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DPG@Lembeh -- DivePhotoGuide Editorial Trip To Lembeh

By Matt J. Weiss, May 3, 2010 @ 02:37 PM (EST)

I have just returned from a productive trip from Northern Sulawesi. It was a trip of firsts for me, the first time I saw a hairy frogfish, the first time I ate bat and the first time I got to see the new wide angle destination -- Buyat Bay.

I was there getting content for a new column called "The Critter Corner," which is all about photographing the ocean's smaller majority. There is no better place in the world to get shots of critters than Lembeh, and the guides at Critters@Lembeh found me all the tiny, cryptic subjects to start this column off right.

The first piece is on everybody's favorite, Bargibanti's Pygmy Seahorse, and we will try to add a new critter weekly from here on out.

An unexpected surprise was that I got to spend a few days in Buyat Bay. I took off the muck-diving hat for a while and dove the crystal clear ( legit 40-50 meter vis) waters of Buyat. The corals at Buyat are noticeably pristine, and the size of the coral colonies are unlike any I have seen before. Blue water, colorful corals and no other divers in sight. That's my kind of place! The craziest part is that it's just a couple hours from the Manado airport.

Thanks to everyone at Lembeh Resort for taking good care of me and to Critters@Lembeh for showing me everything on my wish list. More from my trip to Lembeh and Buyat in the next few weeks.

Comments

May 4, 2010 8:39 PM

Kandace Heimer wrote:

Thanks for sharing. . . I will be there in November. I have never dove Indonesia. Looking forward to getting the cool critters.

May 5, 2010 1:39 PM

Matt J. Weiss wrote:

Kandace, you'll have a great time. If you're a coral person, check out Buyat. Pretty spectacular.

May 5, 2010 2:01 PM

Jeffrey De Guzman wrote:

AWESOME!!!

Dec 1, 2010 1:18 AM

Kandace Heimer wrote:

Just returned from Lembeh. The information you provided in this detailed article on Lembeh was most valuable to say the least. I can't believe the incredible bio-diversity of Lembeh . . . and the night dive . . . well the creatures I saw and photographed were some of the strangest and exotic I had ever seen. Some were so foreign to me that I almost forgot to actual photograph them. I just watched in awe as they moved around the sea bottom.

The dive guides were the best. We liked it so much that we are already planning a trip back in Nov, 2011 for two weeks with a side trip to Buyat Bay, and then onto Western Australia.

Dec 1, 2010 2:15 AM

Matt J. Weiss wrote:

Kandace -- thanks for the kind words. So glad the article helped. I totally agree with you, Lembeh is a special place and the critters there are sometimes so odd it's alarming! Already planning my next trip there as well and suffice it to say, I can't wait.

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