Little Pony Photo Shoot

[siaoon]

Heres my only sighting of the famous pygmy seahorses...
took all these in nudi falls.. where theres abt 10 of them on a sea fan.

Heres my best attempts of this little red pony.

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ok.. Give me yr best side...

Gd.. now give me a shy look..

Nice.. Now i want to do a head shot..

NO!!. not juz yr head, i need to see your eyes too!

hmm.. theres something on yr eyes.. thats looks ugly.. HEY!! dun turn away!! i doesnt mean you are ugly!!

--End of photo shoot--

 

[kthan]

eyes...i wanna see the eyes too

first one best

 

[littledigitalartist]

bro.. they.. are.. beautiful... ... (speechless) and the story line is damn farnie too... hai.. the ones i took is with a film camera.... got a bit of paralax error... pic a bit dark.. only bubbles are lit up by the flash...

 

[foxwagon]

i think #1 u can blow up to 8R for display :thumbsup:

 

[foxwagon]

U want to know where else besides Bali and Lembeh Straits can see pgymy seahorses?

Derawan also can. pgymy seahorses, mantas, stingless jelly fish. big & small stuff all also have. Let's go!

 

[lovells19]

U want to know where else besides Bali and Lembeh Straits can see pgymy seahorses?

Derawan also can. pgymy seahorses, mantas, stingless jelly fish. big & small stuff all also have. Let's go!

going going.. already paid liao.. waiting for dates to arrive only hehehehe

nice one siaoon!

 

[foxwagon]

where? Derawan & Sangalaki? Great! Show us pictures soon! :bigeyes:

 

[beivied]

where? Derawan & Sangalaki? Great! Show us pictures soon! :bigeyes:

looks like someone is hot on this destination huh ... :think:

lovells not going so soon leh ... gotta wait another 10 more months at least :bsmilie:

 

[ScoobaKev]

Good shots Siaoon!

Just got back from Manado. Saw 2 types of Pygmies for the 1st time. They're really cute. I hope my shots turn out...we'll find out soon.

 

[foxwagon]

looks like someone is hot on this destination huh ... :think:

lovells not going so soon leh ... gotta wait another 10 more months at least :bsmilie:

what? paid 10 months in advance?

Well the place got big & small stuff. fair spread of stuff to see & shoot. unlike some dive sites, either all big or all small stuff. or just wall or drift dives. if you are lucky, then all big stuff went hibernation, or shoot-bird eye, all small stuff cannot see. if you are both lucky, then stay home to watch Discovery Channel. :dunno:

 

[siaoon]

Good shots Siaoon!

Just got back from Manado. Saw 2 types of Pygmies for the 1st time. They're really cute. I hope my shots turn out...we'll find out soon.

thanks..

wah.. 2 different types of pygmy wor!! u took all with slides and film? no digital hor....??! quik quik process leh.. hehe.. dun let us wait too long for your photos..

 

[ScoobaKev]

yah. 1 type (the red one) was at Bunaken and the yellow type was at lembeh. I only went to lembeh for 1 day trip (2 dives).

Yes, only shot slides and sent for processing already....then have to scan still... be patient (i'm telling myself that).

 

[lovells19]

what? paid 10 months in advance?

Well the place got big & small stuff. fair spread of stuff to see & shoot. unlike some dive sites, either all big or all small stuff. or just wall or drift dives. if you are lucky, then all big stuff went hibernation, or shoot-bird eye, all small stuff cannot see. if you are both lucky, then stay home to watch Discovery Channel. :dunno:

12mths actually.. hahaha well they gave us a really good discount. oh stayin on nabucco btw not derawan.

i've only seen 1type of nudi leh.. didn't get a very good shot of it anyway.. hovering at 28m is not fun.. hahaa

 

[kthan]

U want to know where else besides Bali and Lembeh Straits can see pgymy seahorses?

well, there are a few places u can see them. I have heard that they can be sighted at Mabul, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Galera, Anilao, Biak, Komodo, Raja Ampat, etc.....

seems like they are not so rare afterall.

 

[Photosmart]

yah. 1 type (the red one) was at Bunaken and the yellow type was at lembeh. I only went to lembeh for 1 day trip (2 dives).

Yes, only shot slides and sent for processing already....then have to scan still... be patient (i'm telling myself that).

There are basically two common type of PSH....namely the Hippocampus bargibanti and the Hippocampus Dennis. And the not so common one is the Hippocampus "Pontohi".

You can find various color for each species.

 

[ScoobaKev]

Yup. We spotted Hippocampus Denise at Bunaken (Red) & Hippocampus Bargibanti at Lembeh (Yellowish-Orange).

I hear that the rare 'Pontohi' has been spotted regularly at Raja Ampat.