A diver photographs a section of a crane on the Spiegel Grove. (Photo by Tim Grollimund)

Dive Time with Tim Grollimund

One of the first columns I wrote was about diving the Spiegel Grove. It’s been one of my favorite sites since I came here. I can have just as good a time with a macro lens as I can with a wide angle lens. When the visibility is 80 feet or better, there’s nothing like the great view across width of the ship from one crane mount to the other. Plus it’s the only place I’ve seen a frogfish since I’ve been here.

Posted - Thursday, May 10, 2012 04:48 PM EDT

The 'Spiegel Grove' turns turtle on May 17, 2002 -- sinking prematurely and ending up on its side. Three years later, Hurricane Dennis did what man couldn't -- got the ship to sit right side up.

It was a story that could have been scripted for a major motion picture, but no writer could have conceived the plot of the sinking of the Spiegel Grove.

Posted - Saturday, May 05, 2012 11:00 AM EDT

Scientists report sponges normally spawn in May-June, making the April 13 event captured by underwater photographer and dive master Tim Grollimund much earlier than scientists would have predicted. Photo by TIM GROLLIMUND

DIVE TIME

Throughout all my efforts of trying to improve as a photographer, one rule has trumped all others. No backscatter. It's simply unacceptable. No way, no how, does a shot with backscatter make it to the stock pile.

Posted - Friday, April 27, 2012 12:54 PM EDT