Maldives December 2010

[Ed_Dman]

Hi buddies,

Firstly, Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to y'all. It was a great 2010 & I would like to wish everyone a fantastic 2011.
Anyway, here are some of the shots I took, during my back to back trips in Maldives (11-25th Dec 2010). The diving was awesome & the accompany was fantastic... ^^
We saw almost everything that we wanted to see, except for the hammerheads. Well... That's the way nature is & being able to see so many things is already a blessing. It's a great blessing from God, to end the diving year for 2010.
Anyway, Happy Viewing... ^^

Ed.

 

[Ed_Dman]

The Sharks & Turtles...

Ed.

 

[Ed_Dman]

The Rays...

The rest of the photos can be found in my Flickr:
Maldives Dec 2010

Ed.

 

[FrankPro1]

Awesome Series Ed! That first set is stunning. Thanks for sharing.

 

[xariatay]

Nice! Love that Napoleon Wrasse & the rays!

 

[thkhoo]

Amazing! I love the shot with the triggerfish all heading down.

 

[TightLines]

3 (trigger fish) and 5 (some kind of grunt?) of the first set are great. Lighting on 5 turned it into a really superb photo.

 

[TightLines]

3 (trigger fish) and 5 (some kind of grunt?) of the first set are great. Lighting on 5 turned it into a really superb photo.

The more I think about it, what was your lighting technique on shot 5 of the first set?

 

[primus]

The more I think about it, what was your lighting technique on shot 5 of the first set?

EXIF data for shot no.5:

Camera Maker: Panasonic
Camera Model: DMC-GH1
Image Date: 2010-12-16 11:07:30 +0800
Focal Length: 9.0mm
Aperture: f/22.0
Exposure Time: 0.0063 s (1/160)
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: Manual
Flash Fired: Yes (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: Adobe RGB (1998)
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined

 

[scipionems]

Congratulation Ed-Eman, fantastic pictures.
Thank you for sharing
Scipionems