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I'm going to be travelling for quite a while, and want to get an external storage to store the photos that I'd be taking. I do not want to carry a PC/ laptop with me and so would need a something which I can download photos just via a USB cable. So far the only storage I found is the Creative...

I'm going on a round-the-world trip, and want to include diving in my itinerary. I love my gears but do not want to lug them around. I am thinking of having them shipped to the first dive shop, then after the diving, ship the gears to the second dive location, then to the third, etc. Have any...

Hi, All, This fella lives inside the hard corals - typically faviidae - and would move in and out of the coral. A moment, you'd see its "fins" (?) waving and then in the next moment, it's retracted into the coral. A while later, it comes out again. What is its name? Thanks in advance...

I was diving in Southern Leyte in the Philippines 2 weeks ago. At a dive site called Turtle Rock, I saw a funny creature "coiled" around corals (usually Acropora family as shown in the photos). The creature moved up and down and sometimes sideways. I tried to capture its image but found it...

How do I get sun ray to show up in my underwater photos? I tried pointing the camera upwards for those shots but when I did that, all I get was over-exposed photos :( And for crinkled light, I tried shooting that at shallow depths to capture the moving light patches but didn't work. Do I have...

Saw it in Sulawesi, Indonesia at a muck diving site. Water temperature ~ 30degC. It looked like a bouquet of flowers.

What is the relationship between a sea anemone and the shrimp that lives on/ in it? I was diving in Indonesia recently and saw something interesting. There was a shrimp on an anemone that I was trying to photograph. The shrimp was "jumping" around and made it difficult for me to get it in...

I was diving in Anilao, Philippines a few weeks ago. I noticed this tiny (about 1 - 2mm) bright orange-ish creature crawling over a coral... A while later, I realised that there were legions of them all over the reef. I also saw them later on at Ligpo island. Are they pest?

Hi... what causes underwater current and why do some go upwards and some downwards? Just curious, Cat.

Hi, All, Does anyone know where can I get a semi-dry suit in Singapore, whether ready-made or tailored? Thanks in advance, Cat.

Hi, All, We will be diving at Pulau Weh next week. To get there we need to connect our flights from Medan to Aceh and then to via Taxis and ferry to the island. I was told that shorts and tank tops are okay on Pulau Weh... but not sure about the Medan/ Aceh portion of the journey...

Never seen this anywhere but there's plenty at Pulau hantu, Singapore. What kind of coral is this? Thanks, and Merry Christmas! Cat.

Hi, I can't see the thumbnails that someone attached in their posts. I checked the options under User CP but cannot find any options that would enable me to see those thumbnails. Please help... thanks in advance.

Hi, Just wondering why... I noticed that the file size varies from 500KB to 1000+KB when shot at the same resolution (1600 x 1200). Why is that so? Thanks in advance, Cat.

I am looking for a new strobe with target light to avoid having to use my torch to get the camera to focus during night dives. The question is, is the target light bright enough to be used as a torch? Would I still need to carry (and use) a torch light? Thanks... Cat.

Hi, A silly question here... What is it in a camera that determines its resolution? I like my Canon S1 IS but wish that it is more than 3.2 megapixels. :( Thanks, Cat.

Hi, Is it safe for someone who has undergone orbital decompression surgery to dive? Thanks, Cat.

Hi, I was trying out various macro shots and saw schools of these tiny little fish around the reef. Decided to shoot it: http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/31450/cat/1164 When I came back and leafed through my reef guide I couldn't id it... any idea? It was shot last...

What causes thermocline and does it affect the marine life?

Fish is approximately 20cm long, and I often found it to be "resting" among the corals, just as shown in this picture. This particular picture was taken in Redang, Malaysia. Its shape kind of reminds me of a sweetlip. Is it one?