Previous Dives

Here are some photos from previous dives (before my first posting). This was taken with Kim Glenn at Dili Rock East in July.

Halgerda Carlsoni. The current was strong but it was worth battling it to capture this little beauty!

And Marianne Woodward pointed out this guy at Tasi Tolu.

The "Chinese Dragon" Pteraeolidia ianthina

A little beauty found by Wayne Lovell at Pertamina Wharf, Dili, August 2010

I am continually inspired by the amazing creatures at the unassuming Tasi Tolu ("3 Lakes") 5 minutes west from Dili. Incidentally, the 3 lakes are opposite the beach in which these photos were taken.

The Leaf Scorpion Fish is incredibly well camouflaged!

And the obligatory Lion Fish...No photo album is complete without one.

The gorgeous and delicate Sea horses at Tasi Tolu either come in a number of colours or they change colours often.

This golden guy is pregnant! Taken at Tasi Tolu on my first night dive with Kim Glenn in July.

Here is one of the little gems of Tasi Tolu, the Pygmy Pipefish. If you are lucky, you can see 2 together.

This fellow is about the size of an earthworm and very difficult to get in focus.

And off "the Patch" at Tasi Tolu there is even more...

An egg carrying Sawtooth Shrimp, so well disguised that I never would have found it without Greg's help. I only noticed the eggs after processing the photos back home.

More common (yet still amazingly beautiful) nudi, this one at Bob's rock, East of Dili.

Not a great shot but you get the idea...a strange and unusual nudi as I dropped down at the entry point at K41 (41kms east of Dili)

But it's not just the crawling critters, the corals and sponges and the like are equally amazing.

Amazing beauty on the coral walls at K41