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Underwater Photo Location: Anilao, Phillipines

Underwater Photo Location: Anilao, Phillipines

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This is the one of the world class dive site for "muck" diving.
Facts about Anilao, Phillipines
  • It is in Philippines
  • Anilao, Phillipines is in the Philippine Sea.
  • The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
  • The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
Dive types
dayboat

Marine Life
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by Paul Ng
The"king" of the shrimp

by Paz Maria De Vera-Santos
Baby Squid attracted to my torch during a night dive in Anilao.

by Paul Ng
Pgymy Seahorse. Taken in Anilao with Canon Compact S80 with single Inon strobe and double stack macro lens.Full Frame

by Paul Ng
Can't You See Me? Taken with Canon S80 with Inon Strobe and Inon Macro lenses.

by Patrick Neumann
Nudi from my first trip to Anilao in June this Year. Taken with Canon 400D + !00mm macro lens

by Patrick Neumann
Lets talk about sex! Taken at Anilao last month with Canon 400D+100mm Macro lens

by Patrick Neumann
Another Nudi Shot from Anilao taken with Canon 400D + 100mm macro lens

by Patrick Neumann
My first Pygmy EVER!!!!! :)) Taken in Anilao with Canon 400D+100mm Macro lens

by Patrick Neumann
Ghostpipefish taken in Anilao, Philippines wih Canon 400D+100mm maro lens

by Patrick Neumann
Nambrotha Nudibranch taken in Anilao Philippines June 2008 with Canon 400D+100mm mcro lens

by Patrick Neumann
Taken in Anilao Philippins with Canon 400D+100mm Macro lens

by Patrick Neumann
As close as possible :) Taken with Canon 400D+100mm macro lens

by Patrick Neumann
Anilao June 2008 taken with Canon 400D+100mm macro lens... ...HA, i steel Brians plasticine model and made one by my own :-) as you can see i changed some details at the model

by Patrick Neumann
Porcelan crab taken in Anilao with Canon 400D+100mm

by Patrick Neumann
Fabulina Nudibranch from Anilao taken with Canon 400D + 100mm Macro Lens.

by Patrick Neumann
Hey, i finally created another plasticine model, Brian :) Taken in Anilao with Canon 400D + 100mm Macro lens

by Patrick Neumann
Nudi looking straight to my Canon 400D +100mm macro lens. Taken in Anilao, Philippines

by Patrick Neumann
Nudibranch Anilao taken with Canon 400 D + 100mm Macro lens

by Patrick Neumann
Baby Frogfish (3cm) taken in Anilao, Philippines with Canon 400D + 100mm Macro lens

by Patrick Neumann
Whip Coral Shrimp taken in Anilao with Canon 400D + 100mm Macro lens

by Patrick Neumann
Never get tired to shoot them :) Taken in Anilao with Canon 400D + 100mm Macro lens

by Patrick Neumann
don t let me fall :) Nudis mating in Anilao, Philippines taken with Canon 400D+100 mm

by Patrick Neumann
What a beauty!!! Nudibranch Janoulos Sp. taken in Anilao, Philippines with Canon 400D+100mm macro lens

by Patrick Neumann
Anilao is not only good for Nudis, you know.. :) Taken with Canon 400D+100mm macro lens

by Patrick Neumann
Anilao Nudi Portrait taken with Canon 400D+100mm macro lens

by Patrick Neumann
mimi nudi Anilao taken with Canon 400D/hugyfot + 100mm macro lens

by Patrick Neumann
Brian, finally found your plasticine model...i ll send it back now, eh? :-))) Taken in Anilao with Canon 400D/Hugyfot Housing + 100mm lens

by Patrick Neumann
Crab Anilao, Philippines taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot housing + 100mm lens

by Patrick Neumann
should i jump or should i stay :))) Crab Anilao, Philippines taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot housing + 100mm lens

by Paul Ng
What's up doc!!! Taken in Anilao with Canon S80 also strobes and macro lens.

