Wakatobi Dive Resort

Coral Colors at Dawn

Sunburst through the jungle canopy onto a shallow seafan. Strong currents in the channel allow very lush growth of soft corals and fans in extremely shallow water.

Friend of mine took a picture of Selayar seafans from east coast of selayar island, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Coleman's Pygmy seahorse, looking so angelic.

Found this stunning nudibranch (Ceratosoma magnificum) off Komodo

Mantis shrimp, Wakatobi 2005.

Surgeon Fish, Wakatobi house reef, 2005, Nikkor 60mm.

Hairy Squat Lobster, Komodo. Nikkor 60mm.

This picture was taken in front of Maulana Hotel, Banda Neira - Molluca, Indonesia. This is very unique place since we see lagoon and mountain volcano right in front of hotel terrace

Cardinal fish, Lembeth 2005. Nikkor 60mm.

Yellow scorpionfish hiding in the algae. Taken with Olympus C8080.

Fire!
A pair of Coleman Shrimps in a Fire Urghin.

Parrotfish Eye.

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Sponge Lounger. Taken at Dili Rock wiht an Olympus C-8080.

Lionfish Fandango. Taken under Pertamina Pier with an Olympus C-8080.

Colonial anemone and sea squirt bouquet. Taken at Black Rock Coral Garden with an Olympus C-5050.

Angel. Taken with an Olympus C-5050.

Blueberry & Vanilla Flatworm. Taken with Olympus C-5050.

Neptune's Cotton Candy. Taken with an Olympus C-8080

Getting up at 5.30am paid off - I saw my first ever Blue ring Octopus! Unfortunately and unbelievably it got eaten before my very eyes! After one attack the flounder returned to finish off the octopus despite its deadly toxin. The flounder lived!

Baby boxfish taken with Olumpus C-5050 at Bob's Rock.

Bumpy nudibranch taken at Dili Rock with Olympus C-8080

Fireworm!! This guy was about 2.5 cm wide, scary. Imagine that guy wiggling in your wetsuit !!

Getting the munchies. Two nudibranchs enjoying a lunch of ascidians. Taken with Olypmus C8080

Leatherjacket against a pilon under the Pertamina Pier. Olympus C8080