During the last couple weeks of September, I got the chance to explore the St. Andrews channel side of the "kiddie pool" jetty several times.With the addition of a second Sea Dragon light, I was able to peer into the maze of crevasses and under the ledges. I spotted a bunch of blues on a few occasions, but they were always a little too skittish, which made them hard to "catch" especially with less than ideal water clarity, wave action, and seemingly constant wake.St. Andrews State Park West Jetty- St. Andrews Bay Channel sidePanama City Beach, Bay County, Florida, USAOlympus OM-D E-M5 14-42mm II Lens PT-EP08 Underwater Housing, PPO-EP01 Lens PortSea Life Sea Dragon 2000 & Sea Dragon 2500 Underwater Light
Not to be confused with royalty, Blue angels have a blue forehead spot rather than the crown, and a mostly blue tail. Queen and Blues have also created the Townsend hybrid.Blue AngelfishHolacanthus bermudensisLooe Key Sanctuary Preservation AreaFlorida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS)Monore County, Florida, USAOlympus OM-D E-M5 Mark IIOlympus 14-42mm II R LensPT-EP13 Underwater Housing, PPZR-EP02 Lens Port & 14-42mm Zoom Gear
A Blue Angel hovers under a rock ledge among an outcrop of Sea Fans on the reef, allowing me to position the light and squeeze off a shot before it darts around the top of the formation, out of sight. Looe Key Sanctuary Preservation AreaFlorida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS)Monore County, Florida USASeaLife DC1400SeaLife Sea Dragon 1200 Photo/Video/Dive Light (SL983)
