My Indonesian Love Affair

[Dan]

Fantastic pictures. All of them. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Dan]

Wow. I can even see the eye.

 

[Luko]

Wow. I can even see the eye.

Yeah.. I had the same thought too, I am not sure Nudibranches have eyes.
It was a funny fellow that also stood for a "hands up" pose..



Thanks for your comment s anyway, Dan, Lamarpaulski and all.

Thanks also to the a**hole that forwarded me an invitation to a begnner photo class in my flickr account (So funny, I've had several of these fake PMs from nolife dudes who clearly have some resentment since I posted a while ago what I thought of their favorite dive spot. Get a life will you, careful with your belly and your beer drinking and most importantly remember : no girls younger than 18 yo., Okay? )

 

[Cali_diver]

I have been diving with Dharma for years and he is wonderful and used to work at Villa Markisa. He is on Facebook Ajiex Dharma | Facebook and often posts on underwater macro photographers. He loves the retra snoot!

 

[Bubblesong]

I googled "snooted" to learn what it is, so I am no where near your league in photography. I borrowed my daughters GoPro for my avatar photo. But I am still happy to see what others can do.

 

[Lorenzoid]

Maybe you people with 10 trips to Indonesia have just gotten jaded by all the awesomeness. On my first trip to Tulamben (stayed at Liberty) this past June I was astounded by the macro life. I'm not a photographer, but I had my trusty underwater magnifier.

 

[Dan]

Yeah.. I had the same thought too, I am not sure Nudibranches have eyes.
It was a funny fellow that also stood for a "hands up" pose..

Thanks for your comment s anyway, Dan, Lamarpaulski and all....

Apparently they do, but not on antenna like in snails.

The Sea Slug Forum - Do nudibranchs have eyes?

 

[chillyinCanada]

Where do you recommend to stay, Luko?

 

[Luko]

In the mid range, I usually stay at Tauch Tulamben, german swiss accomodation, very tidy gardens, 2 pools, all breezy rooms facing the sea, I like their breakfast and coffee too. Besides that they're located very near my favorite nightdive spot (the slope), so it takes me only 10 minutes after surfacing to enjoy a hot shower, it's in the centre of Tulamben hence you can walk out for some of the few restaurants (My vote goes to warung Komang, live music every other day, Matahari restaurant would be my second choice. Deco Stop is disgusting, avoid Sandhya too.).

If you're looking for even less expensive but still excellent Q/P ratio, I would say Puri Madha, just in front of the wreck.

 

[Dan]

I have stayed in Puri Madha twice. Not bad.