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A Few Favorite Posts
Canon 20D
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Ikelite Underwater Housing
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Seven-day tide graphs and tables for Dili, or any location on this very planet
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This is Nick Hobgood's Website featuring photos he and others have taken in Timor
Homepage and information page for anyone interested in diving in Timor
Nick Hobgood's new fantastic photo blog of his Underwater Photos
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Back in the Water
Diane and I finally got back in the water yesterday!!!

Check out the little white and red isopods on the body of this brittle star. They must be about 1mm!

Diane spotted this shy little estuary seahorse at about 7 meters. We spotted a total of six seahorses on the dive.
posted by Brian @ 10:16 PM
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Saturday, February 09, 2008
Weather

posted by Brian @ 12:55 PM
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Saturday, February 02, 2008
Little Yellow Frogfish
NICK!!! I had to reach far back into the archives for this one.
Hopefully dive conditions will improve soon.
posted by Brian @ 12:54 PM
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Clasper and Leech of the Spotted Wobbegong
One of the cool animals I encounted while in PNG a few weeks ago was a Spotted Wobbegong Shark (2 meters). (I was shooting macro and had a very difficult time fitting the entire shark in my viewfinder, so the shot to the left is from the Georgia Aquarium website). The current was a bit strong so I only snapped a few photos, including this shot of the shark's clasper (25cm). A clasper is not really a penis (nor does it "clasp"), it is a cartilaginous extension designed to deliver sperm into the female's vent. This particular clasper had something rather odd (10cm) attached to it.
According to Leslie Harris from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, that odd attachment is actually a marine leech. Leslie says that' "leeches live everywhere. Some are quite specialized in their food habits/behavior, for example, the species only found attached to the anus of green sea turtles. Others are less so and will go after any fish or warm-blooded animal that passes by. These generalists are more likely to just attach, fill up, and drop off. The specialized ones may spend most of their lives attached to suitable hosts."
posted by Brian @ 10:38 AM
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Sunday, November 18, 2007
Saturday Night Fever
Diane and I spent an hour of paradise together last night...at Tasi Tolu. It started with the most fantastic shaggy filefish and ended with a long-armed octopus hunting in the rocks at 4 meters.





posted by Brian @ 8:25 AM
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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Friday, November 09, 2007
Parrot Protection
We saw this beautiful blue parrotfish last night at Dili Rock. The parrotfish had blown a protective bubble around its body, a defensive perimeter to help detect potential predators of the night.
posted by Brian @ 10:38 AM
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Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Photos from the Weekend
We had some great diving in Timor this weekend with clear, calm water. These photos are from Tasi Tolu, Dili Rock, and Sandy Bottom.



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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Monday, October 08, 2007
Giant Frogfish at Dili Rock
The amazing Lendell found a giant frogfish this afternoon at Dili Rock. As the second photo shows, this guy is around 20cm!
We also saw about 20 HUGE bumphead parrotfish at just 3 meters! Great dive!
posted by Brian @ 6:46 PM
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Sunday, October 07, 2007
Orange Frogfishes at K41
Thanks to Wayne Lovell from FreeFlow for pointing out this fantastic orange frogfish at K41.
And not to be outdone, Kim Smythes discovered this little guy hanging out nearby.
posted by Brian @ 10:12 PM
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