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Category Archives: Indonesia Travel
Raja Ampat, The Last Diving Paradise?
We recently returned from a truly wonderful dive trip to Indonesia. After the stress-inducing O-ring debacle of the diving portion of our first adventure post-Covid, in Egypt‘s Red Sea, this was relaxing, exhilarating, and breathtakingly beautiful diving. (Note: You’ll need … Continue reading
Posted in All About Scuba Diving, Indonesia Travel, Photography, Pic of the Day, Travel, Trip Reports
Tagged Indonesia Scuba Diving, Raja Ampat
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Pic of the Day – Doto Nudibranch
From the Bali files. This is the front end of a teensy Doto nudibranch, feasting on a hydroid. There are thousands of species of nudibranchs (aka sea slugs), and they come in a kaleidoscope of colours and patterns. Big nudis … Continue reading
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Tagged Bali Diving, Doto greenamyeri, Doto nudibranch
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Pic of the Day – Stunning Sunset
Sunsets are always beautiful, fleeting things, but every now and then they transcend into the truly spectacular. This was one of those sunsets. Taken from the stern of a live aboard dive boat, in eastern Indonesia, with a yummy rum … Continue reading
Pic of The Day – Spinecheek Anemone Fish
My diving buds know that I am a bit nuts about anemone fish. I just can’t swim past an anemone inhabited by these cute and colourful little fish without trying my luck at getting a pleasing shot. They are frustrating … Continue reading
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Tagged Alor diving, Spinecheek Anemone fish
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Pic of the Day – Alor, Indonesia Old School Fisherman
And now for something a little different. This fellow peering down at me as I took pictures from under his canoe is a local fisherman in the Alor area of Indonesia. These guys hand make bamboo fish traps, and place … Continue reading
Scuba Diving Magazine Feature – Wonderful Wakatobi
I am still playing catch up with linking my most recent publications ;^). This link will bring me up to date, and I will endeavour to link recent work on a more timely basis. The topic of my next article … Continue reading
Scuba Diving Magazine Feature: Where in the World is Wallace?
Here is a link to June’s instalment – this one all about the Wallace Line – an imaginary boundary that runs through southeast Asia that divides Asian and Australian ecosystems, and introduces some hybrid species in the process. You’ll find … Continue reading
Trip Report: Wakatobi Dive Resort, Indonesia
Wakatobi had been on my wishlist for many years – spoken of (and written about) with reverence, and illustrated by the images of some top tier photographers, I had heard it described as the “nicest dive resort in the world, … Continue reading
Pic of the Day – Ribbon Eel
Here’s Friday’s funny fish face – a ribbon eel. The above image was captured in Ambon Harbour, Indonesia. These little eels are a tropical Pacific photographer’s favourite – but, unlike most eels, they are not so easy to photograph. Although … Continue reading
Pic of the Day – Magnificent Ceratosoma Nudibranch & Ladybug Amphipods
Today’s pic is a Magnificent Ceratosoma nudibranch, photographed in South Komodo – near the epic Horseshoe Bay at Rinca island. It was about 2.5 inches in length. There was quite a bit of excitement when this nudi was first spotted … Continue reading
Sport Diver Photo Essay – Dirty Diving in Ambon, Indonesia
My July feature has just been published in Sport Diver Magazine – it’s all about the dirty, but bodacious, muck diving in Ambon Harbour, in Indonesia. In addition to the essay, there are 15 images, with descriptive captions, at the … Continue reading
Pic of the Day – Reeftop Pipefish
Just a quickie for a Friday Funny Fish Face. I am currently writing and assembling pix for a July Sport Diver Magazine feature. It’s gonna be all about groovy little stuff, found in unpretty places. Yup, that would be muck … Continue reading
The Komodo Chronicles – Part 10 – There Be Dragons
Some of you may be wondering if this blog series about our awesome group trip to Komodo last fall is ever going to end. The short answer is: you betcha. There are three or, at the most, four more chapters … Continue reading
The Komodo Chronicles – Part 9 – Current City, Man
It’s been a while since I added a chapter to the Komodo Chronicles. Sorry about that. My last entry was about the final few dives we did in the Gili islands, in Northern Komodo. At this point in our trip … Continue reading
Raja Ampat, Revisted
Recently, I was very flattered to be asked to contribute to Sport Diver Magazine for their on-going series on “Top 10 Dives” of various popular destinations. Here is a link to the gallery and short write up I did for … Continue reading
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Tagged Raja Ampat, Sport Diver Magazine
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Pic of the Day – Monkey Business
I have been sifting through my Komodo images in order to find stuff to share in my ongoing (and I promise, soon to be ending ;^) Komodo photo blog series. I happened upon an entire day of unedited images – … Continue reading
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The Komodo Chronicles – Part 8 – Back in the Blue
After a side trip to Fiji, here I am back to revisiting Komodo, about half way through our ten day adventure. The last few blog posts covered the great macro dives we did in Bima Harbour, off the island off … Continue reading
The Komodo Chronicles – Part 7 – Rinse & Repeat
So here we are, still anchored in Bima Harbour – at the site of the morning’s rude awakening bomb dive and two more sweet muck dives. There is one more dunk offered this day, a night dive on Fuzzy Bottom – … Continue reading
The Komodo Chronicles – Part 6 – The Muck, And Nothing But The Muck
When I last made an entry, we were muck diving in Bima Harbour, on the island of Sumbawa. The morning had a shaky start, what with the fish bombing that rocked our world, at least for several minutes. As I … Continue reading
The Komodo Chronicles – Part 5 – Getting Bombed in Bima
This is going to be a very, er, explosive blog bit – because when I referenced “getting bombed in Bima”, I am not talking about inhaling too many Bintang beers ;^) Our up close and personal bombing experience was provided … Continue reading