(Underwater photo of a yellow moray eel surrounded by several types of shrimp.) I got down near the sandy bottom to approach the coral head, then looked up into a crevice in the rock. Inside, a yellow moray eel was watching me. The many different types of shrimp around seemed to have eyes only for the eel.
Mar 15, 2011 | Categories: thePhotoTourist, Underwater | Tags: bottom, Bunaken, Bunaken National Park, Bunaken Park, camel, camel shrimp, candy, candy shrimp, crevice, dancing, dancing shrimp, dive, diving, eel, hole, Indonesia, moray, moray eel, North Sulawesi, rock, sand, scuba, scuba diving, shrimp, Sulawesi, u/w, Underwater | Leave A Comment »
(Photos of Peacock Mantis Shrimp.) There are several types of mantis shrimp in the Lembeh Strait, and most are easy to see and not easily intimidated by divers. The so-called “peacock” or “harlequin” mantis shrimp is beautifully colored in brilliant blues, green, red, and orange.
Feb 15, 2011 | Categories: thePhotoTourist, Underwater | Tags: bottom, burrow, crustacean, dive, diving, eye, eye stalks, eyes, harlequin, harlequin mantis shrimp, Indonesia, Lembeh, Lembeh Strait, mantis, mantis shrimp, North Sulawesi, peacock, peacock mantis shrimp, sand, sandy bottom, scuba, shrimp, stomatopod, stomatopods, Sulawesi, u/w, Underwater | Leave A Comment »
Candid photos from Aertembaga Market, in Bitung (North Sulawesi, Indonesia): A visit to the Aertembaga Market in Bitung is not to be missed. A young man in one stand dared Nancy to take his elder’s photo; the old man was diffident … until Nancy showed him the photo. Then everyone lit up, all smiles.
Feb 14, 2011 | Categories: Land & Air, thePhotoTourist | Tags: Aertembaga, Aertembaga market, bazaar, Bitung, butcher, chicken, farmer, fish, fisherman, groceries, Indonesia, livestock, market, marketplace, meat, North Sulawesi, poulterer, poultry, produce, seafood, shrimp, Sulawesi | Leave A Comment »
