Komodo – Tatawa Kecil – Beautiful Corals

Komodo – Tatawa Kecil – Beautiful Corals

This is the second of two posts with photographs from a dive at Tatawa Kecil, in Komodo National Park.  The dive was on the west side of this small island, in the photo below, during a transition of tidal currents.  As I noted in the 

Komodo – Tatawa Kecil – The Surf From Below

Komodo – Tatawa Kecil – The Surf From Below

This is the first of two posts sharing underwater photography from one particularly nice dive at Tatawa Kecil, in Komodo National Park.  We were able to dive on the west side of the small island (see the photo just below) during a transition of tidal 

Komodo – Siaba Besar in B&W

Komodo – Siaba Besar in B&W

On the west side of Siaba Besar island in Komodo National Park there’s a dive site that has a sandy bay and a big reef formation extending up from the deeper adjacent channel.  Green sea turtles abound at this site, and it’s easy to spot 

Komodo – Manta Rays at Mawan

Komodo – Manta Rays at Mawan

Manta rays are large, graceful creatures – elegant and ballet-like in their movements.  Their wingspan is up to 18 feet (5.5 meters) in the manta species that is most often found in Komodo National Park (Manta alfredi).  On a dive earlier this week we were 

Komodo – On the Dive Boat

Komodo – On the Dive Boat

I came to this part of Indonesia, near Komodo National Park, to get a scuba divemaster certification with instructors Sylvain (French) and Samira (Swiss), whom I met last year on a dive vacation.  The park, a World Heritage Site consisting of islands and surrounding seas,