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Philippines
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 7:47 pm
by Grateful Diver
Re: Philippines
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 8:01 pm
by Bric Martin
Wow!!!!! Those pics are great!
Re: Philippines
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 8:18 pm
by Jan K
Superb ! Looks like you hit a jackpot, all the picturesque critters of the Western Pacific in one trip.
Beautiful.
Re: Philippines
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 8:32 pm
by Scubie Doo
Super jackpot!!!! Those are awesome.
Re: Philippines
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 9:07 pm
by Jeremy
Stunning pictures, congratulations!
Re: Philippines
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 10:04 pm
by Tom Nic
Wow. Gorgeous shots!
Re: Philippines
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 11:03 am
by ScubaJess
Great job Bob!!!
Such amazing critters! Thanks for sharing!
Sooo glad you had a nice trip!!!
Re: Philippines
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 11:17 am
by GearHead
Wow, you really checked off the bucket list critters.
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Re: Philippines
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 1:33 pm
by Penopolypants
What an amazing experience! And what lovely photos!!
Re: Philippines
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 4:36 pm
by Gdog
Omg. That is at the very top of my bucket list. Gotta corner you and talk about that trip. Great great shots!!
Re: Philippines
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 5:56 pm
by Grateful Diver
Happy to talk your ears off about this trip ... I will definitely be going there again ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
Re: Philippines
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2016 7:49 pm
by Steiger
Awesome.
Re: Philippines
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:48 am
by oldsalt
Bob: Since you have dived extensively, you realize that what you have here is exceptional. I have dived in the PI a couple of times while deployed in the Navy. The first time, in 1968, it was much as you show - an underwater paradise. I dived the same sites in 1990 and found over fishing, including fishing with explosives, seriously degraded the reefs. Your gifts as a photographer brought back many wonderful memories, and showed me things I missed. I am particularly impressed with your shot of the banded sea krait. My phobia caused me to give them a large berth.
Thanks, Curt
Re: Philippines
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2016 3:31 pm
by Grateful Diver
Thanks Curt ... that means a lot to me. The reason I take pictures is to share them with friends ... many of whom don't dive and have never seen the things we see underwater. Glad I was able to bring back memories for you as well ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
Re: Philippines
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 4:26 pm
by ScubaJess
I cannot get over how cute that squat lobster is!
Re: Philippines
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 11:47 am
by johndo88
Regarding your picture of the turtle, I imagine what's going through its mind: "Warning, Terrain, Pull Up, Pull Up".
Re: Philippines
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 12:15 pm
by Norris
<sarcasm>Too bad you were not able to get any good photos</sarcasm>
Re: Philippines
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 12:53 pm
by Tangfish
Great photos from one of my regular spots, Bob.
Glad you got to see the yellow pygmys.
Did you do Washing Machine out at Verde?
Re: Philippines
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 1:23 pm
by Grateful Diver
No ... they said we weren't allowed to take a camera in there. I figure if I can't take a camera, why go? We did the Coral Garden instead ... which I found to be a bit underwhelming compared to most other sites we did that week.
My favorite site at PG was Giant Clam ... a muck dive. There was so much to see there. At one point we had two mimic octos, a seahorse, and a flamboyant cuttlefish to choose from, all at the same time ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
Re: Philippines
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 2:14 pm
by GearHead
As I recall, Washing Machine has that name for a reason. Wouldn't be the best idea for the typical tourist to bring a camera there, but the dive guides don't understand how well seasoned most Puget Sound divers are.
I liked Coral Garden as the second dive on our second trip to Verde Island at the end of the week. By then I was content to just drift while looking at pretty fish.
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