I recently posted landscape and seascape shots from my Verde Island weekend trip in the Travel and Landscape forum. Here are some underwater photos from that trip...

http://www.vgalleries.com/members/naquino/verde_uw/P1010112.jpg

http://www.vgalleries.com/members/naquino/verde_uw/P1010149.jpg

http://www.vgalleries.com/members/naquino/verde_uw/PA140067.jpg

http://www.vgalleries.com/members/naquino/verde_uw/PA140068.jpg

Regards,
Norman

I like the 2nd one better. Galing naman.
gil

i like the batfishes! =) with san miguel beer! *sarap* hehehehe! =D if i had a license, i'm sure it would have been revoked by now! Lol!

Wowoweee!! Those are amazing underwater shots Norman! :)

Keep on sharing! As I've said before, just by seeing your photos, para na rin akong nag-dive! Hehehehe! :D

Keep it up man! :)

Nice shots again Norman.

Excellent captures Norman.

Galing mo talaga Norman underwater! :)

loved the last..
what camera?

Nice pictures, Norman!

nice pics! i havent seen verde with that good a viz in ages

Gil, Tok, Orlando, Alex, Reyno, Earl, Jimmy, Caloy and Carlo, salamat sa inyong komento. Those batfish were literally covering my face. The lens was about five inches from them in the last shot. Jimmy, it's an Olympus 5050. Tok, would you like to eat the corals too (with vinegar)? Hehehe. =B)

Here's more...

http://www.vgalleries.com/members/naquino/verde_uw/P1010114.jpg

http://www.vgalleries.com/members/naquino/verde_uw/P1010134.jpg

http://www.vgalleries.com/members/naquino/verde_uw/P1010172.jpg

http://www.vgalleries.com/members/naquino/verde_uw/PA140070.jpg


Regards,
Norman

i really like your shots. hope minsan maka pag shot din underwater..
thanks for sharing...

Norman,

i noticed you have a knack for capturing sea turtles, galing ah! =D hawk's bill noh?

i'd eat corals but the thing is, it's too abrasive coming out if you know what i mean =b para akong parrotfish! Lol!

punta na talaga ko dito! promise... How come this place is not that known? or ako lang ba di nakakaalam?

Tok, korek, hawksbill. Ana, siguro nga, ikaw lang di nakakaalam nito. Hehe. =B)

Here's more...

http://www.vgalleries.com/members/naquino/verde_uw/P1010130.jpg

http://www.vgalleries.com/members/naquino/verde_uw/PA140097.jpg

http://www.vgalleries.com/members/naquino/verde_uw/PA140100.jpg

http://www.vgalleries.com/members/naquino/verde_uw/PA140099.jpg


Regards,
Norman

no comment, este ano pa masasabi natin dito k norman.
mabuhay ka!!! galing... ganda...

whoa! eto pa isang to-watch thread. miss ko tuloy scuba. ganda ng mga shots mo Norman, pang publication.

If I recall correctly about a month ago at an event in Rockell called ReefCheck it was mentioned that there are more marine life from Anilao to Verde island than there is in the Great Barrier Reef.

If I recall correctly about a month ago at an event in Rockell called ReefCheck it was mentioned that there are more marine life from Anilao to Verde island than there is in the Great Barrier Reef.

that's an amazing info. the Phils is really blessed!

ahh ... sarap nang tanawin sa ilalim.

nice blues, Norman. Great lighting...

@ Norman,

Hats off again... Impressive shots... :)

hi norman,
really nice pics, i like the batfish, cheers

nice blues norman! galing galing!

Astig!!!! Great capture norman! I was going to choose sana which is my favorite, I love them all!!!

Were you in Aman last Feb?

Jimmy, Teejay, Dave, Caloy, Joel, Gutsy, Jonix and Doy, thanks. Good to know you like them. Doy, I haven't been there. =B)

Regards,
Norman

i love the "in your face" batfish shot!

now the water is pulling me... hehe

thanks for sharing.

I've watched Probe on TFC last night, they had a feature on Verde Island. And according to a foreign marine specialist interviewed, the most diverse species of marine life can only be found in the Philippines, as shown in there dive shoot in the seas around Verde Island.
Amazing! Make me proud of the Philippines! I just hope no oil spill or man-made catastrophies destroy them.:Scared:

gosh its been 5 years since my last dive, HMMMM makes you just want to go back down . Yes I like the last image best. Great shots! The Philippines is indeed one of the best diving hotspot in the world! If you have gone diving in the PHILIPPINES then they are missing 50% of their lives.LOL

My friends and I were just discussing about underwater photography earlier this afternoon. I was then thingking twice of enrolling for the PADI certification, but seeing these amazing photos made me change my decision on asking about a diving course :)

Levi and Patrick, thanks. Roro, go get certified! Sandro, Akiko Thomson and I were in the same dive group. If you saw somebody wearing a pair of Forcefin, then that had to be me... =B) Too bad I didn't see the broadcast. Tsk, tsk, tsk. My story on Verde Island should be coming out next week.

Regards,
Norman

center of the center of the center of marine biodiversity by dr. kent carpenter, is the study that says that we have the most marine biodiversity in the world!!!:)

I have just uploaded my Verde Island story. You can read it here:
http://swordfish2.multiply.com/journal/item/18

It's coming out in the Weekender section of BusinessWorld (http://www.bworldonline.com) tomorrow. Thanks.

Regards,
Norman

great set norman!

keep shooting great pictures