This photo is a from a great site that I haven’t visited for a while, Secret Bay in the far north west of Bali in the town of Gilimanuk. Secret Bay is a great muck diving location with lots of critter action including many resident frogfish such as this bright orange clown frogfish, Antennarius pictus, […]
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Photo of the Day – Andiamo Reef
As we have recently returned from Raja Ampat on a thoroughly enjoyable liveaboard trip (Trip Report is here) with great friends and superb diving, we are slowly processing our photos and presenting them on our social media channels. One of the highlights of our Raja trip was the dive site “Andiamo”, in the Daram island […]
Shot of the Day – Daram Corals and Fusiliers
The Daram island group in Raja Ampat is one of my personal favourite destinations in all of Indonesia. Dense schools of fish, beautiful soft corals and very few divers make for an incredible dive experience spread over several different world class sites. This photo is take at the site “Warna Berwarna” which boasts a huge […]
Photo of the Day – Cardinalfish
For today’s photo of the day we have a Cardinalfish from Cafe Garam (Ghost Bay) in Amed, Bali, Indonesia Taken by Mike Veitch with an Aquatica Housing, Nikon D90, 105mm lens, Sea and Sea Strobes, at f13 and 1/250
Story Behind the Shot – 70 Islands Palau
I lived in Palau from 1999-2002 but never took advantage of heading up on the local plane in order to see it from the air while I lived there. It was not until I visited again as a tourist in early 2005 when I decided to take advantage of this incredible flight opportunity on my […]
Story Behind the Shot – Yap Caverns
One of my all time favourite dive sites in the world is “Yap Caverns” in Yap, Micronesia. This site is located on the far southern tip of the main islands of Yap and is a series of ravines and gullies cut into the reef structure with many open caverns creating a maze like dive. The […]
Story Behind the Shot – The Peeking Orangutan
This was taken at an Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in Sepilok in Sabah Province, Malaysia on the island of Borneo. The Centre has a “feeding platform” where recently released orangutans often come to get a free meal in the morning, as they may not yet be fully adapted to life in the wild. This particular orangutan […]
Story Behind the Shot – The Coral Reef
I admit it, I have a bit of a weak spot for shallow hard coral gardens. I know most people think they are simply a nice bit of reef to look at, but don’t find them overly photogenic and give them a quick “once over” before looking for critters or heading down the wall. However, […]