I’m almost finished updating and expanding the guide to Bunaken diving, which means I’m taking my last good look through all the great pictures I managed to get. I’ve already posted a few of the best pictures of the strange and rare critters found around Lembeh and Bunaken, but there are a lot of the less rare "old favorites" as well. Take, for example, this picture of a family of clown fish in their anemone. They really are cute, aren’t they?

A cute family of False Clown Anemonefish and the anemone at Cela Cela, Bunaken.

Most of the time, when taking pictures on dives, you’re trying to capture that perfect shot of some fish or sea creature, which can be quite a challenge. As any diver with a camera knows, fish love to mess with photographers, always turning away the moment you press the shutter button. Yes, I have lots "butt shots" of fish. But sometimes, you see potential shots that aren’t about a specific animal, but all about the composition. I saw a fair number of these in Lembeh, where there are a lot of "baby bommies" – a small rock with some young sponges, corals and anemones growing on them. Here’s a sample of what I’m talking about:

A baby bommie

I’m back home in Bangkok, sorting through all the material collected diving around North Sulawesi. While I’m updating the dive guide, I thought I’d post another picture of one of the many strange things photographed around Lembeh:

A Spiny Devilfish "walks" along the sandy bottom

The first sight of this guy was quite intriguing, since it was indeed "walking" along the bottom. I wondered if maybe it was a shrimp that looked like a scorpionfish, but once back on the boat I confirmed it was in fact the Spiny Devilfish.

Thanks again to Two Fish Divers and their guide Franz for a great trip.