Alex_Tattersall 90 Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) Just spent 4 days in the Similan Islands. Unbelievably bad timing as the princess of Thailand decided to go diving in Surin and Richelieu so most of the area was closed. I felt very sad to see the effects of both Tsunami and coral bleaching there as much of the hard coral above 12-15m was dead. Below that was lovely but mostly requiring nitrox! A few favourites, hope you enjoy. All taken with D7000, Nauticam housing, Inon strobes 105mmVR with Subsee +5 Same setup Tokina 10-17 with Zen minidome Back to the 105mm This little Western anemonefish seemed to have got lost, the skunk anemonefish was most unhappy 10-17mm with 1.4x tele, Zen minidome 105mm VR with Subsee +10 60mm macro and magical manta made an appearance too Edited March 23, 2012 by Alex_Tattersall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ilanbt 7 Posted March 23, 2012 EXcellent shots! I loved them all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Longimanus1975 1 Posted March 23, 2012 Nice shots, brings back memories! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xanderwater 24 Posted March 23, 2012 All very different and nice! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Damo 4 Posted March 23, 2012 Alex- you never cease to surprise and amaze. Brilliant beautiful images sir- as always!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Williams 0 Posted March 23, 2012 Wonderful Images Alex! Gave up trying to pick a favorite, they're all great. Thanks partner! Steve Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newmanl 15 Posted March 23, 2012 Great images, Alex. 1 and 7 are my faves. Thanks for posting. Lee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewsmith 14 Posted March 23, 2012 All nicely executed Mr T Regards Stew Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdpriest 115 Posted March 25, 2012 You're getting too much practice... ... really, really nice images! Tim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jo Horrocks 5 Posted March 25, 2012 Excellent shots Alex. Looks like you've been getting way too much practice!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sasdasdaf 2 Posted March 26, 2012 As usual, wonderful shots. Thanks for sharing. I think the first one of the wire coral gobies has set a new bar for wire coral goby shots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alexx 3 Posted March 29, 2012 Great shots Alex, lightning is excellent! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scubysnaps 9 Posted March 29, 2012 Superb Alex, quality stuff, you've come on a long way in the past 18 months Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMW 0 Posted March 30, 2012 Absolutely amazing images! Wow!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex_Tattersall 90 Posted March 30, 2012 Here are a few more: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewsmith 14 Posted March 30, 2012 Now your just showing off. Stew Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bent C 18 Posted April 3, 2012 That is amazing pictures, Alex. I was at the Similans just a month ago, but mostly took pictures of the effects of bleaching. And quit diving after a couple of days, due to just that. I was there 12 years ago, and had missed out on the scale of the bleaching, so it was kind of depressing revisiting the sites again. That said, fantastic that you were able to get these shots. I am very impressed. Cheers Bent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex_Tattersall 90 Posted April 4, 2012 Yes, the coral bleaching was very sad to see, it was as though the life had all move down 10 meters. It was really a nitrox diving scenario for UW photography. A couple of the deeper sites were still very impressive, particularly Twin Peaks at Koh TaChai. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmooney 6 Posted April 4, 2012 Great set of images. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
albert kok 14 Posted April 10, 2012 Liked the 10-17mm with 1.4x tele, Zen minidome. And glad to see the D7000 (and its master) doing a splendid job! Thanks for sharing Al Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
