Bali, Indonesia

These pictures were made during four dives on 27 and 28 march 2005 on Bali island. Dive sites were shipwreck Liberty at Tulamben and in the Secred Bay at Gilimanuk. I used a Nikon Coolpix 5400 in a Sea&Sea housing with a Subtronic Mini TTL underwater strobe.

Wreck of Liberty — Fig. 1: The stern of the Liberty shipwreck. The wreck lies between a delpth of 3-30 meters — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic mini, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 08:37:47

Bat Fish — Fig. 2: The shipwreck at Tulamben with a group bat fish. In the background one can see the ship's helm. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 08:41:54

Life on wreck — Fig. 3: The wreck lies on a sandy beach and therefore is fully crowded with corals, sponges and full of life. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 08:51:51

Shell — Fig. 4: Underwater scene on the ship wreck Liberty at Tulamben. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 08:52:23

Gorgony — Fig. 5: Underwater scene on the Liberty wreck at Tulamben. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 08:56:32

Tube — Fig. 6: This is no gun but just a tube in the wreck of the Liberty. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 09:00:01

Giant Trigger Fish — Fig. 7: A giant triggerfish and his snack — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 09:02:08

Anemone fish — Fig. 8: Underwater wreck scene with anemone fish — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 09:07:12

Sponge — Fig. 9: Wreck of the Liberty at Tulamben's beach — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 09:09:21

Barrel sponge — Fig. 10: Wreck of the Liberty at Tulamben's beach — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 09:10:41

Barrel sponge — Fig. 11: Wreck of the Liberty at Tulamben's beach — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 09:12:07

Gorgony — Fig. 12: Wreck of the Liberty at Tulamben's beach — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 09:15:10

Trumpet fish — Fig. 13: A trumpet fish picking his breackfast out of corals. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 09:17:05

Liberty Wreck Tulamben — Fig. 14: Wreck of the Liberty at Tulamben's beach — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 09:20:43

Wreck of Liberty, Tulamben — Fig. 15: Wreck of the Liberty at Tulamben's beach — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 09:23:37

Bat fish — Fig. 16: A group of bat fish in the deep blue. The strobe was not bright enough for this distance. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=6.5 mm; f/5.8; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 13:23:27

Bat fish — Fig. 17: A group of bat fish in the deep blue. The strobe was not bright enough for this distance. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=6.5 mm; f/6.5; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 13:24:52

Pygmy seahorse — Fig. 18: Help, also on the ship wreck of the Liberty ant Tulamben, the pigmy seahorses are note safe from the subaqua paparazzis. Recently a new species with sunglasses was discovered. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=6.5 mm; f/7.3; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 13:40:55

Trumpet fish — Fig. 19: What does a trumpet fish sound like if one blows in its mouth? — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=14.5 mm; f/6.9; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 13:52:05

Nudibranches — Fig. 20: Naked snails having sex under water — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=13.5 mm; f/4.8; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 14:05:58

Oriental Sweetlip — Fig. 21: A sweet oriental sweetlip fish — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=15.6 mm; f/5.0; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 14:08:06

Sand eels — Fig. 22: Sand eels peeping out of the sand — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=16.7 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 14:10:55

Blue spotted ray — Fig. 23: A blue spotted stingray creating his breakfast crater. — Nikon Coolpix 5400 , Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=11.8 mm; f/4.5; ISO 50; 27 March 2005 14:18:03

Razorfish — Fig. 24: A group of razor fish (Aeoliscus strigatus) imitating sea grass. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Secret Bay, Gilimanuk, Bali, Indonesia, 28 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/86 s; f=10.3 mm; f/4.3; ISO 50; 28 March 2005 10:43:17

Dragonfish — Fig. 25: A small dragonfish searching for food in the sand. Unfortunately the plug of the strope was not properly connected and I couldn't flash. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Secret Bay, Gilimanuk, Bali, Indonesia, 28 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/94 s; f=7.2 mm; f/4.2; ISO 100; 28 March 2005 10:57:11

Sepia — Fig. 26: A sepia out of stealth mode. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Secret Bay, Gilimanuk, Bali, Indonesia, 28 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/84 s; f=7.2 mm; f/3.8; ISO 100; 28 March 2005 11:05:45

Moray — Fig. 27: A shy rabbitfoot moray that didn't want to get out of its pipe. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Secret Bay, Gilimanuk, Bali, Indonesia, 28 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/70 s; f=15.6 mm; f/5.0; ISO 100; 28 March 2005 11:12:31

Lionfisch — Fig. 28: A swarm of small fish and a lion fish. Unfortunately the flash did not work during this dive. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Secret Bay, Gilimanuk, Bali, Indonesia, 28 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/80 s; f=5.8 mm; f/4.0; ISO 100; 28 March 2005 11:16:28

Cleaning shrimp — Fig. 29: A cleaning shrimp. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Secret Bay, Gilimanuk, Bali, Indonesia, 28 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/76 s; f=5.8 mm; f/3.5; ISO 100; 28 March 2005 11:17:50

Coral catfish — Fig. 30: A group of coral catfish under a coral block. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Secret Bay, Gilimanuk, Bali, Indonesia, 28 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/58 s; f=12.6 mm; f/4.2; ISO 100; 28 March 2005 11:29:37

Underwater scene — Fig. 31: Just a boring underwater scene to show how it looks like at secret bay: Algae and rubbish — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Secret Bay, Gilimanuk, Bali, Indonesia, 28 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/167 s; f=5.8 mm; f/5.0; ISO 100; 28 March 2005 11:32:45

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Jellyfish — Fig. 33: On a distant site of Secret Bay we were trying to hunt for Mandarin fish. Thousands of these were lying upside down on the ground and pulsating. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Secret Bay, Gilimanuk, Bali, Indonesia, 28 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=5.8 mm; f/7.1; ISO 50; 28 March 2005 13:06:15

Swim crab — Fig. 34: A swim crab trying to hide under a sea urchin. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Secret Bay, Gilimanuk, Bali, Indonesia, 28 march 2005 E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=11.8 mm; f/6.4; ISO 50; 28 March 2005 13:14:00