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Reticulidia suzanneae has typical yellow body  with raised white yellow lattices enclosing black spots. Rhinophores yellow  lamellate  no gill tuft. Photographed during diving in Havelock island _April 2024
 Canon100 1/200 f13 iso100
By Antonio Venturelli
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A diver watching a glass fish ballet inside a wreck
By Diogo Benchimol
posted Thursday, April 25, 2024
What splendid eyes these little gobies have  They hide in small crevices in rocks. They are shy but curious and it is easy to photograph them when they lean out to scrutinize the external environment. Havelock Is._April2024
 Canon100 1/200 f9 i.100
By Antonio Venturelli
posted Yesterday
Red anemone with sparkling dust above.
By Diogo Benchimol
posted Yesterday
Red anemone with sparkling dust above.
By Diogo Benchimol
posted Yesterday
Red anemone with sparkling dust above.
By Diogo Benchimol
posted Yesterday

Underwater Photo Location: Lac des Îles à Sion

Underwater Photo Location: Lac des Îles à Sion

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Beautiful artificial lac in the capital city of the Valais... Sion.
Facts about Lac des Îles à Sion
  • It is in Switzerland
  • The typical depth is 0-40 Metres 0-130 Feet.
  • The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
Dive types
shorewallnightdrysuitfreshwaterice

Marine Life
small

Diving facilities
airnitroxrepairshireinstructionguidedfriendly

Photo facilities
macrowideanglefilmpfriendlyphireinstruction

by Michel Lonfat
My friend JP and his UnderWater Video Material. Autumn has arrived - and it's beautifull colors - but also the first snow in our mountains. As we say : "the colder it is - the better the visibility is"... :O) ...

by Michel Lonfat
The eye of a young Crayfish... :O) ...

by Michel Lonfat
Technical Trainning dive... in the fresh waters of our lakes... :O)...

by Michel Lonfat
Super Macro of the Eye of a Pike Fish - done with a 105mm with a WetDiopter No2 ... :O) ...

by Michel Lonfat
The Eye of a Fresh Water Eel... :O)...

by Michel Lonfat
End of the day diving - today - just before night fall.... Having fun "under the ice"... Just beautiful... :O)...

by Michel Lonfat
Diving under the ice... Just 5° -> That's one for Jeff ... :O) ...

by Michel Lonfat
"Yes my dear : this is puuuuure ice" - Diving under the Ice with Faby in Valais Switzerland just before night fall. Pure Cristal Water (5° Jeff !) - and the ice very thick and very pure (transparent - no snow on it) - QUE du BONHEUR ...:O)...

by Michel Lonfat
Yesterday's under The Ice Diving. With my friend JP : these days the ice is still thick but easly breakable - you can come out where ever you want. So no need of safety lines. Just perfect to dive. ...:O)... But quite fresh...

by Michel Lonfat
End of today's dive... Water, Ice and a Tree... The water is just fantastic.

by Michel Lonfat
Just came back from a dive week-end under the ice with my wife. Waow just discovered a beautiful surprise. Thank-you so much for this title. I am really touched. Michel ...:O) ...

by Michel Lonfat
"Touching the ice" - Night fall dive under the Ice. Faby is playing with the air bubbles stuck under the roof ice... Que du bonheur... :O)...

by Michel Lonfat
Beautiful dive with my friends Dan and Sven today (here Sven at the end of the dive)... Almost no more ice, but very good visibillity - outside temp (this is for Jeff) - 5°. Que du bonheur ...:O)...

by Michel Lonfat
After the picture of Sven, here is one of Dan... in action... in a Valais lake just before the Fendant... :O)...

by Daniel Strub
After having seen pictures of Sven and me made by Michel, i bring you the MAKING OF: it's Michel getting a snapshot of Sven finishing his dive :-) To take Michels favourite expression: que du BONHEUR ;-)

by Michel Lonfat
My wife Caroline (on the right) with Sophie under the ice... Que du Bonheur... :O)...

by Daniel Strub
Trying to discover Mitch's secret of Worldclass photos :-)) hihihiii ... Great fun diving with Sven and Michel.

by Michel Lonfat
Branches of a tree caught in the waters of our lake. Beautiful and magical scenery. Today's after work dive. "Que du Bonheur..." ...:O)...

by Michel Lonfat
A grub of an insecte - an Odonate - 4 meters deep. No croping et que du Bonheur... :O)... 105mm with Wetdiopter Seacam No2.

by Michel Lonfat
Yesterday's dive with my wife Caroline in the clear waters of our small lake... Que du Bonheur... :O)...

by Michel Lonfat
Freshwater Atmospher.... Que du Bonheur... :O) - this week-end dive in our Clear Water of our small lake...

by Michel Lonfat
My friend JP in the Cristal Clear waters of our small lake - not far from home... Que du bonheur... :O)...

by Michel Lonfat
Under the Ice - Diving.... Que du bonheur... :O)...

by Michel Lonfat
A beautiful Noble crayfish in a little lake not far from home... Que du bonheur... :O)....

by Michel Lonfat
My Freind Sven diving in a small lake not far from home last winter - half of the lake was under the ice... Que du bonheur... :O)...

by Michel Lonfat
Today's dive - under the Ice... The viz was just amazing. My friend Vincent playing with the air blocked under the ice. Que du bonheur... :O)...

by Michel Lonfat
In winter, as the water is colder, the viz in our lakes is just fantastic... Photo taken yesterday in a small lake not far from home... Que du bonheur...

by Michel Lonfat
My friend JP - in the clear waters of the lake Des Îles - not far from home. End of the today's dive.... Que du bonheur... :O)...

by Michel Lonfat
Diving one of our Freshwater lakes not far from home with my friend Stéphane. The viz is getting worse in just one week. But still Que du bonheur... :O)....

by Michel Lonfat
The clear waters of our small lakes. Que du bonheur... :O)...

by Michel Lonfat
A close shot of a Perch during my last night dive... Que du Bonheur... :O)...

by Michel Lonfat
King Pike Fish Hunting Time... Close to the surface... Small lake not far from home... Que du bonheur... :O)...

by Michel Lonfat
My good friend JP diving in the cristal clear waters of a small lake not far from home... Que du bonheur... :O)...

by Michel Lonfat
A Curious Perch looking into my Dom - probably at her reflexion - during my safety stop... Natural light... Que du bonheur... :O)...

by Michel Lonfat
My good friend JP diving in the clear waters of our small lake not far from home... Like I always say : c'est que du bonheur... :O)...

by Raoul Caprez
Bad visibility today :-( ... follow the branches to come out !

by Raoul Caprez
A window through the ice. Thanks Michel and Bernard for this nice dive :-)

by Michel Lonfat
Bernard under the Ice... Que du bonheur... :O)...

by Raoul Caprez
Natural "ice filter" ... juste a small hole in the ice to see better the top of the tree ...
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