Bunaken so far…

I shot this a couple of days ago and while it hasn’t been as bad the last few days, it’s still pretty miserable.  Flat, grey skies in the morning and heavy rain every afternoon.  But, I’m in Indonesia, so off with the 10.5mm and on with the 60mm macro.  Even on the steepest, most current swept wall out on the islands, there are always plenty of interesting critters to be found.  And plenty of opportunities to shoot them with a colourful backdrop…

I THINK the first image is of a juvenile Papuan scorpionfish – can anyone confirm this?  The rest – Hippocampus pontohi, a leaf scorpionfish and a pair of very unusual, red-variation halimeda ghost pipefish.  First time I have seen these!

I am actually going to start lobbying and have H. pontohi renamed H. devil-fish-sent-straight-from-hell-to-torment-photographers.  This one was tucked away in the roof of a small overhang, on a exposed rock with a ripping current.  And it liked to do 360 degree spins, just to make life a little easier for me…

Related posts:

1. Maratua, Kalimantan, Indonesia
2. Picture of the day – 11/5
3. Mouth parasite and anemone fish…

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