Tag: East of Flores Dive Trip 2017
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East of Flores Liveaboard Dive Trip – Video and Best Photos
Standing on the upper deck of the Seven Seas at sunrise on the morning of day two. The first colors of the day are glowing in the east, but the beauty of the Indonesian daybreak is completely eclipsed by the panorama of raw geology we’re all staring at. Komba. The name itself has weight. An…
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Underwater Photos East of Flores: Seven Seas Liveaboard Dive Trip
Over the course of our ten day exploration of the islands east of Flores, we were doing three dives per day. With so many opportunities to shoot underwater, I ended up with thousands of new shots from the different coral reefs and coral gardens we visited. From macro shots of the seldom seen rhinopias, wide-angle…
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Flores From Above: Aerial Panoramas of an Epic Liveaboard Dive Trip
The islands East of Flores look amazing from the air. This gallery includes aerial highlights from the May 2017 dive trip on the Seven Seas. It was the first big trip since I picked up a DJI Mavic Pro drone. Have to say it was great to add a whole new angle to the shots.…
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Island Life East of Flores: Lamalera, Alor, Lembata, and Beyond
My first introduction to Indonesia came through the Photovoices International project. Sponsored by National Geographic, the program was designed to document cultures and ways of life from communities in danger of disappearing. The first project focused on the subsistence whalers of Lamalera, who have been hunting sperm whales using handheld spears for at least 500…
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Freediving the Islands East of Flores: Underwater Photo Gallery
Given the choice, I’d much rather shoot underwater with natural light. This means staying less than thirty feet deep and really paying attention to the way the sun is hitting the water to get the maximum effect. Luckily, most of the dive spots we visited on the Seven Seas East of Flores trip were perfect…
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The Seven Seas East of Flores: Ten Days of Living Like a Pirate
The Seven Seas is a traditional Phinisi boat from Sulawesi which has been outfitted as a liveaboard dive boat. On the outside it looks like a pirate ship, but inside it’s like a very nice, floating hotel. I had a chance to join the East of Flores trip on the Seven Seas in May 2017.…
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Portraits of East Flores Islanders: Travel Photo Gallery
Ten days on the Seven Seas liveaboard dive boat meant we spent most of our time underwater, but the itinerary did allow for plenty of island trips to meet the local people living in communities from Lamalera to the Abui tribe of Alor. This gallery includes many of my favorite travel portraits of the local…
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Exploring the Islands East of Flores: Travel Photo Gallery
The islands East of Flores on the Indonesian archipelago are rarely visited and stunningly beautiful. From towering volcanoes rising out of thousands of feet of blue water to deserted white sand beaches, to rugged landscapes seemingly out of Jurassic Park, this photo gallery covers the highlights of this beautiful island chain from Lembata, to Lamalera,…