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Regarding the posts between Yellowmon & Mr. Moony:
In all my travels, I've never seen divers intentionally disrupt another groups dive in progress.
Perhaps a bit more grace would be in order. Or maybe a career change?

Including humans:

We agree with Emily and Simon - dangit he's cute!

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A little reef hook chain gang:

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Simon you rock above and below the sea:

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And many thanks to our dive masters and the boat drivers that made it all happen:

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An unforgettable experience deficient only in superlatives for description.

All my best,
Mike

There were plenty of neat creatures to photograph:

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Here is a typical day aboard the Damai - feast your eyes!

Sunrise:

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Mid day:

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Sundown:

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What a view, what a boat!

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Dear all,
What can I say. It was the ultimate Indonesia trip. The Damai Dua is more like a fine piece of hand crafted furniture than a boat. What's more the crew, their service, the ridiculously spacious quarters, attention to detail and fine food are hard to praise adequately before you even get to a discussion of the diving. It's clear from the posts above that the diving and photographic opportunities were amazing. Our fellow guests were the icing on the cake. This is my first attempt at posting on the wetpixel site so please bear with me. Many thanks to all!

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Canon 7D in Nauticam housing with twin Inon Z240
8-15 f4L fisheye zoom or 100 f2.8L IS macro