Bali Tulamben/Seraya

[bighead]

First time trying photography underwater... looking for comments ... thxs.

#1 Mimic filefish


#2 Ghost pipefish


#3 Fire Hypselodoris


#4 Crinoid Commensal Shrimp (???)


#5 (UFO Shrimp, any ID??)

[bighead]

#6 (UFO Crab, any ID??)


#7 Pygmy Seahorse


#8 Blue Ring octopous at Manta Point Nusa Penida

[jelimon]

drool~...can't wait for my Sept bali trip. Think #6 is a squat lobster ba or one of those that hide in the featherstar? *unsure*

the macro stuff is nice, though the ghost pipefish can have a slightly bit more DOF to have at least more of the head in focus. Nudi can go for a more upwards frontal headshot compared to shooting down.

But the colours are just amazing and the lighting just rite! You sure this is ur first time?

[bighead]

Originally Posted by jelimon drool~...can't wait for my Sept bali trip. Think #6 is a squat lobster ba or one of those that hide in the featherstar? *unsure* the macro stuff is nice, though the ghost pipefish can have a slightly bit more DOF to have at least more of the head in focus. Nudi can go for a more upwards frontal headshot compared to shooting down. But the colours are just amazing and the lighting just rite! You sure this is ur first time?

Thxs ... hope someone can ID on number #5 ?? Been days but cannot find anything ... Lighting is using a D2000 on ext auto ... gd for lazy people ...

[howeikwok]

#5 is most likely a crinoid shrimp that lost it's host. I think it's Periclemenes cornutus.

[cityofangels]

I love your capture of the Pygmy Seahorse! Taken at the Wreck?

This is a thread of my pics taken during my Tulamben trip in end April/early May '07.

Tulamben 27th April to 1st May '07

But my camera not so high-end. Was using a mere P&S camera (Canon Ixus 900Ti).

[bighead]

Originally Posted by cityofangels I love your capture of the Pygmy Seahorse! Taken at the Wreck?

Nope. Its at Seraya, 30m. Nearly went into deco for this.

[cityofangels]

Originally Posted by bighead Nope. Its at Seraya, 30m. Nearly went into deco for this.

Deco = Decompression?

[bighead]

Originally Posted by cityofangels Deco = Decompression?

Yup. You are right.

[lilylidou]

Sorry I can't see anything

[lovells19]

Originally Posted by bighead Nope. Its at Seraya, 30m. Nearly went into deco for this.

go nitrox

it helps
kekekeke

[bighead]

Originally Posted by lovells19 go nitrox it helps kekekeke

Considering .... bt seldom go so deep for macro stuff .... or unless u gg for threshers or those deep oceans stuff ...

OT abit. Is it true that threshers are frightened by bubbles we breathe out ?? Seen this in documentaries, hence they using re-breathers to go check out threshers.

[stonefish35]

Originally Posted by bighead Considering .... bt seldom go so deep for macro stuff .... or unless u gg for threshers or those deep oceans stuff ... OT abit. Is it true that threshers are frightened by bubbles we breathe out ?? Seen this in documentaries, hence they using re-breathers to go check out threshers.

OT : Actually, Nitrox not meant for deep dives, as 32% EAN max operating depth is about 32m , and 36% MOD about 28m , its more for maximising the no-deco dive time, assuming there's enuff gas. Say a 4 dives / day scenario, you will feel the difference with using air and nitrox. even for a 2 or 3 dives/day case, you can feel the diff.

Anyway, a operator in Bali is still offering nitrox at no extra charge, whether air or nitrox diver, still pays same price.

Not so sure about threshers, but a fren is heading to Bali using rebreather for filming the Molas in Aug, same reason with the bubbles with open circuit .

[lovells19]

ur bubbles scare just about everything that moves underwater

if you see a fish squirting water on land walking ard.. will u freak out?

or a rock man spurting lava.. haha

[cat64fish]

The ghost pipefish is more correctly called an ornate ghost pipefish (harlequin ghost pipefish, is also another name, I think). This distinguishes it from the robust ghost pipefish, which doesn't have the spiky look.

Cheers, Jeff

PS the fish are not only scared by the light reflecting off the air-water interface of each bubble, but also the the sound waves made when we breathe out and as the bubbles rise to the surface. This is used in a fishing technique call moru-ami ... a curtain of bubbles encloses an area and a (huge) net catches everything inside the curtain coz the fish are too scared to run out of the curtain. Interestingly, some plankton-feeding whales also use bubbles to concentrate krill into a tight ball on the water surface, using a spiraling bubble trail, before engulfing the whole lot into its mouth. Where did they learn to do that, I wonder?

[ScubaMagazinedotnet]

#5 Could be a Periclimenes Amboinensis shrimp commensal to crinoids. They come in different colors based upon their host crinoid.

This is not to be confused with Thor Amboinensis, the little brown shrimp with white spots with its tail up in the curent.