dbearden: Arrival night, relaxing down the beach at the Hotel Santika beach bar.
dbearden: "Selamat Datang" (Welcome ...)
dbearden: Soft coral crab (Hoplophrys oatesii) on (surprisingly) soft coral. Can you see him?
dbearden: One of my favorite fish in the sea, the Square Spot Anthias. Not the shot I want, but ok. They are not comfortable with divers and retreat to the reef when approached. I think I need to devote a whole dive to getting one in open water with a high f/stop o
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dbearden: Waka VI dive boat
dbearden: Searching for the perfect sunset at the Jetty Bar.
dbearden: Venus and sunset from the Jetty Bar. As it gets darker, you can see the "Venus-shine" streak reflected across the water.
dbearden: The classic shot you get when you are not happy with your pictures and turn the camera to yourself, asking "Are both strobes working?".
dbearden: Soft coral at 'Fan 38 West' dive site.
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dbearden: Pink skunk anemone fish and green anemone tips.
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dbearden: Periclemenes tosaensis shrimp hovering above its anemone.
dbearden: Fan and soft coral on reef drop-off.
dbearden: Schooling cardinalfish. I think ...
dbearden: Soft coral.
dbearden: While shooting a nice spot on the Wakatobi house reef, a banded sea snake decided to wander through. Right place, right time.
dbearden: Purple sponge and leather coral. Wakatobi house reef
dbearden: Leather coral and soft orange coral playing King of the mountain.
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dbearden: Hermit crab (Paguritta kroppi). This one has probably taken over the hole in the coral from a burrowing worm.
dbearden: Splendid Dottyback (Pseudochromis splendens) and two White-lined combtooth Blennies.
dbearden: Orangutan crab (Achaeus japonicus) on bubble coral. Hopefully, it's obvious how they get their name ...
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dbearden: Spine-Cheek Anemonefish
dbearden: Yellow-Edged Moray