Anilao, Batangas: 2017 Mid-year Dives

posted on Friday, May 5, 2017

3 dives to compensate a month’s worth of vacation abroad? Won’t be enough but it sure is better than nothing. =) Ling and I planned a day trip to our favorite macro photography dive destination on the last day of April 2017. Booked our dives with none other than Anilao Backpackers.

We weren’t aware that an underwater photography contest was under way. We did boat dives with several participants, including underwater photography master Bebot Esteban. The pressure was unmistakably felt after every dive...with the participants checking out possible entries on their cameras.

As for Ling and myself...well, we were sure having a feast for the eyes underwater. It has been a while since our last dive in Secret Bay as it has been largely affected by past typhoons. This time though, our 3 dives down were simply astonishing. Costasiella kuroshimae’s abound. Nudibranchs of varying kinds were all over. I have seen frogfishes too (even the hairy one) but had to give way to participants. ;P First time to also see a doto species in Anilao!

I may be on a holiday abroad but my mind is sure left somewhere in Anilao...constantly dreaming of my next dive.

Anilao Doto 1

Anilao Doto

Anilao Eel 2

Anilao Eel 3

Anilao Eel 4

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Anilao Kuroshimae 15

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Anilao Kuroshimae 21

Anilao Kuroshimae 22

Anilao Kuroshimae 23

Anilao Nudibranch 182

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Anilao Nudibranch 187

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Anilao Nudibranch 199

Anilao Skeleton Shrimp 6

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Certified as a PADI rescue diver. Got my first compact camera in 2011. I was simply content then to just capture a glimpse of what I see during my dives. It was only last February 2014 that I fully maximized the use of manual macro settings.

My camera skills and knowledge are still a work in progress. Enjoy browsin’!

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