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.
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 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 8:37:47
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 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 8:41:54
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 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 8:51:51
Fig. 4: Underwater scene on the ship wreck Liberty at Tulamben. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 8:52:23
Fig. 5: Underwater scene on the Liberty wreck at Tulamben. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 8:56:32
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 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 9:00:01
Fig. 7: A giant triggerfish and his snack — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 9:02:08
Fig. 8: Underwater wreck scene with anemone fish — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 9:07:12
Fig. 9: Wreck of the Liberty at Tulamben's beach — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 9:09:21
Fig. 10: Wreck of the Liberty at Tulamben's beach — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 9:10:41
Fig. 11: Wreck of the Liberty at Tulamben's beach — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 9:12:07
Fig. 12: Wreck of the Liberty at Tulamben's beach — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 9:15:10
Fig. 13: A trumpet fish picking his breackfast out of corals. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 9:17:05
Fig. 14: Wreck of the Liberty at Tulamben's beach — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 9:20:43
Fig. 15: Wreck of the Liberty at Tulamben's beach — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Fisheye, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=24 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 9:23:37
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 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=6.5 mm; f/5.8; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 13:23:27
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 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=6.5 mm; f/6.5; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 13:24:52
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 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=6.5 mm; f/7.3; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 13:40:55
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 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=14.5 mm; f/6.9; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 13:52:05
Fig. 20: Naked snails having sex under water — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=13.5 mm; f/4.8; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 14:05:58
Fig. 21: A sweet oriental sweetlip fish — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=15.6 mm; f/5.0; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 14:08:06
Fig. 22: Sand eels peeping out of the sand — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=16.7 mm; f/4.6; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 14:10:55
Fig. 23: A blue spotted stingray creating his breakfast crater. — Nikon Coolpix 5400 , Subtronic Mini strobe, Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, 27 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=11.8 mm; f/4.5; ISO 50; 2005-03-27 14:18:03
Fig. 24: A group of razor fish (Aeoliscus strigatus) imitating sea grass. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Secret Bay, Gilimanuk, Bali, Indonesia, 28 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/86 s; f=10.3 mm; f/4.3; ISO 50; 2005-03-28 10:43:17
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 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/94 s; f=7.2 mm; f/4.2; ISO 100; 2005-03-28 10:57:11
Fig. 26: A sepia out of stealth mode. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Secret Bay, Gilimanuk, Bali, Indonesia, 28 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/84 s; f=7.2 mm; f/3.8; ISO 100; 2005-03-28 11:05:45
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 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/70 s; f=15.6 mm; f/5.0; ISO 100; 2005-03-28 11:12:31
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 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/80 s; f=5.8 mm; f/4.0; ISO 100; 2005-03-28 11:16:28
Fig. 29: A cleaning shrimp. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Secret Bay, Gilimanuk, Bali, Indonesia, 28 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/76 s; f=5.8 mm; f/3.5; ISO 100; 2005-03-28 11:17:50
Fig. 30: A group of coral catfish under a coral block. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Secret Bay, Gilimanuk, Bali, Indonesia, 28 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/58 s; f=12.6 mm; f/4.2; ISO 100; 2005-03-28 11:29:37
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 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/167 s; f=5.8 mm; f/5.0; ISO 100; 2005-03-28 11:32:45
Fig. 32: image.2005e2876.jpg — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=14.5 mm; f/6.9; ISO 50; 2005-03-28 13:02:45
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 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=5.8 mm; f/7.1; ISO 50; 2005-03-28 13:06:15
Fig. 34: A swim crab trying to hide under a sea urchin. — Nikon Coolpix 5400, Secret Bay, Gilimanuk, Bali, Indonesia, 28 march 2005 — EXIF: E5400; Δt=1/125 s; f=11.8 mm; f/6.4; ISO 50; 2005-03-28 13:14:00
