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05/16/08, 02:02 PM
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Sea Turtles (5 images)
Sipadan, one of the nearby islands to where we stayed for SCUBA diving in Malaysian Borneo (we stayed on Mabul Island) no longer has a resort on it. Now there is only a small military installation (to help prevent piracy) and a turtle refuge. Consequently we saw several sea turtles on nearly every one of our 41 dives in and around the area. Here are about 1/3 or my turtle shots.
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05/16/08, 10:54 PM
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Re: Sea Turtles (5 images)
Stuart- As with your other undersea shots these are absolutely fantastic! I find it very difficult to select one picture that I prefer. They are all excellent, well done!
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05/17/08, 11:05 AM
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Re: Sea Turtles (5 images)
Terrific Stuart
Which camera are you using for these?
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05/17/08, 01:21 PM
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Re: Sea Turtles (5 images)
Mike - Thank you. Looking back I see that I took 17 turtle pictures -- I guess that's enough.
Andy - Thank you. The set-up was the Panasonic version of the C-Lux in a Panasonic enclosure good to 40 meters, mounted on a base with an extension and arm for a flash. The flash was on Inon 2000, firing slaved off the camera's built in flash via an optical cable. Maybe this weekend I'll get a chance to photograph the set-up and include it in the next posting of undersea photos. Luigi - Thank you. Barbara spotted that shot and loved the way the turtle was resting its head in the coral. |
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05/19/08, 06:51 AM
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Re: Sea Turtles (5 images)
Stuart,
These are wonderful pictures. I like #5 best because of the more "natural" colors. #4 is the funniest. I would put in the following caption: "All these annoying photographers ... I'm getting the hell outta here."  Peter
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05/25/08, 03:26 PM
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Re: Sea Turtles (5 images)
Wow! What great underwater shots. You must have had a wonderful time.
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05/25/08, 03:32 PM
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Re: Sea Turtles (5 images)
Stuart
Fantastic shots and very interesting to read about your set-up for underwater photography. It is really interesting to the see the creatures stuck to the belly of the turtle (barnacles?). What a terrific keepsake of your dives, it must have been an amazing experience. LouisB
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05/26/08, 12:54 AM
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Re: Sea Turtles (5 images)
Caryl - Thank you, and yes it was wonderful. Barbara does exquisite research and planning for our trips and they are always super.
Big - Thank you, and I think they are barnacles, too. |
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