. slowly frog kicked through an opening hoping the entire time that the angel would hold still until I got close enough!!!! :)

by Alejandro Topete
Turtle in Palancar, Cozumel México
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