Melissa's Garden

[Dan]

Diving in Melissa's Garden, Piaynemo, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, on 28 February 2024, we saw Pygmy Seahorse, Tasseled Wobbegong Shark, Napoleon Wrasse, and many more reef fishes swimming over thick hard corals.

 

[JustinJRL]

One of my favorite sites! I think the best part of Melissa's Garden is the shallows where you start/finish the dive. The colors of the thousands of dancing fish in ans out of the coral, in the sunlight is mesmerizing!

 

[Dan]

One of my favorite sites! I think the best part of Melissa's Garden is the shallows where you start/finish the dive. The colors of the thousands of dancing fish in ans out of the coral, in the sunlight is mesmerizing!

I tried to capture those moments with my GoPro. I wish I had a better camera.

 

[JustinJRL]

^^^ looks pretty good to me!

 

[living4experiences]

I loved this site! Can't wait to go back next year. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Madacub]

I tried to capture those moments with my GoPro. I wish I had a better camera.

Was the Bargibanti with your GoPro? Macro lens?

 

[Dan]

Was the Bargibanti with your GoPro? Macro lens?

Yes, with Backscatter +15 MacroMate Mini lens.

 

[Madacub]

Thanks. Is it a video grab? Good work. That was a quick reply, where are you now? (So hard to keep track of you.....)

 

[Dan]

Thanks. Is it a video grab? Good work. That was a quick reply, where are you now? (So hard to keep track of you.....)

Yes, I screen captured the Kodak moment of shaky 4K video clip. So the picture still looks good (for my eyes anyway, ~ 0.5MB).

I took video in 4K, so if I need to zoom in & centering the object by up to 150%, the video resolution is still better than HD (1K)

I’m back home in Houston, Texas, area. The trip ended on 29 Feb. I got home by 1 Mar. I’m editing the trip video. Hopefully I’ll have it done & post it in YouTube & SB by end of this week as I’ll be skiing in Salt Lake City next week.

 

[Madacub]

Those things are hard to get (or even see ....)