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Thanks for those great photographs. Incredible colours and composition! They are certainly reflective of the care and thoughtfulness you put into creating them.

I also have never regretted getting Lasik surgery. Immediately after the surgery, I did notice a bit of a halo around pinpoint lights such as traffic lights and headlights. After a few months, I didn't notice them at all anymore. The halos are still there, but I just don't notice them unless...

2nd vote for the Humann, Deloach, et al Reef Fish/Creature Identification books. They have ones specifically for the Tropical Pacific. If diving in the Indo-Pacific includes the Philippines and vicinity, there is a great website called Marine Iconography of the Philippines at Marine...

Looking at the pictures of C. trilobatus on the Poppe-Images website also lead me to their collection of Cheilinus chlorourus. The facial markings and the highly variable body colourations with white spotting on their examples are making me lean towards the Floral Wrasse. My next question...

Thanks. Yes, I'm definitely thinking it's a transitional phase of some kind of wrasse. The markings on the face resemble C. trilobatus, but the body colouration is throwing me a real curve ball. I'm using Reef Fish Identification - Tropical Pacific by Allen et. al. I'll do a bit more...

I've been through my reef guides from cover to cover and can not pin down the identification of this fish. I think it's a type of wrass but perhaps in a transitional stage that isn't documented in the guides. I took this photo at Sinandigan Wall here in Puerto Galera. Any suggestions...

Even he gets sucked into them... but his patience is admirable

I wish you had sent me one of those PM's to stay on the sidelines in one of those aforementioned trainwrecks. What started off as an honest attempt to have a civil debate gradually degenerated into an effort in futility. I can't wait to see where this thread goes.

Wow... just got back from a two week hiatus while the Olympics and work got in the way of my discussion in this thread. I tried so hard to keep my comments civil and obedient... but it looks way more fun to be full of pi$$ and vinegar.

I would add that your fear actually puts you ahead of those who strut into a course full of bravado and cockiness. Those people are often just disguising their fears and apprehensions with an outward display of confidence. Admitting your fear is the first step in overcoming it. But, as many...

We've forwarded these photos and others on this thread to the office of President GMA herself. She apparently is also a diver and may be sympathetic to the cause. Naive??? Perhaps. Does it hurt?... not at all. Thanks to those involved in minimizing the suffering of the animal and those...

Read that post from which you quoted me carefully... the entire post. Within the open water standards of the PADI system, a very specific type of envrionment may just one day present itself that would prohibit an entry level course from being safely taught. Outside of the open water standards...

A concession I granted which I now regret.

Oh please... tell me that was staged for our entertainment... :rofl3:

What Codman said... I would just like to add that very often, the tide charts can be, let's say, slightly inaccurate. What you think is going to be an ebb is a good and steady flood... sometimes midway through a dive. Nature of the beast in PG. And another great reason to have the boat out...

rstofer and mpetryk Can I play in your sandbox now? I had the last three nights off from work and I'm astounded at myself that I spent the majority of it toiling away on this very thread. It was time well spent, indeed, but I need a break.

Wait... I'm sure there's a PADI standard here in my manual somewhere that covers this issue.

Come on, you didn't see how I took your McDonald's crack about PADI and turned it around as a slight dig into your agency... I guess not, because I just had to explain it to you... :crafty: I'm not setting out with any sort of youthful enthusiasm to change PADI so that it fits into my neat and...

Good, I'm glad you didn't... as soon as I posted that comment about being impolite, I regretted it. I really don't want the discussion to devolve into that. I will quote myself from a previous post to DCBC Those geographical areas you describe may very well present the kind of environment...

If you find it necessary to be impolite to make your outline, go ahead.