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Basics of Composition

Basics of Composition Giant PufferfishBasic composition is probably the most important aspect of an image and can make or break your picture, yet for some reason many people don’t pay much attention to it when shooting underwater photography. Continue Reading…

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Pulah Weh Dive Holiday – you’ve got to go!

Pulah Weh Bristly Hermit CrabAt the beginning of this month, myself and my sister decided to take a trip over to Pulah Weh, Indonesia to do a bit of chilling and of course some bubble blowing! Neither of us had ever been there before but had heard some pretty awesome things about the diving in the area from friends who were there last year. So we booked our tickets, packed our bags and headed off for what turned out to be some seriously special dives. Continue Reading…

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Mr Whaleshark came to play!

Whaleshark I was very excited a couple of days ago to see Mr Whaleshark appear on our dive out at Hin Muang! Whalesharks have been a bit elusive this year, turning up only a few times over christmas, so i was super excited when he came out of the blue, cruising along the reef towards us! Continue Reading…

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Winner!

LionfishI am delighted to say that i have won the monthly photography competition run by Scuba Symphony on their Facebook page, yay!
The competition runs with a different theme every month and this month the theme was Lionfish.

This particular competition is a very worthwhile one to enter as you have to make a donation to Project Aware to have your entry accepted. Continue Reading…

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Manta Madness!

Manta Ray in Black and WhiteA couple of weeks ago, i experienced my best days diving, EVER!! 3 dives with muliple Manta Rays made for over 3 hours of Manta action. It was unbelievable!! Continue Reading…

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Shiny New Cameras!

Canon Powershot G10With high season just about upon us, we at Liquid Lense have decided to upgrade our rental camera systems. After lots of debate and trials with various different models and brands, Canon and Ikelite have been the overall winners, providing us with everything we need for our underwater photography rental needs. Continue Reading…

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Back in the water

Bleached Brain CoralSo, after spending 3 months at home over the summer, i’m finally back on beautiful Ko Lanta and back in the water, hurrah!
When i left back in May, the Andaman Sea was experiencing some of the worst shallow water coral bleaching for over 20 years. Continue Reading…

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Octopus Magic

Red OctopusIt seems that Octopus season is upon us. For the past month, i have been seeing Octopus on almost every dive, which is pretty exciting as they are one of my favourite things to see under water! Continue Reading…

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Beautiful Batfish

Tall Fin Batfish The diving around Ko Lanta is so beautiful at the moment. I was out at the twin dive sites of Hin Daeng and Hin Muang today, and they were spectacular. Clear blue water filled with an abundance of fish, including one of the biggest barracuda i’ve ever seen, and i was delighted to see my favourite fish, the Tall-Fin Batfish Continue Reading…

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