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Key West Bight

admin — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:49:52 +0000

Key West Bight is fun place to take photos, the old sailing ships and modern yachts make great subject matter. These pictures were taken on the historic seaport harbor walk.

Shrimp Boat

admin — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:43:21 +0000

Vandenberg

admin — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:10:03 +0000

The Vandenberg Artificial reef, a very popular dive spot located in Key West

Seagulls

admin — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:07:00 +0000

Gulls grabbing bits from a chum slick.

Sunset over Simonton Pier

admin — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:01:59 +0000

At the end of Simonton Street there is a small boat launch and public pier which you can watch the sunset from.

Key West Chickens

admin — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:58:32 +0000

Chickens are a common site around Key West. They descendants of the fighting birds, at one point cock fighting was a popular sport in Key West.

Hot Tin Roof

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:40:17 +0000

View from the restaurant, Hot Tin Roof, located overlooking Key West harbor.

Mutton Snapper

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:35:42 +0000

Mutton Snapper

Mutton snapper are one of the more sought after fish in the keys. They are stong fighters on hook and line and have white flaky meat which is very popular. Small muttons are very common in all the keys, larger ones such as this one in this photo (estimated at 20#) are more rare.

Baha California Wreck

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:33:02 +0000

Baha California Wreck

Baha Califonia wreck is located 70 miles northeast, it is an awesome dive but a very far ride from Key West. Diving it out of Key West would require chartering a private boat.

Angelfish

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:31:06 +0000

Angelfish are one of the popular and common sights in the water surrounding the keys. They are pretty photogenic and usually not that scared of snorkelers and divers.