by Patrick Neumann
Say "HELLO" to Mr.Rhenopias Frondosa :-)) taken in secret bay - Anilao - Philippines with Canon 400D/hugyfot housing & 100mm lens

by Patrick Neumann
Moving Seastar at nightdive Anilao, Philippines taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot housing + 100mm lens

by Patrick Neumann
Taken in Anilao with Canon 400D/Hugyfot Housing + 100mm lens

by Patrick Neumann
After these other critters its time for a Nudi again, eh?! Biggest Nudibranch i have ever seen in my life ! ! ! Taken in Anilao, Philippines with a Canon 400D/Hugyfot housing + 100 mm macro lens

by Patrick Neumann
another strange nudi from Anilao, philippines..sorry, hope not to bore you but there was so many of them :-))) Taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot + 100mm lens

by Patrick Neumann
nudi from Anilao taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot housing

by Patrick Neumann
....Anilao, Philippines taken with Canon 400D/hugyfot

by Patrick Neumann
Nudi from Anilao taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot housing + 100 mm lens

by Patrick Neumann
The empire strikes back. I was totally amazed by this little crab, it looks a bit like Chewbacker from Star Wars....it an Orang Utan Crab found in Anilao. Taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot + 100 mm lens

by Ann Benwick
Whip coral

by Patrick Neumann
yellow pygmy-seahorse. They are a lot smaller than the red-one- maybe half of the size..this one was in a seafan 32m deep..so not much bottom time..strong current on this side..puh, not just because of the pygmy an outstanding dive.Canon400D/Hugyfot

by Patrick Neumann
Yellow nudibranch...taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot housing

by Patrick Neumann
this nudi ´coming close :-)) .. Canon 400D/Hugyfot

by Patrick Neumann
fabulina nudi climbing the reef..taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot

by Patrick Neumann
nice to meet you :-) taken with Canon 400D/hugyfot

by Patrick Neumann
fabulina comes around... Canon 400D/Hugyfot

by Patrick Neumann
nudi ... Canon 400D/Hugyfot

by Patrick Neumann
nudi portrait ... Canon 400D/Hugyfot

by Patrick Neumann
Nudi with eggs ... Canon 400D/hugyfot

by Robert Christie
This tiny hairy crab that measures only a few millimeters in size was perched for just a moment on top of a piece of coral on a reef off Anilou, Philippines.

by Paul Ng
ART! taken with canon S80 with strobe and double macro lens

by Larry Medenilla
with the bad visibility and the sun behind, I never thought i'd have a good shot.

by Larry Medenilla
This moray was posing for me. The smaller one was a bit shy.

by Patrick Neumann
yellow Pygmy .. Canon 400D/Hugyfot

by Larry Medenilla
Whip it!

by Larry Medenilla
I find these feather stars to be under-rated. Personally, they make my every dive come alive with vibrant colors (IMAX in my mind). Canon G9

by Paul Ng
Transparent Sex! taken with Canon S80 with Inon single strobe and Double Macro Lens.

by Larry Polster
Nudi Love at Antilao, fantastic dive sites, D300, 105VR, D-160 and D-125 strobes.

by Larry Polster
Antilao, Philippines, D300, 106VR

by Bill Stewart
"Western Clown Anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris)" Photo taken during a dive trip to Anilao, Philippines June 2008. Nikon D300/18-55 Nikkor/Ikelite Housing/Ikelite DS125 Substrobe

by Larry Polster
One of many Nudis at Anilao, Philippines, D300, 105VR, ISO200, f14, 1/160

by Larry Polster
D300, 105VR, D-160 strobes

by Larry Polster
D300, 105VR

by Patrick Neumann
nudiiiii ... :-)

by Larry Polster
Anilao, Philippines, D300, 105VR, DS160

by Larry Polster
D300, 105VR, Anilao, Philippimes, nudi capital of the world !

by Larry Polster
D300,105VR

by Richard Witmer
Glossodoris cincta. Anilao, Philippines. Canon G9/Ikelite DS160.

by Richard Witmer
Halgerda Batangas in Anilao. Canon G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL165.

by Richard Witmer
Self-propelled candy. Cadlinella ornatissima. Anilao. Canon G9/Ikelite DS160

by Richard Witmer
Glossodoris rufomarginata, at Anilao. G9/Ikelite DS160.

by Richard Witmer
Cuttlefish in Anilao. This is a little guy, about 3.5 inches. (Night dive) G9/Ikelite DS160.

by Richard Witmer
Chromodoris Annae. Anilao, Philippines. Canon G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL165.

by Richard Witmer
To the Batmobile! Pseudoceros sapphirinus. Anilao, Philippines. Canon G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL165.

by Derrick Lim
Anilao Next Top Model Finalist. Capture by my Canon G9, INON single strobe with INON double macro @ Anilao, Philippines.

by Derrick Lim
Peacock Mantis Shrimp, it welcoming me when I ring it's door bell. Photo capture by Canon G9, Inon single strobe and Inon Macro len.

