Komodo - September 2015

Not easy to get to (overnights in Singapore and Bali along the way), but well worth the effort. You are rewarded with some of the best diving in the world, not to mention spectacular scenery above water. Below are posted some of the underwater shots I took. At the bottom of the page are a few taken above water. Also, here is a map of the route we were on during our ten day trip aboard the Aurora liveaboard, one I can highly recommend. A highlight of the trip was seeing the Komodo dragons up close.

  • anemonefish1-false_clown
  • anemonefish2-false_clown
  • anemonefish4-pink
  • anemonefish5-clarks
  • banded_goby
  • black_velutinid
  • christmas_tree_worms
  • coleman_shrimp
  • crescent-tail_bigeye
  • crocodile_flathead2
  • decorator_crab
  • diagonal-banded_sweetlips
  • diver
  • donald_duck_shrimp
  • dwarf_cuttlefish1
  • fire_dartfish
  • giant_frogfish
  • golden_sweepers
  • headshield_slug
  • ladybug_tunicate
  • leaf_scorpionfish1
  • leaf_scorpionfish3
  • longnose_filefish
  • mandarinfish
  • manta1
  • midnight_snapper
  • nudi2-phyllidiella
  • nudi4-chromodoris_quadricolor
  • nudi5-chromodoris
  • nudi6-dark_margin_glossodoris
  • nudi8-nembrotha_aurea
  • nudi9-chromodoris
  • nudi10-solar_powered_phyllodesmium
  • nudi11-aeolid
  • nudi14
  • nudi17-white_stripe_atagema
  • nudi18-strawberry
  • nudi_eggs2
  • octopus-starry_night
  • orangutan_crab2
  • orangutan_crab3
  • peacock_mantis2
  • peacock_sole
  • polyclad_flatworm1
  • red_sea_apple
  • reef1
  • reef3
  • reef5
  • reef9
  • reef_stonefish1
  • ribbon_eel2
  • ribbon_eel5
  • ribbon_eel6
  • ribbon_eel8-female
  • ringed_pipefish
  • robust_ghost_pipefish2
  • rockmover_wrasse
  • short-tailed_pipefish2
  • shortfin_lionfish
  • skeleton_shrimp1
  • spottail_dartfish
  • spotted_porcelain_crab1
  • strapweed_filefish
  • striped_sweetlips-juvenile
  • striped_triplefin
  • threespot_flounder
  • tiger_mantis
  • turtle2
  • warty_frogfish2
  • warty_frogfish3
  • yellow_mask_angelfish
  • yellow_sea_cucumber1
  • yellowmargin_moray
  • yellowtail_coris-juvenile
  • zebra_urchin_crab

Some Topside Photos

  • komodo_01-singapore_sands
  • komodo_02-departing_bali
  • komodo_03-labuan_bajo
  • komodo_04
  • komodo_05
  • komodo_06
  • komodo_07
  • komodo_08
  • komodo_09
  • komodo_10
  • komodo_11
  • komodo_12
  • komodo_13
  • komodo_14
  • komodo_15
  • komodo_16-currents
  • komodo_17
  • komodo_18-group_shot