Long weekend at Pulau Dayang....

[Pauche]

Newbie to underwater photography... C&C most welcome. Appreciate if anyone knows the fish ID, thanks!!

#1 - Tall fin batfish

#2

#3

#4

#5

 

[Pauche]

And the last one.......

#6

 

[beivied]

it's a bat fish ... sorry i cant go more specific, like, scientific name.. ;p

 

[beivied]

and pretty decent for first attempt

 

[Revad3]

now monsoon season still can dive? how the condition over there

 

[sunnypub]

Tall-fin bat fish.

 

[howeikwok]

I can go home and check the scientific name if you like. Weather was great over the long weekend, seas were calm and flat, currents were mild, vis was great at some spots. Fishies and critters were all there. :thumbsup:

 

[Pauche]

it's a bat fish ... sorry i cant go more specific, like, scientific name.. ;p

and pretty decent for first attempt

Tall-fin bat fish.

thank you for the ID and the comments

 

[Pauche]

now monsoon season still can dive? how the condition over there

I can go home and check the scientific name if you like. Weather was great over the long weekend, seas were calm and flat, currents were mild, vis was great at some spots. Fishies and critters were all there. :thumbsup:

weather and current were very favourable for diving. it was at least sunny and calm seas throughout the weekend. ;p

 

[NitroxCrazy]

Did you say you were a newbie? Hard to believe you are one from those shots.

 

[Pauche]

Did you say you were a newbie? Hard to believe you are one from those shots.

100% yes!!! :embrass::embrass:
It's my first time shooting underwater, still have lots to learn, especially buoyancy and composition/framing.

 

[Info Overflow]

May I ask what is the cam/filter/strobe/etc u used?

I was there 2 weekends ago and experienced 1 current (short 1). Overall weather was great!

Did you manage to see turtles?

 

[Pauche]

May I ask what is the cam/filter/strobe/etc u used?

I was there 2 weekends ago and experienced 1 current (short 1). Overall weather was great!

Did you manage to see turtles?

using a fuji f50fd + inon strobe:

strobe, arm, tray & light --> courtesy of CSer "diver-hloc" for lending me his setup.

never see any turtles, weather is great/fantastic....enjoyed my first night dive too! :lovegrin:

 

[Ayie1786]

:thumbsup: i like #2, 4 and 6(looks like a postcard... i like! :bsmilie: )
but i feel that the framin in #4 is quite tight...

 

[howeikwok]

Ahhh... I thought i saw that set-up in our private tub in dayang blues.... :bsmilie:

 

[antacid]

wah hardcore...i want a focus light too!

didnt see you on the island...which boat were you on? i hope you weren't with those kids fishing off the jetty...

 

[Pauche]

:thumbsup: i like #2, 4 and 6(looks like a postcard... i like! :bsmilie: )
but i feel that the framin in #4 is quite tight...

thanks, will take note of the framing! :thumbsup:

Ahhh... I thought i saw that set-up in our private tub in dayang blues.... :bsmilie:

ooppppssss............... spotted! :bsmilie: so which camera in that tub is yours???

 

[Pauche]

wah hardcore...i want a focus light too!

didnt see you on the island...which boat were you on? i hope you weren't with those kids fishing off the jetty...

haha.... I'm on the boat called 'damai express'.......... i think even if u had seen me, you wouldnt know that its me either!!

you were there too? which room at dayang blue did u stay in?

 

[howeikwok]

i was the one sleeping on the hammock on dayang blues. Ikelite housing with twin inon z-240 strobes and yellow float tubings on the arms, hahahaha.... :bsmilie:

 

[Pauche]

i was the one sleeping on the hammock on dayang blues. Ikelite housing with twin inon z-240 strobes and yellow float tubings on the arms, hahahaha.... :bsmilie:

oh great!!! I saw those yellow floats on the 2 arms.... so that's yours!!! :sweatsm:

*nice meeting your camera* hahahaha


btw, is there any good fish ID and coral ID websites that I can refer to? I'm still trying to find the names of some of the pics i took, like #2,3,4,5 above.

thanks for helping out! :thumbsup: