A Quickie to Bali

[antacid]

Hi all, just sharing some shots from a quick trip to Bali. We spent 1 day each in Tulamben and Seraya. Some in our group went earlier to Puri Jati and Secret Bay and enjoyed it immensely. The 2 days diving was very rewarding, but we decided to leave Tulamben out of future trips - suffering the same fate as Crystal Bay and Manta Point at Nusa Penida. We did a total of 6 dives of minimum 80 minutes each, even when we went down to 30m to search for the pygmy seahorse.

Most of the dives were fairly shallow, and lots of creatures at Seraya made it simply delightful. We dived with Aquamarine which had super service and much better than the other operators we previously dived with. No silly 18m max depth restrictions for divers with the appropriate certifications! The local guides Janri and Mitra were eagle-eyed could spot the most crazy things.

Anyway, NPNT, so here are the pics!

#1 I see you (that's what happens when you use a 100mm macro and find a large octopus)

#2 Nudibranch eggs

#3 one of my favourite shots of the trip - a spider crab

#4 An adorable little crab - what is it?

#5 Any idea?

TBC

 

[antacid]

#6 A pair of pygmy pipehorses - a personal first!

#7 A squat lobster - i like the muted look of arms of the feather star

#8 Harleyharleyharley

#9 Harlequin shrimp holding on to its lunch

#10 Gimme a P! Gimme an O! Gimme a M! ok lah pompom crab! another first!

TBC

 

[antacid]

#11 Pompom crab with egggssss

#12 The tiniest frogfish ever!

#13 Nudi eggs - like DNA helixes in the sea

#14 A winged thecacera presented to me on a slate..I have no idea where the guide found it!

#15 What nudi is this? Which phyllodesmium is this?

TBC

 

[antacid]

#16 Another unidentified creature. When it swims in the water, the stick-like part spins like a top! A type of shrimp?

You can see the rest of the pictures at www.colouredshots.com/site/underwater.htm

Hope you enjoyed them!

 

[diver-hloc]

#14 A winged thecacera presented to me on a slate..I have no idea where the guide found it!

#15 What nudi is this? Which phyllodesmium is this?

Nudi :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Did you really bring one of those white plastic 'box' thingy for shot #14... like NeoGeo did :think:

 

[2evans]

Nudi :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Did you really bring one of those white plastic 'box' thingy for shot #14... like NeoGeo did :think:

I think antacid implied that the slate board (used for writing) was used and not a box.

TS, some great shots! Did you see the big old barracuda at tulamben?

 

[diver-hloc]

I think antacid implied that the slate board (used for writing) was used and not a box.

TS, some great shots! Did you see the big old barracuda at tulamben?

Hahaha.... most likely. But still, kind of troublesome to bring one along.... unless also using it as a U/W writting surface of some sort... :think:

 

[2evans]

Usually have a slate with pencil in my bcd. Yep, it's something extra to carry, but since it's tucked inside, it's not noticable. (Sometimes hand signals just don't work out...)

 

[antacid]

nope, didn't bring a whole studio set-up there...although that was a great series of photos, i'm uncomfortable with the idea of handling the creatures. that said, i wasn't very happy when i saw it on the slate, but i noted that there was still lots of sand on the slate - implying he just sort of lifted the nudi out from below. much better than plucking and pulling it out!

and yes, that huge barracude was still at liberty wreck. vis wasn't fantastic, and felt a little disappointed with the site. guess we won't be going to tulamben anytime soon!

 

[diver-hloc]

Any Manta or 'early' Mola ?? :bsmilie:

 

[lovells19]

nice Series im missing the place already!!

 

[antacid]

Any Manta or 'early' Mola ?? :bsmilie:

nope, didnt go to nusa penida...but another group went to manta point and saw the usual mantas. *yawn*

see until sian...zzz

hahahaha ok i shuddup

 

[diver-hloc]

nope, didnt go to nusa penida...but another group went to manta point and saw the usual mantas. *yawn*

see until sian...zzz

hahahaha ok i shuddup

Wow.... not scare bad krama for saying such thing :bsmilie::bsmilie:

 

[eel]

#11 Pompom crab with egggssss
#12 The tiniest frogfish ever!

Aiyoh so cute! How big was it?

 

[antacid]

it was the size of an eraser tip..maybe 5mm to 1cm across? i had to stick my face into it before i could see what it actually was. i have no idea how the guide managed to spot it!

hloc> its ok...i dont dive in places where there are mantas often. hehe

 

[Numnumball]

Very nice series

 

[howeikwok]

it was the size of an eraser tip..maybe 5mm to 1cm across? i had to stick my face into it before i could see what it actually was. i have no idea how the guide managed to spot it!

hloc> its ok...i dont dive in places where there are mantas often. hehe

It's ok. there're many teeny froggies at seraya. nearly landed on one last time. :bsmilie:

btw the crabbie looks like a juve boxcrab, the kind you find buried in sand in manado/lembeh. :think:

 

[cyrzk]

:thumbsup::thumbsup: love the nudi eggs!..and of course the tiny frog fish!