Blogs

August 16, 2018

Off-gasing Day Trip Tip: Valencia

As a scuba diver you know that when you dive, your body absorbs nitrogen. If you come up too fast, or do a dive which is […]
August 10, 2018

Chocolate and Decompression

Negros island, where Salaya is located, the farmers in the mountainous hinterland are rowing some excellent chocolate. The Cacao tree is of course of South American […]
August 9, 2018

7000 Vagabonds

If you have dived the incredibly biodiverse coasts of Negros Island, you have probably seen a vagabond butterflyfish or two: These are pretty fish! They usually […]
August 2, 2018

Reefs Blessed With Cardinals

The Philippines are a part of the coral triangle, the global epicenter of marine biodiversity. We are blessed with a great number of species of corals, […]
July 26, 2018

Sweet Sweetlips

Among all the fishes we see in Dauin, the sweetlips are special to me, and they are even special in two different ways: Dancers! Firstly, they […]
August 2, 2018

Reefs Blessed With Cardinals

The Philippines are a part of the coral triangle, the global epicenter of marine biodiversity. We are blessed with a great number of species of corals, […]
July 26, 2018

Sweet Sweetlips

Among all the fishes we see in Dauin, the sweetlips are special to me, and they are even special in two different ways: Dancers! Firstly, they […]
July 19, 2018

Salaya Underwater Imaging Heaven

If you are looking for a place in an absolutely top (muck!) diving destination with the perfect underwater imaging infrastructure, look no further than Salaya Beach […]
June 28, 2018

Shutter Speed versus Strobe: Who Wins?

Welcome back dear nascent underwater photographers! Got your camera? Did you figure out how to find the proper settings for shutter speed, ISO and aperture? Well, […]
June 21, 2018

Featured Critter: Fangblenny

If you dive with us in Dauin, you will likely descend along a mooring line. Take a careful look at these thick ropes, and you will […]
June 14, 2018

Yoga and Freediving

Being a scuba diving instructor and yoga teacher, a lot of people have suggested that I would enjoy free diving, and my response would normally be […]
June 6, 2018

Spiny Skinned Animals: Claspers

Last week I wrote about the echinoderms, the spiny-skinned-animals. We learned about their tube feet, a hydraulic system unique in the animal kingdom. But there are […]
May 21, 2018

Umi Umi Housing Test

We all know that the Olympus TG4 “Tough” is great camera for underwater photography and videography – for a number of reasons. As the name implies, […]