Christa Loustalot of Spring, Texas (February 2005)

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Christa Loustalot

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| | | **Location:** Cozumel, Mexico **Dive Site:** Paradise Reef **Marine Life ID:** Splendid toadfish **Camera:** Olympus c5050z **Settings:** 1/60 sec, f-8, ISO 64, internal flash **Description:** I could not physically get down under the ledge where this guy was hiding, so I just set my camera down in front of him and hoped for the best!| | | | **Location:** Cozumel, Mexico **Dive Site:** Shore dive **Marine Life ID:** Brittle stars **Camera:** Olympus c5050z **Settings:** 1/60 sec, f-8, ISO 64, DS-125 strobe set at TTL **Description:** This was taken on a night dive from shore. I loved the different colors of the stars, and the way they were "posed", I just couldn't pass them by!| | | | **Location:** Cozumel, Mexico **Dive Site:** Shore dive **Marine Life ID:** Hermit crab **Camera:** Olympus c5050z **Settings:** 1/60 sec, f-8, ISO 64, Dual DS-125 strobe set at TTL **Description:** This was taken on an afternoon shore dive. This was a crab with "attitude", and he was making sure I knew he was king of the mountain!| | | | **Location:** Cozumel, Mexico **Dive Site:** Shore dive **Marine Life ID:** Caribbean reef octopus **Camera:** Olympus c5050z **Settings:** 1/60 sec, f-8, ISO 64, DS-125 strobe set at 1/2 **Description:** This was taken on a night dive from shore. This octopus was surrounded by paparazzi, and he was desperately trying to find a hole. Luckily he paused just long enough to pose for me.| | | | **Location:** Cozumel, Mexico **Dive Site:** Shore dive **Marine Life ID:** Conch **Camera:** Olympus c5050z **Settings:** 1/60 sec, f-8, ISO 64, no flash **Description:** This was taken on a late afternoon shore dive. I loved the surreal surroundings of the grass flats that I was exploring, and was lucky enough to find this beautiful conch shell, just waiting for me to photograph it.|

| Christa Loustalot **from Spring, Texas** **Age**: 32 **Years Diving**: 11 **Certification**: PADI divemaster, Nitrox, EFR instructor|

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