Maldives

[GRbenji]

Posting these from Male, Maldives. Did a 8D/7N on the Eagle Ray.

Will post more when back home.

 

[dawngel]

Wow..Great photos..
You were scuba diving when taking this?

 

[sohwy]

#1 is awesome. Thanks for sharing.

 

[GRbenji]

Wow..Great photos..
You were scuba diving when taking this?

Thanks. Yup, scuba diving.

#1 is awesome. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks.

 

[GRbenji]

More manta ray shots.

and a nepoleon wrasses.

 

[Adrian1987]

whao.. amazing..

 

[lovells19]

nice! can't wait to get there, staying on eagle ray as well!

 

[GRbenji]

Not much macro so only did 1 dive with my macro lens and here are a couple of shots.

 

[antacid]

Koh, that's awesome! I'm going on Eagle Ray in Feb too!

Please say hi to Manek, Sahpe and Ashraf for me.. hahaha

however i've been getting spotty responses from the operator of the boat.. no news for 2 months already. who did you book with?

 

[SHLEW]

Bro Koh, awesome underwater shots. You are having a great time tickling the manta's belly.:bigeyes:
I believe you don't require reading glasses with the sea water correcting your sight.:bsmilie::bsmilie:
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers.
LEW

 

[GRbenji]

whao.. amazing..

Thanks Adrian.

nice! can't wait to get there, staying on eagle ray as well!

Nice and comfortable. I got the biggest room with a double and a single beds.

Koh, that's awesome! I'm going on Eagle Ray in Feb too!

Please say hi to Manek, Sahpe and Ashraf for me.. hahaha

however i've been getting spotty responses from the operator of the boat.. no news for 2 months already. who did you book with?

Hi John, I booked thru Divers Outfitter but realised when there that the boat was actually chartered by The Submersibles. Esther from the Submerisbles and her 4 guests will on the trip too. Non of the names you mentioned above is on the boat. ANW, I'm back yesterday.

Bro Koh, awesome underwater shots. You are having a great time tickling the manta's belly.:bigeyes:
I believe you don't require reading glasses with the sea water correcting your sight.
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers.
LEW

Thanks Big Bro Lew. There were whale sharks too but didn't take photos of them as not possible to snorkel and chase them with DSLR setup.:sweat:

Not true above glasses. Have difficulty looking at LCD to check focus and exposure.

 

[inluvwithblue]

wau cool.. love the pic #3. Really amazing..

 

[nemesis32]

Beautiful shots!

 

[nikefreekz]

wonderful shots... how was your experience staying on Eagle Ray? December seems to be a more popular month for Maldives... Possible to share how much you paid for your LOB?

 

[GRbenji]

wau cool.. love the pic #3. Really amazing..

Thank you.

Beautiful shots!

Thank you.

wonderful shots... how was your experience staying on Eagle Ray? December seems to be a more popular month for Maldives... Possible to share how much you paid for your LOB?

Boat is nice and comfortable. There are 4 rooms with 2x single beds, 2 room with double beds, and 1 room with a double + a single beds. As only 7 guests, my wife and I get the 1 with double and single bed, ie biggest room.

In Maldives, most if not all LOB have a separate dive boat that curise togther.

I booked thru Divers Outfitter and the price is posted on their facebook, ie US$1280. May not have this price anymore as the boat was actually chartered by The Submersible during the 3 weeks in Dec 2010.

 

[yilin]

Nice Nice Shots ...

Been a year since I last dive , itching now after seeing this thread
Been wanting to go to Maldives .

 

[GRbenji]

Nice Nice Shots ...

Been a year since I last dive , itching now after seeing this thread
Been wanting to go to Maldives .

Thanks yilin. Didn't know you dive too.

 

[yilin]

Yup... and a lousy diver that always stick to the guide :bsmilie:
macro underwater very very challenging for me ...

 

[rzaeliza]

excellent!

 

[GRbenji]

excellent!

Thank you.

Yup... and a lousy diver that always stick to the guide :bsmilie:
macro underwater very very challenging for me ...

Dive more often and your confidence will increase.

Who have you dive with? What's UW setup have you got? Planning to house your 7D?