Amazing Anilao diving--unique sea anemone

Hi Elmer :

Which dive site did you find rhinopias ? Does it regularly stay there ?

Regards

Perry Kuo

Hi Elmer :

 

Which dive site did you find rhinopias ? Does it regularly stay there ?

 

Regards

 

Perry Kuo

Perry,

This was a rare fine, a purple lacy rhinopia. It was the first one that one of our guide has seen in his years of diving. We went back the next day and it was not there at "Sun View".

Elmer

Hi Elmer :

So lucky you are to find purple lacy rhinopias !! where is located the dive site " sun view " ? which resort did you dive with ? the name of the DM to find rhinopias ? Thanks

Hi troporobo :

About Donsol diving , many whale shark there, but very difficulty to get good pictures because no scuba, poor visibility. I first visit donsol in 2007 with good pictures because I use spair air ( small tank for snorkeling, free diving use ), but it is not alloed now. I suggest South leyte bay diving during March--May to have higher chance to dive ( scuba is OK , good visibility ) with whale shark .

Regards

Perry Kuo

cheers all

now i am split between leyte and anilao(maybe i will do both)

i did see my first whaleshark in bohol in janurary,but was very distant

am off on a liveaboard to the red sea in july so maybe i will get lucky there

not really got into macro yet,and still cant decide wether macro wet lenses (inon)are worth having(i know most of you guys use slr,so probably dont have an opinion) i will check previous posts to see what i can find.

regards to all

Giz,

Leyte is likely your best bet to see whale sharks, but the best time to go is late November to March. Time your trip around the full moon too as we had our best sightings +/- 2 days off the full moon and then dropped rapidly after that. The reefs of Southern Leyte are some of the best I've seen in the Philippines. Gorgeous walls, lots of soft coral. No big schools of fish though.

Anilao can be dived year round. There's a resident school of trevally at the Twin Rocks dive site. Macro is beyond compare and there are great Wide Angle opportunities there as well.

You can see a fair bit on my website, choose the Underwater Scenics, Underwater Critters and Aquatica Galleries.

Cheers

Stu

Perry, troporobo,

Scuba is NOT allowed in S.Leyte with the whale sharks. The rules stipulate that on a specific whale shark trip to anywhere, specifically either Sonok or Limasawa, upon spotting a whale shark, divers are NOT allowed to kit up and enter the water. IF however, during a dive at any spot, a whale shark comes by, that is ok. Some operations, esp the transient liveaboards regularly break these rules do not properly brief their guests, touch the sharks, and ruin everyones day.

Flash photography is still a no-go. They will dart off into the blue thus ending the interaction.

I live here, currently setting up a dive resort, so i will tread lightly around comercialism so you will have to listen to others recommendations about diving here.

Olly

hi stu

it was full moon when the whaleshark showed up in panglao too,i guess its something to do with the currents stirring up the plankton

anyway thanks for the info

cheers

Hi All :

The sogod bay of south leyte is a good place for reef , muck and whale skark diving , I am planning to visit there in Dec. this year. Can someone recommend a good dive shop for me---money, space, room,service....Peter's resort or sogod bay scuba resort , which oen is better ? which resort's house reef beach diving is good ? The famous jetty muck night dive just open on every Monday , Wensday, Friday ? Thanks

:http://www.wetpixel.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t27922.html ( sogod bay is so good )

:http://www.wetpixel.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t38750.html ( whale shark in sogod bay )

Regards

Perry Kuo

Here is the lacy rhinopia that was at "Sun View"

Hi Eyu :

My God !! so beautiful Rhinopias, purple color is the best , can you describe details for the dive site : " sun view ", location ,how deep, day or night dive , underwater enviorment..... . Thanks

Regards

Perry Kuo

Perry,

Peters and Sogod Bay Scuba are about a minutes walk apart, so both have great house reefs, although SBSR is a bit closer to the MPA at Longsoda'an. There are 3 dive sites accessible from the shore in front of the resorts, all very good. Peters is cheaper and more basic at the low end aiming for the travellers market upto reasonable AC rooms. SBSR are all AC and a bit more expensive at approx. 1500php a night, and dives at around 1300. There is also a new Japanese owned operation in that village, called Nova Jimbei, which caters more for the eastern menu. They are new and finding their feet so i cant comment on operations but the boat is smaller, more basic, but he may plan to upgrade soon.

Yeah the jetty is still only monday, wed, fri as it is the town pier and constantly used for fishing boats to bring ashore their cargo. Its only 4-5m deep so diving when they are moving around is a bit too much!

I hope to still be here in Dec (im presently diving with SBSR because i like their guides, especially Pedro, who has amazing eyes and is an allround nice bloke) so if u want another photographer buddy PM me.

Olly

Hi frisco :

 

Very good photo album, I stay there during April 21-24 , no chance to say hello to you . wish to meet you next time.maybe you should consider to shoot some great wide-angle pictures in your next trip. This is my Anilao photos in my 2010 trip ( I shoot macro wide-angle photography ).

 

Anilao in 2010 : http://www.flickr.com/photos/21146950@N00/...57624145255433/

 

Regards

 

Perry Kuo

Perry, many macro & CFWA shots in your Anilao 2010 Flickr gallery are truly amazing !!! Which setup did you use for CFWA ??? Tokina 10-17 + 1.4x teleconverter + small dome ??? Which camera are you using ???

All the Best .... Francesco

Hi Francesco :

Yes, I use Nikon D2x camera + tokina 10-17 mm lens + kenko 1.4 x teleconverter + Nexus housing + Inon Z-240 strobe x 2 + short arm for macro wide-angle photography, but the dome is the same as 10-17 mm len use, but plus extension .

Hi Olly :

Thanks for your explanation and suggestion, I'll decide to dive with SBSR during Dec. 07-12 . I'll contact with them later.

Perry Kuo