Bermuda Reef Life (and an Hd app)

Ron Lucas · Issue 73, Jul/Aug 2013 · pp. 42–48

Products mentioned: Bermuda Reef Life HD app, Nikon D70s, Nikon D90, Ikelite Housing, Ikelite DS125 strobe, Ikelite DS160 strobe, Tokina 12-24mm, 18-70mm kit lens, 18-105mm kit lens

At 32.20 degrees North and 64.45 degrees West, little Bermuda is a group of islands totaling about 22 square miles approximately 900 miles north of the Bahamas/Turks & Caicos, the nearest and north most points in the Caribbean. It’s location is considered Mid-Atlantic. It is only 640 miles from the USA. Politically we are a self governing British Overseas Territory (like the Falklands). Bermuda is sub tropical with water temperatures determined primarily by the Gulf Stream and seasonal weather patterns. We enjoy a long tropical summer as the Bermuda (sometimes called the Azores) High settles into place. The ocean warms up in mid summer to around 84 F degrees or 28 C. In winter the Bermuda High dissipates, the Gulf Stream is somewhat moderated and we are influenced by colder air and water coming from the North West. Water temperature January through March can sink on some days to around 6…