Today we toured K57 (57 kms east of Dili) and Marble Rock (so named for the nearby Marble boulders from a marble quarry up the hill, not quite 57km east of Dili). It was my first dive at K57 and, despite the early visibility issues (10m, I guess), it was spectacular. Jonathan spotted the big Ray with its menacingly bulging eyes (not sure what type of ray). And Wayne, the master spotter, found this delicate little Nudi.
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| Despite both Wayne’s and my boredom with the ‘warty’ nudes, this is an exception (Because it’s not quite a warty nude - note the green rhinophores and gills - Chromodoris geometrica?) I'll place a name in an edit to this post later, after i have consulted nudipixel (unless anyone knows...). |
See the difference from this one which is incredibly common across almost all reefs I have seen in Timor-Leste.
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| Actually, they don't look too similar - note the black rhinophores and thicker body - this one could be Phyllidiella pustulosa? (backscatter was a problem with this shot but the focus is about right) |
I would have posted some more photos (there were quite a number of nudes on this dive) if not for the fact that I was ‘challenged’ by my exposure settings today. Blown highlights spoiled a number of shots. Not sure how to correct this with basically a fully automatic camera. So I guess I’ll just have to keep practicing. Ok...here are some.
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| Another Wayne find at the end of K57 on the wall - Nembrotha chamberlaini? I saw one of these previously at Dili Rock west. |
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| And this was my first find of the day at Marble Rock - same as what we saw on Saturday (Chromodoris coi?). |
And then there were an assorted array of nice nudis disappointingly photographed...
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| Duet at Marble Rock (Chromodoris annae) |
And finally, Chromodoris magnifica?
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| All in all, it was a good weekend for nudis |
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