Raja Ampat, Indonesia

[bversteegh]

Spent 2 wonderful weeks on a liveaboard to Raja Ampat, Indonesia last December. 46 dives and several thousand photographs later (maybe 20% keepers) - here are a few of the "keepers".


Lionfish



Red Soft Coral



Gorgonians



red soft coral on pier

[bversteegh]

Cross dressing crab



Nudi out for a stroll



or little crawly things....



and maybe a little fish on a whip coral

[chinacat46]

Nice pics. I was in Raja back in Feb of this year also on a liveaboard. Great place although the airport in Sarong makes Manado look like a nice modern airport.

[Travelnsj]

Great Pics...I cannot wait....I'll be doing the Sorido Resort in Raja in December/January.

[deepdiver47]

stunning bversteegh, would you mind telling me what you have for a camera setup?

I hear you on the keepers, I shot 308 UW pics when I was in Bali.

[bversteegh]

Originally Posted by deepdiver47

stunning bversteegh, would you mind telling me what you have for a camera setup?

I hear you on the keepers, I shot 308 UW pics when I was in Bali.

I shoot a Canon 20D in an Ike housing, with 2 ds50 strobes. For wide angle, I shoot a 15mm Sigma fisheye; for macro, the 100mm Canon macro lens ( with a Woody wet diopter).

[tx.lakerat]

who would you recommend for the liveabord?

[chinacat46]

Well the liveaboard I did is no longer in biz. It was the Adventure Komodo and the late Larry Smith was the main reason to dive with them. When he passed away that was pretty much the end of that boat. For those who don't know him Larry Smith is the father of muck diving in Indonesia and he is responsible for putting Lembeh Strait on the dive map. He was well known thru out Indonesia and most of the dive world in general. He was great guy and his passing earlier this year was a major bummer for many myself included. Luckily though I was on one of his last trips and feel blessed to have known him. I'm sad the boat is no longer doing trips as well as the crew he had put together was incredible.

[deepdiver47]

I guess it lives up to its article in Scuba Diving mag. This is one of those posts that has you coming back because "I needed that" Awesome pics.....

[Travelnsj]

I just got a note from my travel agent today another Park Fee in Raja....about $35.00....I'm sure they will have another one or two before I go!