This is a ScubaMagazine.net HD video we shot & produced in Anilao, Philippines as part of a review we did for the ScubaMagazine.net Photo, Video, Travel & Dive Discussion Community while diving at a resort called Planet Dive.

On this assignment I was met by a Philippines television station and their film crew who interviewed me, followed me around on 2 dives and used some of the footage in theses videos, all of which was aired on a nature show in the Philippines.

Although I find wild macro subjects at every Philippines dive destination I travel to, Anilao certainly lived up to its reputation amongst local photographers as the Philippines version of the Lembeh Straits, as this entire 20 minute HD video was shot over the course of 1 week, not cherry-picked footage shot over months or years.

There are some studies that show that cuttlefish instantly recognize prey to be eaten upon birth. When you see the footage of cuttlefish eggs in this series, you will know why they are already conditioned.

Speaking of wild subjects, I just returned from an HD video shoot on Panglao island in Bohol, Philippines where I got some interesting footage of two small decorator crabs, both of which had managed to pull off a square of dead seafan and moved about holding it over their bodies like an aquatic gladiator shield. I have never seen that behavior before and it is hilarious.

This is ScubaMagazine.net HD video we shot & produced for Planet Dive Resort in Anilao as part of a review we did of their resort and the diving.

This is a HD Scuba Diving in Anilao video we shot for Planet Dive Resort in Anilao, South Luzon, Philippines.

This is a ScubaMagazine.net HD dive video we shot & produced as part of a review we did of Mimpi Indah Dive Resort on Bangka Island in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Bangka Island has incredible wide angle & macro subject opportunities, & Mimpi Indah Resort does day trips to the Lembeh Straits, and besides, when was the last time one of the owners of a dive resort met you at the airport along with staffers & your dive guide?!

Mimpi Indah Resort was just incredible. No crowds, no noise unless you count the animals I kept asking what made that new strange sound, or the crashing tiny waves on the pristine private shore, or the unbelievable diving.

From the fun exploration in the mangroves right behind the resort, to Refly our odd critter magnet dive guide good naturedly mock-singing American songs like Britney Spears that we all joined in on, Mimpi owners Owen & Ulva Tap, Refly & staff made staying with & diving at Mimpi Indah Dive Resort truly a once in a lifetime opportunity that will never be forgotten.

You can read our 6400 word, 28 photo review of Mimpi Indah Resort on Bangka Island, North Sulawesi in the Indonesia Suryga Divers Section of our ScubaMagazine.net Community here:

scubamagazine.net/showthread.php?t=1164

Vimeo divers can post the url to their Vimeo dive videos right in a post on our ScubaMagazine.net Underwater Photo, Video Travel & Dive Discussion Communities & the Vimeo video will normally auto-embed with no uploaded needed.

This is Part 2 of ScubaMagazine.net HD diving video we shot & produced as part of a review we did of Mimpi Indah Dive Resort on Bangka Island in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

This part 2 video is about 9.5 minutes long by 300 MB's, so the best way to view it is click play, then click stop, let it download all the way, then click play again. The video renders smoother this way, although the original is step free.

Bangka Island has incredible wide angle & macro subject opportunities, & Mimpi Indah Resort does day trips to the Lembeh Straits, and besides, when was the last time one of the owners of a dive resort met you at the airport along with staffers & your dive guide?!

Mimpi Indah Resort was just incredible. No crowds, no noise unless you count the animals I kept asking what made that new strange sound, or the crashing tiny waves on the pristine private shore, or the unbelievable diving.

From the fun exploration in the mangroves right behind the resort, to Refly our odd critter magnet dive guide good naturedly mock-singing American songs like Britney Spears that we all joined in on, Mimpi owners Owen & Ulva Tap, Refly & staff made staying with & diving at Mimpi Indah Dive Resort truly a once in a lifetime opportunity that will never be forgotten.

You can read our 6400 word, 20 photo review of Mimpi Indah Resort on Bangka Ilsand, North Sulawesi in the Indonesia Suryga Divers Section of our ScubaMagazine.net Community.

Vimeo divers can post the url to their Vimeo dive videos right in a post on our ScubaMagazine.net Underwater Photo, Video Travel & Dive Discussion Communities & the Vimeo video will normally auto-embed with no uploaded needed.