Indian Key Florida Outward Bound excursion

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These are a few shots I took with my Outward Bound trip several months ago. We never did get off the boat apart from swimming but this day we visited Indian Key and I had a few hours for some shooting.

From the coral looking out with a yacht in the background. Lots of Trilobite in this coral surprisingly enough



Same perspective minus the Yacht



Starfish on a coral rock looking out on the horizon



In the short time we were there a gentleman asked us for some tools to remove fishing hooks from a pelicans mouth. Only 2 of three could be removed so the bird was taken to a veterinarian. The bird in this image wasn't so lucky its likely he died from fishing hooks that caught up with him.



Two large Puffers decided to make an appearance in this image



A fairly large Conch getting caught up in the changing tide



The Conch moved into the shot a little closer you can just see the crab or creature inside it partially coming out into view.



That about rounds up the few hours of free time we had on this island. Hope theres a shot or two you enjoyed. Any comments, critiques or ideas are very welcomed.

NorthernFocus

So you're saying the boat in the first image is not the one you were on Nice capture of the corals.

dogwood

Nice photos. Hate to think what that area will look like after a summer of hurricanes and the continuing BP oil leak. Your pics may be one of your last chances to capture the area relatively unpolluted. Those poor pelicans! Not only are they dealing with fish hooks and fishing line, but now the oil too :cry