Underwater Photography Bali Indonesia

Location: Seraya, Bali, Indonesia

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1. Carl Gennaro says:
   January 8th, 2007 at 10:51:42

   I like this one.. A LOT.. Mysterious and it is looking at me..

2. Erwin Kodiat says:
   January 8th, 2007 at 10:53:24

   Thanks Carl, yesterday I was in Seraya with Hengky trying my new strobe with my Canon A620. This one was quite big, even though it is only 1 cm (half inch) length

3. Yuji Law says:
   January 8th, 2007 at 12:33:20

   Very Nice lighting…Fantastic!!

4. Erwin Kodiat says:
   January 8th, 2007 at 12:34:59

   Thanks Yuj

5. Indra Swari says:
   January 8th, 2007 at 14:14:34

   Hmmmm… yg gini ini yg katanya ga dapet apa2… Pindah aliran ovulid? hehehe
   Great lighting… Nicely done.

6. Mia Aristanti says:
   January 9th, 2007 at 11:09:24

   Great pics… what’s an ovulid btw?

7. Erwin Kodiat says:
   January 9th, 2007 at 11:12:20

   Mia, here the explanation as I copied from Seaslugforum.net

   The ovulids (Family Ovulidae) are cowry shaped snails with large colourful mantles which usually completely cover the shell. In many ways they have evolved defensive strategies which mirror those found in the nudibranchs. They have bright colourful bodies and retain noxious chemicals from their food. These chemicals are stored in their skin where they can protect the snail from fish predation. In the photo above, the only part of the shell that is visible is the white region at the front (left side of photo) of the animal. The black tube (also at the front) is the siphon which directs water into the mantle cavity inside the shell. If you look at the base of the head tentacle (below the siphon) there is a black swelling which is the left eye. One easy way to separate snails from slugs is to look for their eyes. If they are raised from the skin like this then they are a snail. If the eyes are embedded in the skin they are an opisthobranch. Externally they look very like the Cowries (Cypraeidae).

8. Chrysanthy Carlane says:
   January 9th, 2007 at 12:18:07

   I like the colour, lighting, the contrast between the object and dark background.
   The angle is good, too, like the ovulid is begging…
   hehehe… ngaco gak sih?

9. Erwin Kodiat says:
   January 9th, 2007 at 13:15:51

   Thanks all

10. Monica Hutadjulu says:
    January 9th, 2007 at 14:26:25

    win.. jadi ada mata-nya kan?

11. Erwin Kodiat says:
    January 9th, 2007 at 15:40:12

    Iyah ternyata, gue lagi tanya ke Bill Rudman tapi belum dijawab

12. Monica Hutadjulu says:
    January 9th, 2007 at 16:01:28

    senengnya diving dan sharing di forum sama erwin ya gini ini
    full of info gak kayak hengky, yang ada guyon ae..

13. Erwin Kodiat says:
    January 9th, 2007 at 16:04:08

    Lho gue juga guyon, Mon
    Cuman guyonannya serius … lho ?!?

14. Ahmad Zaki says:
    January 10th, 2007 at 01:03:02

    Wow nice! You have any more pics from another angle? Taken at what depth?

15. Erwin Kodiat says:
    January 10th, 2007 at 01:07:22

    Got it from another angle but this one is the most proper one
    Not so deep, it is around 10 meters if I’m not mistaken

16. Ali Handisanjaya says:
    January 10th, 2007 at 18:00:47

    wow win sae pisan euy

17. Winda Kesuma says:
    January 11th, 2007 at 12:58:28

    cuakeppp…makin jago loe win

18. Erwin Kodiat says:
    January 11th, 2007 at 12:59:32

    Thanks Ling … mana foto2 loe kok kagak pernah upload?

19. Mulyadi Setiono says:
    January 11th, 2007 at 13:12:52

    superb
    ini foto loe yg plg gua suka

20. Winda Kesuma says:
    January 11th, 2007 at 14:51:34

    Ini juga baru reset password. Makanya nongol lagi. Lupa password dulu =))

21. Acuan says:
    April 18th, 2007 at 02:40:25

    Winda, kok lu jadinya sekarang manggil Erwin cuakep sih? bikin cemburu aja HAHAHAA..

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