Sharks, Sea Turtles, Barracudas, & more!

Apr 012011
 
Sipadan Diving Borneo-7

SCUBA Diving in Sipadan in the Semporna Archipelago in Malaysian Borneo — It was my first time swimming with sharks – they were everywhere, and didn’t seem to care much about us swimming a few feet away. Sipadan dive photos below, including a sea turtle photo and photo of a school of jackfish:

Sea turtle - SCUBA Diving in Sipadan in the Semporna Archipelago in Malaysian Borneo

A graceful sea turtle in Sipadan

Photo of a school of Jackfish in Sipadan in the Semporna Archipelago in Malaysian Borneo

School of Jackfish in the Semporna Archipelago

The first photo of my diving underwater
Sea turtle, in Semporna archipelago, in Sipadan, Borneo, Malaysia
I really enjoyed watching the sea turtles swim around – so graceful.

Taking (good) photos underwater is really challenging!  You’re aiming at a moving target in less than optimal lighting conditions. At this point I’m still very much a beginner diving, still getting comfortable equalizing and improving my buoyancy, so I couldn’t really focus on the photography as much as I would have liked.

See the full Sipadan slideshow of my Semporna Archipelago diving experience in Borneo (Malaysia), including more photos of white tipped reef sharks and sea turtles, as well underwater photography of Yellowtail Barracudas, Harlequinn Sweetlips, Sea Turtles, Lionfish, Jackfish, Parrotfish, Yellowmask Angelfish, Vlaming’s Unicornfish, Big Eyed Emperors, Triggerfish, and more. I loved diving in Sipadan!  Read more... (216 words, 14 images, estimated 52 secs reading time)

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Sipadan Borneo diving – best in the world?

Apr 012011
 
Whitetip Reef Shark

Sipadan was the best SCUBA diving I’ve ever done; it’s often rated by many as one of the top dive destinations in the world. The whole Semporna Archipelago was amazing!

Jacques Cousteau referred to Sipadan in the Semporna Archipelago as ‘an untouched piece of art’ – the crown jewel of the diving is Sipadan. Lucky for you, I rented an underwater camera to capture some of the experience, including lots of sharks! Here’s some of my underwater photos from Sipadan.

I was still learning how to dive (buoyancy, breathing, equalizing, etc) when I added underwater photography to the mix, so there’s much improvement to be made in future dives, but this should give you a feel for the experience.

To get there from KL I flew to Tawau, on Malaysian Borneo. Then I took a road trip to a sleepy fishing town called Semporna, and the next morning I took a boat out to Mabul, my home base foor SCUBA diving on the Semporna Archipelago. Some areas in Borneo take quite a bit of time effort to get to, but this was worth it.

Whitetip Reef Shark photo, in Sipadan, part of the Semporna archipelago, Borneo, Malaysia

I saw plenty of these Whitetip Reef Sharks in the Semporna Archipelago

Sea Turtle in Sipadan, from my Borneo Diving trip, in Semporna Archipelago, Borneo, Sabah Malaysia  Read more... (372 words, 12 images, estimated 1:29 mins reading time)

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