Ultimate Indonesia 2009 with Dive Quest and Alex Mustard

Part two of February's trip, with apologies for taking so long to go through my images.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/timsdiving/se...157617264933737

Tim

Awesome Tim - worth the wait!

Heading there myself in a week!

Phil

Like Phil says, definitely worth the wait. I watched them as a slideshow and they look terrific big screen. That effect your using with the B&W background looks really nice. You should think about sharing a few with the FiNS magazine group on Flickr. Lots of great folks there who would appreciate the work. Congrats on such a profitable trip Tim.

Cheers,

Steve

Very nice Tim; hard to choose a favorite from so many great images, but the first seahorse image stands out for me.

Very nice indeed, Tim.

Alex

Awesome Tim - worth the wait!

 

Heading there myself in a week!

 

Phil

Lucky you!

I was blown away by the scenery around Misool, but the most productive day was in the "Algae Patch" - a mucky beach covered with filamentous algae and macro life even more concentrated than beneath the Lembeh strait:

http://wetpixel.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=29557

Tim

Hey Tim, great pictures! I love the squid and the little spotty denise pygme. I didnt get to see those

Suzy

Really great. I love the wa, and the technique with the monochrome backgounds

Amazing set of photos. Just great. - Erwin

Great work Tim!

Those B&W backround pictures are simply amazing!! Did You do it in PS?!

Karel

Great work Tim!

Those B&W backround pictures are simply amazing!! Did You do it in PS?!

 

Karel

Yes, of course. I make an enhanced layer and a mono layer, then paint a black mask over the subject layer to bring back the colour. My trick is to use a WACOM pad and a pen, which makes it easy: I use a small, soft (fuzzy) brush for the edges and a big one for the middle .

Tim

Yes, of course. I make an enhanced layer and a mono layer, then paint a black mask over the subject layer to bring back the colour. My trick is to use a WACOM pad and a pen, which makes it easy: I use a small, soft (fuzzy) brush for the edges and a big one for the middle .

Tim

I use only lightroom, but seems I got to get me one of those PS as well

Thanks for the information Tim!!

Cheers

Karel

A most excellent collection of shots. I especially favor the over/under ones.

guau...

a really incredible collection

Wow, I am impressed by your set.

I need to book for a workshop with Alex...

A few more images that don't appear on my links:

Mangroves in Raja Ampat

Lionfish waiting near the mangroves.

Manta in a deeper channel.

Tim

WOW WOW WOW. What an amazing set of images Tim. The lighting, colours and details together with the composition of all of those shots are truely fantastic. Like Steve I watched it as a slide show on my 22" and the colours are fantstic. It is images like yours that hopefully one day I will be able to reproduce. Thanks for sharing. Stew

More:

Sweepers

Common lionfish

Tim

Even more:

Mangroves

Broadclub cuttlefish

Tim

And, finally:

Threadfin anthias sporting parasitic copepods

Peacock mantis shrimp

My other mandarinfish image...

Tim