Snorkeling in Batangas

[horge]

I know these are up elsewhere on the board, but this is actually the appropriate forum :)
Well, here we go.

My post-Holy Week, week of snorkelling.
Ligpo Point/Island, Batangas Bay, Philippines
(4 hours from Manila by bus)

Had to angle this shot and time it with a cloud to avoid light wash-out of color. This is on a Pectinia-dominated reef about 11 metres from a fishing village. The residents are hard put cleaning up the plastic trash that seasonally washes up all the way from from Manila
http://www.geocities.com/art_harvest/euph.jpg

Shallow water, direct-overhead shot shows how intense the light is, washing out most color.
http://www.geocities.com/art_harvest/ligpo1.jpg

here's an older pic of the same reef.
http://www.geocities.com/horge1218/snork2.jpg

Lots of fun. Good food. Nice people.
Terrible amenities at the resort we chose, but the prices were unbelievably low.

Wish you guys would post pics too!

[billsreef]

Looks great :D I'm turning green with envy, considering that I am planning my first dive of the season next week in balmy mid 40's water :rolleyes: Should be good for spearing some blackfish for the dinner table, willing to bet it beats anemone fritters for dinner :D

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Bill

If damsels grew as big as sharks, the sharks would run in fear!
My dive photos (http://hometown.aol.com/billsreef/)
ICQ 56222784

[horge]

Blackfish dinner, wow.

Can you post pics of THAT? :D :D :D

[billsreef]

If the weather holds I'm going for that dive this Wendsday. With a little luck I'll be having that blackfish dinner to :D I'll take a pic for you.

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Bill

If damsels grew as big as sharks, the sharks would run in fear!
My dive photos (http://hometown.aol.com/billsreef/)
ICQ 56222784

[blackfish]

hey hey HEY!!
What's up with this?? :D
cheers,
blackfish

[horge]

Hehehe. You're next on bill's menu, friend :)

[blackfish]

not a chance, horge, he'll never catch me... :D

not only that Bill, my ol' faded unisuit's too thick, and you'll never get that rusty speargun to fire anyway! :)
cheers,
blackfish

[billsreef]

LOL, Blackfish with my schedule this week you'll be safe till next week at least ;)

[narkosis]

Bill/anyone,

Is it possible to post a JPG in here without needing it to be stored in a URL somewhere else? If so, how?
Just took some macro shots on my previous dive trip, and thought I'd put some on them up here.

Roger

[billsreef]

narkosis,
The pics do need to be stored on a server somewhere and linked to the post by typing *the url* without the *
If you don't have webspace you might be able to use one of the free webpage servers such as homestead or email Larry, I think he might put your pictures on this server to link to if need be. I'm sure we would all love to see them :) Where were you diving?

[This message has been edited by billsreef (edited 05-15-2000).]

[horge]

Hi Narkosis.

If Larry frightens you :), you can send any pics to me (in jpg or gif format) as e-mail attachments. I'd be happy to host them temporarily, and any other pics you want to post.

[narkosis]

Bill,
Like Horge, I'm from tropical Asia as well, Malaysia. So far, all my dives have been in Malaysia and Phuket. Taking up scuba 5 years ago was meant to be a replacement for deep-sea fishing for me, but it ended up with me going into reefkeeping as well!

Just as well, since I don't get much time to go diving these days. Who the heck started the dotCom run anyway!

Horge, I'll be sending you some of my earlier pix till I get the most recent ones scanned (last month). Thx for the hosting.

Roger



[This message has been edited by narkosis (edited 05-21-2000).]