I spent a couple of weeks in Indonesia in May of 2011. We spent a few days on the island of Bali and then flew to the Wakatobi resort about 600 miles to the east. Indonesia is a huge country with incrediby diverse people, cultures and wildlife; you could spend a liftime exploring it. We only scratched the surface...

All photos were taken with a Nikon D300 digital SLR camera, Nikon 105mm, 16mm and 18-200mm lenses in a Sea & Sea housing. Underwater light was provided by two Sea & Sea YS-120 strobes.

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Bali

Map of Indonesia	Hindu statue	Hindu temple	Lakeside Hindu temple	Terraced rice fields

Terraced rice fields	Early morning fisherman

Wakatobi Resort

Wakatobi at dusk	Local kids at the resort	Local kids at the resort	Dive-flag toenails are de rigueur!	Coral close-up

Two Skunk Anemonefish	Almost-tranparent Bubble Coral Shrimp	Tiny cowrie shell in a sea fan	Art Koch photographing an anemone	Clown Triggerfish and cleaning wrasse

Blue Ribbon Eel	Art & Sara and a Sea Fan	Diver and large Cabbage Coral	Art Koch photographing an anemone	Dive guide Dollar and a Lionfish

Diver and large Sea Fan	False Clown Anemonefish	Pink Anemonefish and Anemone	Art, Sara, Pooh and Sharon after a dive	Anemone Shrimp with eggs

Pyjama Cardinalfish	Sharon and Dollar photographing an anemone	School of Sennet Barracuda	Anemone Shrimp, about an inch long	Diver and sponges

Pooh, a Sea Fan and a Trumpet Fish	Brittle Stars on a Sea Whip coral	Spinecheek Anemonefish	Heading back after a dive	Tunicate close-up

Hawksbill Turtle	False Clown Anemonefish	Art and a Whip Coral	Tiny Damslefish and a Table Coral	Large Map Pufferfish, about 3 feet long

Porcelain Crab in anemone	Resort at sunset	Sunrise

Some of the most colorful sea creatures anywhere are nudibranchs. They're often overlooked by divers because of their size;
they're usually anywhere from 1/2 to 2 inches long. Nudibranchs are sea slugs, just snails with no shells. They are usually
very toxic (don't try to eat them!) and their bright coloration is thought to be a warning to predators that bright, pretty things
don't taste good. There are hundreds of different types of nudibranchs in Indonesia. On your next dive slow down, take your
time, look carefully and you'll probably see some.

Nudibranch	Nudibranch	Nudibranch	Nudibranch	Nudibranch

Nudibranch	Nudibranch

Sea fans are home to the pygmy seahorse, the smallest seahorse species in the world. These creatures are not much
larger than a grain of rice and are almost impossible to see as they have the same color and texture as the fan
they live on.

Bumpy seahorse	Denise's Pygmy Seahorse	Bumpy seahorse closeup

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