my very long Yap trip report-April 2006

[Chris Bangs]

Intrigued by Yap... or by Mike...

HAHAHA

Mike, You be suffering from a severe case of Island fever.

hopefully Mike can keep those pesky Mantas from bothering me while I shoot some macro in July

 

[Mike Veitch]

HAHAHA

Mike, You be suffering from a severe case of Island fever.

hopefully Mike can keep those pesky Mantas from bothering me while I shoot some macro in July

Guilty as charged...

 

[almitywife]

HAHAHA
hopefully Mike can keep those pesky Mantas from bothering me while I shoot some macro in July

if you need an assistant Chris, hubby can be on his way in hours.... dont know how he's going to fit into that little itty bitty bikini that most of your "helpers" wear though

 

[Geoff_H]

Trip Report – Yap, Micronesia - Part 1!

Hubby wanted to see Mantas and after a few false starts in Queensland we decided to go to Yap.

Nice report almitywife and you've just persuaded me to book Yap the week after my Palau liveaboard in September...

I will go with the shop and hotel you mention

Manta Ray Bay Hotel & Yap Divers in Micronesia - diving where the mantas dive

unless anyone has any strong opinions differently?

 

[Mike Veitch]

sept.. i will be there giving a 2 week photo video seminar.. so you are in luck.

this post brought back some memories..

 

[Geoff_H]

I am thinking of the 3rd week of September, 21st to 28th.

I would like to learn to take better photo's, but only have a Point n Shoot with no manual focus or exposure... however if I upgrade to one of the compact Olympus's (I like the screw in wet lens) or Canon G9 would there be a space in a photo class for me?

Some of my latest photo's here, you can see the lack of focus across the nudi's and seahorse.. defintely time to upgrade I think.

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/zen-divers/227987-geruma-trip-photos.html

 

[Mike Veitch]

aha, i will be gone by then.. Marty Snyderman and Eric Hanauer will be there instead. Its not formal classes but rather a few seminars and evening slide shows, videos etc. Also, plenty of time for questions and an informal session each afternoon.

more info here: Manta Fest 2008

 

[Geoff_H]

aha, i will be gone by then.. Marty Snyderman and Eric Hanauer will be there instead. Its not formal classes but rather a few seminars and evening slide shows, videos etc. Also, plenty of time for questions and an informal session each afternoon.

more info here: Manta Fest 2008

Looks pretty interesting, and will be at the hotel I plan on staying with. Any need to pre-book or just turn up and say hello?

 

[Mike Veitch]

I think there are special packages available for the month of sept. no need to book the photo stuff, it is open to everyone at the hotel. I should make a post in the designated section shouldn't I?

 

[Geoff_H]

Yeah, and PM me when you're done so I don't miss it, hehe