Frogfish – check, Mimic Octopus – check, Harlequin Shrimp – check: People visiting Lembeh are often so overwhelmed by the abundance of critters their dive guide shows them, that they forget to pay attention to the “ground noise” in between. There are a whole lot of cool photo subjects outside of the common “critter bucket…
DetailsWe are proud to announce that Martin Klein – one of our Repeater Guests from Germany – won the first prize in the Macro Category of the prestigious World Shootout. Martin takes his photography very serious and combines his talent with precision and his motivation to experiment with new techniques. The funny thing is, that…
DetailsIt’s a little bit like when you see the first Christmas decoration in early December: You know it’s the start of a veryspecial season. And its the same in summer in Lembeh. In late July early August the water Temperature drops and you start freezing (hey … it’s actually really like Christmas) – but that’s Ok.…
DetailsThis morning we had a very uncommon “check in” at our Resort: While our Girls were making the rooms after the guests had left for diving they found this little guy jumping around in Room 5. We had a big group arriving yesterday and the morning staff had not met all of them before –…
DetailsWe’re used to seeing NAD from below but here’s a video from above… 😉 First Try at Aerial Video from Simon Buxton on Vimeo.
DetailsWe aren’t scientists … but we think we found a new Goby. At least we stumbled over one which – we think – we haven’t seen before.It is a small Goby that lives on rocks and seems to belong to the Trimma family (for sure it looks like a Trimma). Its distinct features are a white…
DetailsYou can generally say that Macro Shots are taken with strobe light only while Wide Angle Photography mixes strobe light on the subject with available light in the background. Generally. Because just like more and more people are bringing Macro Photography into Wide Angle by using Close Focus Wide Angle Techniques and Mini Domes you can…
DetailsThe Warty Frogfish (Antennarius maculatus) is one of the most common species of Frogfish and very closely related to the Painted Frogfish (Antennarius pictus). This Frogfish grows to about 10cm in size and has two typical colour variations: White with red patches and yellow with red patches. These colours are very vibrant and attractive in…
DetailsJune is always a busy month for Birthdays here in the resort. many staff and also Simon and Zee celebrate this month. These traditions are not compulsory for our guests, but they can be arranged at a partner’s behest… So watch out! Diving wise everything is around, we are also finding quite a lot of…
DetailsI’ve been digging through my footage from just before I went on my mini holiday to South Australia for White Sharks, and I came across this nice sequence. This was one of my favourite dives of the year so far, it was a real pleasure to be in the water with so much movement. If…
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