Dive 387 – Liberty Wreck – Tulamben, Bali

By pfuller

Oct

14

Dive Number: 387 14/10/12 Liberty Wreck, Tulamben, Bali

Conditions: Surface Swell making entry difficult on the notorius big black boulders.

Visibilty: 10m

Water Temp: ??c

Bottom Time: 60minutes

Max Depth: 20m

Details: Another dive on the liberty wreck, this time with the macro lens. Happy to see a cool anglerfish, pygmy seahorse, a wierd scorpionfish and lots of small porcelain crabs. This proved to be the last dive in Bali, since the guides weren’t keen for a night dive with the rough conditions. One day, 4 dives…not enough to whet the appetite.

Camera Details: Canon 60mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes

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Dive 386 – Liberty Muck Site, Tulamben, Bali

By pfuller

Oct

14

Dive Number: 386 14/10/12 Liberty Muck Site, Tulamben, Bali

Conditions: Surface Swell making entry difficult on the notorius big black boulders.

Visibilty: 10m

Water Temp: ??c

Bottom Time: 60minutes

Max Depth: 20m

Details: Dive number three was back to the Liberty area to a patch to the right of the wreck that is known for muck critters. The guide was great finding all the great macro critters…tiger shrimp, ghost pipefish, hairy shrimp, anglers, etc. And i was very happy to find a blue ribbon eel towards the end of the dive. Not overly happy with my efforts pix-wise but it was a fun to see all these cryptic critters.

Camera Details: Canon 60mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes

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Dive 385 – The Dropoff – Tulamben, Bali

By pfuller

Oct

14

Dive Number: 385 15/10/12 The Dropoff, Tulamben, Bali

Conditions: Surface Swell making entry difficult on the notorius big black boulders.

Visibilty: 10m

Water Temp: ??c

Bottom Time: 60minutes

Max Depth: 20m

Details: Dive number two was with a couple of WA newbie divers at The Dropoff. I had to chuckle when they handed over thier camera to the guide to photograph all the cool stuff they were seeing. Horses for Courses..they had some memories. Cuttlefish, catfish, Manta Shrimp, a few nudis and macro shrimp etc.

Camera Details: Canon 60mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes

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Dive 384 – Liberty Wreck, Tulamben, Bali

By pfuller

Oct

14

Dive Number: 384 14/10/12 Liberty Wreck, Tulamben, Bali

Conditions: Surface Swell making entry difficult on the notorius big black boulders.

Visibilty: 10m

Water Temp: ??c

Bottom Time: 60minutes

Max Depth: 20m

Details: After a long haul, i made it up to Tulamben for a rushed few dives before heading to Sri Lanka. The weather wasn’t ideal and the conditions meant that i wouldn’t get as many dives as i would have liked in the area. First dive up though was on the fabled Liberty Wreck in the morning. Straight up a school of Bumpheads swam past and then off over the drop-off over the wreck. A nice start. It took me a while to get into the groove and trying to keep up with a guide and other divers is never condusive to a great photography dive, but it was nice to finally dive this wreck.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes

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