Fishies, Strange and Pretty (and other vertebrates)




and finally, the marine creatures we can all relate to: fish! except that some of them come in forms that might not be so comfortable for some to look at.


i've arranged these from the cute anemonefish to the bigger groupers, the edible schools, the odd-looking ones (which are still fish, by the way, have no doubt about that), to my first decent photos of a turtle and a shark, both taken in tubbataha at no deeper than 20 feet.

Comments

  1. Cindy Chua LeeMay 30, 2007 at 7:39 AM

    Nemo and dad! Lol! X D Thanks for sharing these lovely photos... ;D

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  2. Beryl BlackMay 30, 2007 at 8:22 AM

    amazing! =)

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  3. Karlo Mikhail MongayaMay 30, 2007 at 8:41 AM

    Beryl: this is more spectacular than the little crabs we played with in the Mangroves of Mactan. ^^,

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  4. Jemi AquinoMay 30, 2007 at 12:04 PM

    what a lovely color!
    i never saw blue like this before.

    looking forward to the next set of photos...

    HUGS,
    jemi

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  5. Manang KaiyenMay 30, 2007 at 2:42 PM

    very nice, jeneen!

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  6. Bugoy Traveler PHMay 31, 2007 at 4:20 AM

    HOLY MACKEREL!!!!! pwede kuyug ko sunod. isud lang ko sa tangki. NINDOOOT!

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  7. aze caasiMay 31, 2007 at 4:34 AM

    Breathtaking! Welcome to the Philippine seas!

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  8. XXXX YYYYJune 1, 2007 at 12:34 AM

    snorkeling in anilao in late january, i heard for the first time the sound that corals make... :) awesome :)

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  9. Jeneen GarciaJune 11, 2007 at 7:41 AM

    hey...that would make a great poem. or a song =D welcome to the underwater world. hope you get to visit more often! (i'd be happy to be your guide =)

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  10. Jeneen GarciaJune 11, 2007 at 7:44 AM

    hahaha! ayaw lang sa sulod uy, sa likod na lang, like a remora attached to a shark's belly hehe. huy diba taga-bohol ka? invite me to your place so we can do an intro dive hehe. let not those lovely islands be watsed on just the tourists ;-)

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  11. Jeneen GarciaJune 11, 2007 at 7:45 AM

    and do you know there's actually a family of fish called dragonets? =D

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  12. Jeneen GarciaJune 11, 2007 at 7:50 AM

    well, everybody, what are you waiting for? as joey ayala says, "umilalim na!" =D (or you can just wish me more dives and a better camera so i can take more and better pictures hehehe)

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  13. Jemi AquinoJune 11, 2007 at 11:49 AM

    NO KIDDING??!!
    you simply have to take photos of those. for me? =D

    as i am medically forbidden to submerge myself, i can only wish you well on your future dives.
    the better camera will have to wait. =) hehehe.

    HUGS,
    jemi

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  14. Engelbert TanoSeptember 2, 2007 at 6:27 AM

    hi neen! lagot lagi ko ani nga photos!:-) finally i was able to visit your site again.hehehe sowi.. too bad, i still dont have my own camera til now:-(

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  15. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 10, 2007 at 11:41 PM

    hi boogie bugs! welcome back to cyberspace ;) musta na man ka?

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  16. Engelbert TanoSeptember 14, 2007 at 6:59 AM

    Hi neen! so busy with my work right now. planning to go out somewhere. mountain climbing siguro mi one of these days. i have an officemate man gud nga mountain climber. but no definite schedule yet. kaw musta naman?

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