Asia Diver Magazine Cover - April 29, 2008
Congratulations to Stephen Wong for his dramatic photo of one of Gorontalo's Salvador Dali sponges on the cover of the current edition of Asia Diver Magazine. It has been quite a while since a silhouette shot has been selected to grace the cover.
Posted by Miguel at 10:59 AM
DEEP & ADEX - April 13, 2008
Thanks to all of you who stopped by to say hello at the Gorontalo booth at DEEP in Jakarta last month. For those planning to be in Singapore April 18 to 20, stop by the Gorontalo booth C10 at Asia Dive Expo (ADEX) again at Suntec Halls 602 & 603 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday is for trade visitors only but Saturday & Sunday are open to the public.
Also, on Sunday April 20th we will be the premier showing of the film
Gorontalo Hidden Paradise produced by Gabor Lowry at 12 noon at the theatre
the Eco Village inside the ADEX halls.
For more information about ADEX, please access www.asiadiveexpo.com. Its
website, by the way, features at least 2 of William Tan's photos from Gorontalo.
Posted by Miguel at 01:08 PM
Gorontalo Wide-Angle - March 18, 2008
It seems that Gorontalo is not only the domain of the macro photographer any more. Miguel's Diving has hosted a flurry of wide-angle enthusiasts in the last several weeks. Their comments and great photos are available on this WetPixel thread.
Posted by Miguel at 12:11 PM
Schools of Dolphin & Barracuda - March 15, 2008
Guests this week enjoyed the thrills of exploring the varied marine environment of Gorontalo. Nowhere else can divers experience dramatic coral walls, multiple pinnacles and muck all in the same day. Wrecks, caverns and shallow coral gardens are also available. In addition to the wide variety of diving, guests had the thrill of snorkeling with a school of about 30 Risso's dolphins. With their white bodies, they look like pale ghosts underwater. One even dove right under them! Later the same day in the new Olele village marine park, a curious school of Yellowtail barracuda surrounded them. This made for a great circular shot for the videographer.
Posted by Miguel at 10:11 AM
Photos of Gorontalo Underwater - March 02, 2008
The marine environment of Gorontalo is currently on display, thanks to two great underwater photographers. Australasia Scuba Diver current issue features William Tan in its "Through the Lens" sections. Several of the photos were shot in Gorontalo including the full-page picture of a boxer crab with eggs in which embryonic eyes are visible through the egg casings.
Check out Phua Boon Wah's on-line posting from his February trip here. One of the few intrepid divers who concentrates on shooting wide-angle photos, his results are spectacular. The picture of the giant multi-tube pipe sponge growing atop on of Gorontalo's pinnacles has Miguel's Diving dive boat floating on the ocean surface above. This shot took a half hour of patient effort.
Congratulations to both of you!
Posted by Miguel at 09:25 PM