Easter Island (Rapa Nui) Dive Pictures

[Patwa]

Hey!

I'm slowly getting back into the hobby after a good 5 years off. During that time i've been on some awesome dive trips......here are a few select shots from my recent trip to Easter Island. This trip was the first time using my SLR camera. I've still got a lot to learn about how to take the best shots (and even what lenses I need to use!), but I think I did alright, eh?

posing with a fake Moai (was sunk here for a scene in the movie "Rapa Nui")


was told this is an anchor from an old Spanish ghaleon


lots of the same coral (porites)




banana wrasse




trevally photobombing my shot


Easter Island butterflyfish feeding on an urchin


1000+ year-old porites lobata colony


teardrop butterflyfish


the money shot - about $10000-$15000 or more dollars worth of rare fish here: Hotamatua pygmy angels and femininus Wrasses. I had to crop the heck out of my image to get this (shooting RAW and high megapixels ftw!)


me next to a porites colony


yellow pocillopora colony...one of only TWO colonies I saw on my dives (the other was a baby blue colour). Easter Island has LOTs of coral, but very, very low coral species diversity


Easter Island is located in some of the bluest waters (nutrient-poor) on the planet....makes for excellent visibility!


many more pics on my Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/5835305...7634752882333/

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