Sometimes the best subjects in Lembeh are ones that we often just swim right on past. When people come to Lembeh they are usually in search of some of the more hard to find critters on the reef: exotic species such as hairy frogfish, flambouyant cuttlefish, and blue ring octopus are typically the critters that […]
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It’s A Sharky Kinda Day with a Silvertip!
We don’t really need to make an excuse around here to take a photo of a shark, so why not have a beautiful juvenile silvertip as today’s Photo of the Day! This incredible shark is not very big, maybe only 4 feet long but he sure did have a staggering amount of swagger, silvertip sharks […]
Abstract Photos
One of the more unique looking photos you can take are of fairly common subjects but shot in an abstract way. A simple way to do this is with a macro lens and using your “artsy” eye to see outside of the box. In this photo of a wrasse in Bali I go right up […]
Photo of the Day – Batfish in Menjangan
Menjangan Island is an often overlooked destination in Bali as many folks love heading out to the famous Liberty Wreck or looking for mantas and molas in Nusa Penida. However, the Menjangan area is one of our favourite destinations in Bali due to the beautiful coral gardens and plentiful schooling fish. Here is a shot […]
Photo of the Day – Snake Eel and Shrimp
A snake eel being cleaned by a shrimp, Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
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 […]