Latest bubbles in Mabul and Sipadan
ENI released my last bubbles in Sipadan, this Monday. Ultimate and intense underwater emotions in the middle of sharks, turtles and barracudas...
The abundant reef which protects the island is in fact a vertiginous underwater cliff. It goes down to a depth of more than 600 meters! Fortunately for us, scuba divers or simple swimmers with mask and snorkel, the show takes place close to the surface.
If the "big one" is the show, the small creatures are not to be outdone. Here are, for the pleasure of the eyes, some of the smaller wonders that can be found underwater in Mabul and Sipadan.
Of course, I also let myself go on the nudis... I can't get enough of these small colored sea slugs. In Mabul as in Sipadan, it is a festival.
I will give you the pictures in a next post, "nudibranchs special"!
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I love your photos of the little "things"... With in this series, two of my darlings, the long nose hawfish and the charming blennie...
Superb photos, the transparent water makes you dream 🙂
I WANT TO LEAVE RIGHT AWAY!!!! (That was a cry from the heart! lol)
Lucky you!!!... I've just come back from a very pleasant trip to the US (New York + Niagara), and I'm dreaming of going diving again. I'm planning to leave soon, but in the meantime your stories make me feel good!
I particularly like your crocodile fish. Tell me, you still haven't changed your camera?
Good luck and enjoy! ...
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@Malene: We have the same "scrunchies"!!! The little red-checked one, I just remember it's called "long nose quelque-chose" in English. I'll take the time to find his real name in French when I get back.
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@Yann: Thanks Yann!!! But don't rely on the azure transparency of the waves at the edge of the beach. Once below the surface, there can be places where visibility is very poor, due to suspended particles, especially when it rained the day before. In Mabul, in particular, where we practice "muck-dive", we often find ourselves in a kind of underwater fog... which forces us to concentrate on the little creatures hidden in the sand or on the reef. And it's a treasure trove for macro photography!
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@ Marie-Julie: I'm not surprised... Hey! Hey!
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@A World Elsewhere: Hello Marie-Ange, I discovered your magnificent photo of Niagara Falls last night. I was exhausted, and I haven't yet taken the time to read in detail about your stay there, but as I'm stuck in Tawau today, I'll finally be able to catch up on my favorite blogs!
I like this crocodile-fish too, and your compliment, coming from a seasoned photographer, means a lot to me. Especially as, no, I still haven't changed my camera (still the old Canon Powershot A95 with its little built-in flash). But I do intend to put some money aside in the coming months to buy myself a camera worthy of the name, with its housing, which I hope will accompany me on my next dives...
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Your photos have improved in quality with each dive, so it's time to think about more "serious" equipment to enable you to do even better. But as they say: "step by step"...
I'm horribly behind in publishing my travel stories, I've been away too much since the beginning of the year (am I going to be lynched if I say that?) and I'm doing my best to free myself up at the end of July and all of August to finally get back to writing! On the other hand, you can't write if you don't travel... Let's just say that I've been accumulating material (and destinations!) for the last 6 months, but I'd like to be able to take the time to write about it all.
Today, I'm recounting the 14th of July in Paris, and I'm already writing the next article. Why can't we have 6 hands?!...
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well, the last time I saw such dense schools of fish was in DAKAR? so many fish that the wreck was invisible....
and for the macro and the nudis, I see you are keeping the suspense going 😥
come on put an end to our torment 🙁 and deliver us your pictures 😉
😀 how great photos can be taken without a big bulky rig and powerful external flashes... the photographer's eye and ability to use a camera make a big difference. It's enough to look, to contemplate, to see the beauty of underwater life and to want to render its beauty... and to know how to approach it delicately... you're very talented, bravo!
I love your photos! They show a moment in life and it's like being there!
FYI, the small red check is a longnose hawkfish, or oxycirrhites typus, or fish falcon long nose, bravo Malene!
@A World Elsewhere: Thanks Marie-Ange! I feel I'm making progress, little by little... But I'm starting to get the hang of this little APN's possibilities. It's going to be time for me to take the next step and equip myself for good, that's for sure. In any case, I get infinite pleasure from underwater photography, and that pleasure will only increase tenfold with a real camera!
Finally, to tell all your journeys for 6 months, you would not only need six hands, but also days of 48 hours, right?
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@Laurence: On my last dives in Sipadan, I swam in the middle of a school of barracudas... Truly impressive. As for the nudis, I've put an end to the ordeal! They're on the line.
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@Manta: Merkiii !!!!!
It's mainly by doing it over and over again, flashing underwater, that I've learned to better master my camera, and the technical constraints of underwater photography. That said, I'm starting to feel "limited" on this little APN. While it's possible to get halfway decent macro shots, ambient shots are far from what I'd like... But I'll get there! I can't wait to get a big, bulky rig with external flashes!!!! I might have a lot of fun with a toy like that...
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Hello Corinne,
Always a pleasure to browse your site,
A small photo that I think you will like:
View on the web:
http://n2.nabble.com/A-Dolphin-Kiss-%28Cute%29-td3267373.html
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@ VoyageurAsie / Obeo: Thanks for the link. I wonder who, the dog or the dolphin, was more difficult to train for this maritime "kiss".
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