Puerto Galera photos

[Geoff_H]

I echo the comments about doing as many night or dusk dives as you can! I loved the night dive at "Giant Clams" - not much reef or soft corals but a veritable treat of critters in the open sand...

 

[bttmdwllr]

I think the first photo is a baby pufferfish

 

[boljakool]

nice set of pics! one of the reasons that makes me want to go back to PG is the night dive in sabang! (...both in and off the water, that is)

 

[Rick Murchison]

Very nice indeed, Geoff!
And brave... you could lose a housing that close to that thumb-splitter
Thank you, thank you, thank you...
Rick

 

[Geoff_H]

Very nice indeed, Geoff!
And brave... you could lose a housing that close to that thumb-splitter
Thank you, thank you, thank you...
Rick

Zoom and crop, zoom and crop

I wasn't much closer than a foot away I guess... I have a healthy respect for those things.. but when I find one, the colours are so gorgeous I can't help but try to take a photo.

 

[boyong1]

dang, those are awesome pics you got! zebra crab looks tenacious..

 

[Geoff_H]

dang, those are awesome pics you got! zebra crab looks tenacious..

I've been hunting every flame anenome I see now, but didn't find another one yet

 

[Hammerhead]

baby frogfish? got one here......Basura, Anilao

fair enough, here's mine: -

 

[Geoff_H]

I love those frogfish expressions, thats why I went for the portrait type shot above.

I can't think how to describe them, but isn't there something intrinsically comical about it?!

 

[Hammerhead]

I know what you mean.

On a dive in Cabilao, one of my strobes died towards the end of a dive and this is the effect: -

I prefer it to any other froggie shot I have.