by Richard Witmer
Chromodoris joshi. Anilao, Philippines. Canon G9/Ikelite DS 160/UCL165.

by James Ong
My dive buddies... lolz... taken in Anilao... Backlight shot... with a glowing edge filter.. cheers..

by Richard Witmer
Underwater Fireworks :) Anilao, Philippines. Canon G9/Ikelite DS160

by Patrick Neumann
Whiteeye Murray taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot

by Richard Witmer
Stacked. Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti). Canon G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL 165.

by Brian Mayes
I discovered this gorgeous little 12mm Egg Shell False Cowry (Pseudosimnia punctata) almost at the end of our dive in only 7 metres of water. I needed stacked Inon UCL-165 close up lenses and a lot of patience to get the shot in surge.

by Richard Witmer
Red frogfish. Anilao, Philippines. Canon G9/Ikelite DS 160/ UCL 165.

by Richard Witmer
Frogfish. Anilao, Philippines. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL 165.

by Allen Lee
Nudi & eggs.Nikon F100,60mm,f27,1/125,YS-120*2,RVP100.

by Richard Witmer
SMILE! Armina Sp. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL 165.

by Paz Maria De Vera-Santos
Ambon Scorpionfish

by Richard Witmer
Hairy Squat Lobster. Photo taken between the ribs of a barrel sponge. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL165.

by Allen Lee
Nudi.Nikon F100,60mm,f27,1/125,YS-120*2,RVP 100F.

by Richard Witmer
Big Frogfish portrait. Notice the lure in the top right. Anilao. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL165.

by Richard Witmer
An amazing nudibranch - Phyllodesmium koehleri. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL165.

by Richard Witmer
Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti). G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL165.

by Richard Witmer
Flamboyant Cuttlefish Strike. This cuttlefish was hunting under the ledge. Right before he would strike, his colors would get really bright and then he would attack. G9/Ikelite DS160.

by Richard Witmer
Chromodoris kuniei. This nudibranch was raising and lowering its mantle in the current. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL165.

by Paul Ng
Father and Son

by Paul Ng
Taken with Canon G10 with Inon strobe

by Peri Paleracio
This is an undescribed Thecacera nudibranch species. I found it on one of the divesites here in Anilao.

by Richard Witmer
Trinchesia yamasui in Anilao. G9/DS160/UCL165.

by Patrick Neumann
yawing Frogfish, Anilao taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot

by Patrick Neumann
Nudi from Nudi Capitol Anilao taken with Canon\Hugyfot

by Jun Lao
we are family

by Patrick Neumann
taken in Anilao with Canon 400D/Hugyfot housing

by Patrick Neumann
Red Pygmy Anilao Secret Place taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot

by Patrick Neumann
Anilao 2009

by Patrick Neumann
Anilao 2009

by Patrick Neumann
Nike air Nudi .. ;-)

by Gurney Fermin
This is a shy sea horse that was trying hard not to be noticed by me. I was about to finish my dive when I noticed it hiding near a small rock,

by Derrick Lim
Zebra Crab, photo taken @ Anilao, Philippines by Canon G9 & double macro lens.

by Derrick Lim
Coleman Shrimp resting on fire urchin. Photo taken from Anilao, Philippines by Canon G9, INON strobe & double macro lens. No cropping.

by Derrick Lim
Sawblade shrimp close up, from Anilao, Philippines by Canon G9, single strobe with double macro lens. No cropping

by Debi Henshaw
"Cheeky"

by Mona Dienhart
Say Aaaaaah!!!

by Andy Lau
goby fish

by Raffaele Livornese
Seahorse eyes portrait

by Yang Taotao
Homeless

by Marteyne Van Well
Shrimp on coral

by Nadia Chiesi
The Fakir (Tiger Shrimp)

by Raffaele Livornese
nudibranch rise on his food

by Raffaele Livornese
front or back???

by Paul Ng
The Eyes

by Giancarlo Zambelli
goby

by Raffaele Livornese
snooted Ghost pipe fish

by Jinggong Zhang
Briliant

by Kate Jonker
Not much larger than a grain of sand! Tiny critter photographed in Anilao, Philippines.

by Marc Damant
A Robust Ghost Pipefish hunts in the light of my focus light!

by Raffaele Livornese
a couple of candy crabs on the softcoral

by Raffaele Livornese
snooted eyes of a shell

by Hakan Basar
Halgerda batangas

by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This is a photo of a frogfish hanging out on a hard coral

by Ravinthran Dhamodaram
tried and tried and tried
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