This Week Seven Years Ago
Images from my first underwater camera and first dive trip to the Philippines. The Philippines is one of a kind scuba diving destination, offering the perfect … Continue reading This Week Seven Years Ago
Category: Scuba Diving
Fiji Shark Feeding
Beqa is an island in Fiji and home to eight species of sharks. Scuba divers visit this particular dive site to mostly see Bull Sharks. Other sharks divers might see are Tawny Nurse Sharks, Sicklefin Lemon Sharks, Silvertip Sharks, Grey … Continue reading Fiji Shark Feeding
Best Check Out Dive
Normally dive operator take scuba divers to boring dive sites for a check dive. This was not the case in the Galapagos. The captain took us to a shallow bay filled with juvenile Sea Lions. I couldn’t ask for more … Continue reading Best Check Out Dive
Why We Love Sharks
Sharks have been in existence for the last 400 million years. That’s 200 million years before dinosaurs roamed the Earth. The whale shark is the largest … Continue reading Why We Love Sharks
Underwater Sculptures
Inspired by Mitch Teemley‘s 50 Unique Sculptures post, here are images from a few underwater sculpture parks I’ve dived. The sculptures in Grenada and Mexico were … Continue reading Underwater Sculptures
Juvenile Yellow Painted Frogfish
This was a very exciting and extremely special moment! I was able to capture a few images of a juvenile Painted Frogfish expand its jaw. Frogfish … Continue reading Juvenile Yellow Painted Frogfish
Flamingo Tongue Snail (Cyphoma gibbosum)
The Flamingo Tongue Snail, Cyphoma gibbosum, a marine gastropod that lives below the low tide mark. It is common on many Caribbean and southern Atlantic coral … Continue reading Flamingo Tongue Snail (Cyphoma gibbosum)
Stingrays and Jacks – Revillagigedo Islands
Stingrays and Black Jacks observed around the Revillagigedo (Socorro) Islands. More images from this dive trip can be found here. Review of Nautilus Explorer scuba diving liveaboard can be found here. Continue reading Stingrays and Jacks – Revillagigedo Islands
One Cool Moment with a Ribbon Eel
I was talking with a friend today and of course we were talking about diving. I was asked about a cool moment and I immediately thought of this Ribbon Eel swimming through the water column. Please share your amazing moments … Continue reading One Cool Moment with a Ribbon Eel
School of Blackfin Barracuda
Day two at Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park and we were looking for big fish like whale sharks. We didn’t find any big animals but we observed a lot of schooling fish. Normally schooling fish either ignore me or they swim … Continue reading School of Blackfin Barracuda
Pineapple Sea Cucumber
I don’t know why Sea Cucumbers fascinate me. But they seem to stop me when I see them underwater. Thelenota ananas, also known as pineapple sea … Continue reading Pineapple Sea Cucumber
Silent Saturday: Deep Water Sea Fan
A lovely deep water sea fan along a coral reef in Fiji. Additional underwater images from scuba diving around Fiji can be found here. Continue reading Silent Saturday: Deep Water Sea Fan
Fiji Clownfish
Anemonefish or Clownfish are fishes from the subfamily Amphiprioninae in the family Pomacentridae. Anemonefish typically live at the bottom of shallow seas in sheltered reefs or … Continue reading Fiji Clownfish
Ocean Floor Creatures: Nudibranch
I love shooting tiny creatures like sea slugs. These images were captured off the coast of Anilao in the Philippines. Continue reading Ocean Floor Creatures: Nudibranch
Wildlife Wednesday: Fire Urchins
The fire urchin have venomous tips on their many spines. Most stings will not lead to death in humans but the sting is quite powerful. This … Continue reading Wildlife Wednesday: Fire Urchins
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