Today’s dives with Sea Rovers at Menjangan were fantastic, although the first one didn’t start off so well. Right after jumping in at Eel Garden, I was adjusting my strobe arms when my modeling light fell off. It started sinking fast, but this new piece of equipment cost me close to 500 bucks, so I
Today I accompanied Captain Paul, owner of Sea Rovers, with an Advanced Open Water student doing her deep dive at Temple Garden here in Pemuteran. We had great conditions–mild current, warm water and decent visibility. I’m still struggling with keeping the sand/backscatter out of the photos in my wide angle shots–it doesn’t help that I’m probably
One of the joys of diving for me is learning about and trying to photograph behavior. Today’s photos are not really portfolio-worthy, but they show the interesting relationship between the sand shrimpgoby and the shrimp they share a home with. These two creatures are symbiotic (meaning their interaction benefits both of them). The gobies stand guard while
It was an interesting day of diving today. I went out with Sea Rovers for a local dive in Pemuteran Bay at Close Encounters. The guide noted that there was a current, and I was first to do a backward-roll into the drink. By the time I popped back up, I had already passed the
If you’re like me, one of the first things most people ask when they find out you scuba dive is, “aren’t you afraid of sharks?” I always answer “Oh no, I so rarely see a shark; it’s always exciting, and I swim towards them to get a photo.” They eye me skeptically, so I
I had the opportunity to do a shore dive with Sea Rovers’ guest David and dive guide Edi at Mucky Pirates Bay here in Pemuteran. It’s always great to have one of the local guides to find the tiniest and most unusual critters. Dive log: Mucky Pirates Bay / Max depth: 46 feet / Time:
Two great dives at Menjangan with Sea Rovers, however the current at Box Reef was really ripping for the first 20 minutes or so. That’s one of the reasons I didn’t get a lot of ‘keepers’ today. Dive log: Box Reef, Menjangan / Max depth: 78 feet / Time: 65min Mangrove, Menjangan / Max depth: 63
Today I did a morning shore dive at Mucky Pirates Bay here in Pemuteran. I decided I want the Sea Rovers record for longest dive–at 138 minutes, I’m probably in the top 5. The tide was changing so the visibility was pretty bad, and most of the photos I shot had too much sand in
My first dive after finally defeating strep throat was an afternoon shore dive at Mucky Pirates Bay here in Pemuteran–just 5 minutes away from my house. The tireless pirates at Sea Rovers provided shore support and divemaster Abdul was my guide as we checked out what I can happily call my new ‘house reef.’ The
There has been a nasty bug going around Pemuteran for the past few weeks, and unfortunately I caught it. Started out as a garden-variety cold, but just as I was starting to feel better, it morphed into a bad case of strep throat. I suffered for several days hoping my immune system would kick in