Monad Shoal, near Malapascua Island, the Philippines “Curious Thresher“ We jumped off the dive boat from Evolution Dive at Malapascua Island at about 6:15 in the morning. We had enjoyed a glorious sunrise during the half-hour ride to the site, interspersed with cool showers as the breeze picked up the spray from our boat smacking […]
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Jul 14, 2012 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: damage, diver, divers, diving, island, Malapascua, Monad, Monad Shoal, ocean, pelagic, Philippines, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, reef, shark, shoal, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, thresher, thresher shark, tourism, tourist, Underwater | Leave A Comment »
(Two photos of flamboyant cuttlefish.) We came across a number of flamboyant cuttlefish in the Lembeh Strait. This is a very small beastie; the ones we saw were 2 to 4 inches long. It adopts bright, almost pulsating shades of red, purple, and pink with that distinctive yellow border when disturbed.
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Mar 02, 2011 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: bottom, critter, cuttlefish, diver, diving, flamboyant, flamboyant cuttlefish, Indonesia, Lembeh, Lembeh Strait, metasepia, Metasepia pfefferi, North Sulawesi, ocean, Pfeffer's flamboyant cuttlefish, photo, Photo Tourist, photographer, PhotoTourist, sand, scuba, scuba diver, sea, Sulawesi, The Lembeh Resort, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, Underwater, underwater photographer | Leave A Comment »
HDR image of a dive boat pulled up on the beach. A sign facing outward beneath the boat’s awning read “Diving is Fun with Siladen Resort and Spa.” In morning and evening the glossy paint on that boat picked up the sun and seemed almost to glow. The neat beach, colorful ocean, boats moored nearby, and the volcanic island Manado Tua in the background just made the scene more appealing.
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Feb 27, 2011 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: beach, boat, Bunaken, Bunaken National Park, Bunaken Park, dive, dive boat, diving, diving is fun, evening, fun, Indonesia, island, Land & Air, Manado, Manado Tua, North Sulawesi, ocean, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, resort, sand, sea, sea grape, Siladen, Siladen Island, Siladen Resort, Siladen Resort and Spa, Sulawesi, sunset, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, tree, trees, view | Leave A Comment »
HDR image of a dive boat pulled up on the beach. A sign facing outward beneath the boat’s awning read “Diving is Fun with Siladen Resort and Spa.” In morning and evening the glossy paint on that boat picked up the sun and seemed almost to glow. The neat beach, colorful ocean, boats moored nearby, and the volcanic island Manado Tua in the background just made the scene more appealing.
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Feb 27, 2011 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: beach, boat, Bunaken, Bunaken National Park, Bunaken Park, dive, dive boat, diving, diving is fun, evening, fun, Indonesia, island, Land & Air, Manado, Manado Tua, North Sulawesi, ocean, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, resort, sand, sea, sea grape, Siladen, Siladen Island, Siladen Resort, Siladen Resort and Spa, Sulawesi, sunset, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, tree, trees, view | Leave A Comment »
(Two photos of common seahorses) Seahorses are pretty common in the Lembeh Strait. They are often seen just out on the sandy bottom, with nothing nearby to which they might plausibly attach.
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Feb 10, 2011 | Categories: thePhotoTourist | Tags: bottom, common seahorse, dive, diving, floor, Indonesia, Lembeh, Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, ocean, photo, Photo Tourist, PhotoTourist, sand, scuba, sea, sea floor, sea horse, seahorse, sponge, Sulawesi, the Photo Tourist, thePhotoTourist, tourism, tourist, tube sponge, u/w, Underwater | Leave A Comment »
