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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Pic of the Day – Canoodling Cuttlefish
It’s no secret, I love cuttlefish. I could watch them all day. Inquisitive, seemingly intelligent, quick to colour and pattern change – these are fascinating animals to encounter on a dive. Cuttlefish belong to the same family as octopus and … Continue reading
Pic of the Day – Balloon Fish
Here’s a cutie for a funny Friday fish face. The image of this Balloon Fish (Diodon holocanthus) was captured in Ambon Harbour, Indonesia. A member of the porcupine fish family, these guys and gals can inflate themselves up into a … Continue reading
Pic of the Day – Peacock Mantis Shrimp
The Peacock Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) packs a heck of a punch. Equipped with a smashing claw – used for breaking shells to eat their inhabitants – these shrimp are more than capable of shattering the macro port of an … Continue reading
Pic of the Day – Mr G Goes to School
Today’s image was captured at Paseo del Cedral (Cedar Pass) in beautiful Cozumel. There are many lovely sites on Cozumel, but Cedral continues to be one of my favourites, even though I have done many, many dives on it. To … Continue reading
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Pic of the Day – Hairy Frogfish
Now here is a fish you don’t see every day. This weird little frogfish (this one was about 4 inches long) was found on a night dive by eagle-eyed Wendy, one of our regular buddies. It was an awesome find, … Continue reading
Pic of the Day – Ambon Arch
I captured this image at a site called “The Arch”, on the west side of Ambon Island, in Indonesia. The image was shot with a Tokina 10-17mm lens, fully dialled out at 10mm. It was still fairly early in the … Continue reading
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Pic of the Day – Hammerhead Shark
Today, I offer up a hammerhead shark as Pic of the Day, in honour of the recent CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species)Â conference decision, at which several species of sharks, including hammerheads, as well as much beloved manta … Continue reading
Pic of the Day – Anemone Fish Trio
While I beaver away on the next instalment of the Komodo series, I thought I’d resume my ‘Pic of the Day’ posts. These are images that I have stashed away in my archives. I am going to dust off a … Continue reading
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Tagged Amphiprion ocellaris, Anemone fish, Thailand Scuba Diving
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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
Posted in Indonesia Travel, Photography, Trip Reports
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