The World Through the Eyes of a Fish

One of Zexiv's fondest memories from his scuba diving days back in the home country are the trips to this dive spot not far from the dive resort he and Puff used to frequent. It is a relatively shallow - perhaps averaging only 20 feet in most places - and easy dive, and in this particular spot, they would see things like giant clams, starfish, coral, and a school of jacks that was almost a daily guaranteed sighting. The jacks would circle around Zexiv and his dive companions, the light reflecting off their silver color, and frequently one could spot other fish like trumpetfish swimming among the school trying to blend in. It is a very calm scene, with only the sound of bubbles around you. Zexiv always wondered what life was like as a fish in the coral reef, and what it would be like to swim free in a world of color. He and Puff took Puff's brother and Grasshopper to this dive spot once, where they had their first introductory dive (Grasshopper decided afterwards she liked snorkelling better).

Yesterday we were able to develop our first roll from our newly acquired lomo fisheye camera. The camera has a view of 170 degrees - supposedly giving you the view through the eyes of a fish. It is a very simple, manual rewind, manual advance point and shoot camera, with a built in flash. There is a viewfinder but this is partially blocked by the lens so you never really know how how your picture will turn out (actually a little more than a handful from the roll were usable). It is fun though, and reminds Zexiv of those carefree days as a kid when he and Inverbras had their first Kodak Instamatic cameras. Perhaps this is the closest thing one can ever get to seeing the world through the eyes of a fish; a fish that crawled out of the water that is.

Things are getting hectic, and the cold and gray overcast days are back - unusual for this time of year. It would be nice to be back in warm and clear tropical waters again, among the corals and the jacks ...