Dive/snorkel pics from Gilli Trawangan & Komodo

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We broke down and spent almost $500 on a better dive camera. I'm not posting pics of things we've posted before unless the colors are better with the new camera. I never thought it would happen but we hardly even pay attention to sharks anymore since we've seen them so much. So I guess there is a tad sense of being jaded when it comes to diving. But we still get to see new and amazing things on every dive. Yay!

The currents around Komodo were a bit scary and I can see why they lose track of divers on a fairly regular basis. However, we've been told that manta rays love lots of current so if you want to see them that's where you have to go. We weren't lucky to see any on our dives but hopefully we will when we get to Sulawesi where we are heading next.

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Photos

Angel fish
Someone told us that this was an angel fish. There must be many varieties.

cuttle fish
It looks like the dive master is touching this fish but he's actually a foot or two behind. Cuttle fish rapidly change colors to adapt to their surroundings like octopus. It's quite dramatic to watch. I have a hard time eating calamari now.

Jelly fish
We gave this guy a wide berth. Pretty though.

yet another type of lion fish
Can you see the differences? Quite beautiful aren't they?

Comments

[Paul Zikmanis]

wow
Hey guys that is a better camera. With this one, the colors of the subject are much clearer. Aren't lion fish poisonous? Aren't sea snakes poisonous? Aren't eels dangerous? I saw Finding Nemo, I know jelly fish hurt! I'm scared, I'll stay here!

[Ahmad Muslim]

My hometown, Lombok
The pics look very nice, I wish I can dive around the Gilies. By the way, I'm from Mataram, Lombok. Again, thanks for sharing your pics. Muslim