Big Fantastic Wall, Big Fancy Wall, Big Effing Wall - whatever floats your boat...so to speak. Located a mile or so away from Halfway Rock, BFW has become a favorite dive spot of mine. A submerged plateau of granite, the major appeal of this location is the geological structure itself. Beginning at 35', There is a bright and pretty area of sea plants small fish and jellies. After swimming a little way you reach the wall. It looks like to end of the earth. A perfectly chiseled cliff that drops off into blackness. It is an absolute delight jumping off this cliff (as any well adjusted diver would do). After stepping into oblivion, you descend another 70' straight down into the darkness. It is spooky and wonderful down there. Not too much abounds in terms of sea life, but it will take me a long time to get bored by this massive structure.
In a continued effort to document this place, I offer these pictures. These weren't easy to acquire photographically speaking. Capturing something this size, putting it into perspective and shooting it under very poor lighting and visibility requires some major camera tweaking. These were all shot on very high ISO and I needed to done some work in post to desaturate them, the best way to see the contrast. In any case, enough said. Enjoy.
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| Chuck Marrone finds the edge of the world |
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| Chuck jumps off the cliff. |
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| Looking north at about 60' |
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| Looking north at a murkier 100' |
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| Looking up at Chuck's reference line |
