Andros

Tim Ingmire · Issue 35, Mar/Apr 2007 · pp. 37–40

Products mentioned: Nikon D70, Nikon 12-24mm Lens, Nikon 10.5mm Lens, Nexus D70 housing, Inon 240 strobe, Inon 220 strobe, Magic Filter (Bluewater), Magic Filter (Greenwater), Nikon 105mm Macro Lens

When divers think of the Bahamas the first thing that often comes to mind is sharks - mostly of the Tiger and Caribbean reef variety. Search for the Bahamas on some of the popular underwater photography websites and you see pictures of . . . sharks. This should come as no surprise as two of the world’s more famous dive centres, Jim Abernethy and Stuart Cove, are based here. Even a recent article in one of the UK’s popular diving magazines focused (somewhat disparagingly) on the shark diving, and not a single positive remark on the state of the overdived reefs and other fish life. Other than sharks then (oh and a couple of famous, but tired, underwater sets for James Bond movies) does the Bahamas really offer much else? Well, go to Andros Island and you can see another side to Bahamian diving, with some fantastic photographic opportunities! Andros is the largest of the Islands in the Baha…