Great Barrier Reef

[Jason1520]

ABSOLUTLY AMAZING!!!

 

[nanoreefbro]

All I can say is WOW!!!

 

[xinumaster]

fantastic!

 

[zenya]

edr42,

Do you still have original copies of this images, and if yes, could I beg you for one of them in a 1024x768 size? I would love to have a wallpaper sized IMG_0246 if at all possible, please.
Don't get me wrong, I loved each and everyone of this pictures but that particular shot just grabs me for some reason.

 

[rbaker]

Awesome thread. Thanks for sharing your wonderful photos with us... :thumbsup:

 

[edr42]

Zenya, heres a bigger size copy of that photo, i think that it makes quite a soothing background

I have a heap more photos lying around if people want to see....

 

[Tripspike]

Simply awesome...how many gallons is that tank?

Trip

 

[zenya]

Thanks a bunch!

You are right, it is very soothing to look at the beauty like this...

 

[jwedehase]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9050233#post9050233 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edr42
I have a heap more photos lying around if people want to see....

Tease. Cmon... this never gets old!

 

[nanoreefbro]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9050233#post9050233 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edr42
Zenya, heres a bigger size copy of that photo, i think that it makes quite a soothing background

I have a heap more photos lying around if people want to see....

I definitely would like to see more.. Those are some awesome pics..

 

[Vayder1]

I really enjoyed your photos, thanks for sharing.

 

[edr42]

Here you go:

 

[edr42]

And some more:

 

[edr42]

And yet more:

I have lots more photos and movies hanging about, so stay tuned....

 

[zenya]

This is amazing. I for one know that I will never have a chance to see it in person so it is a real treat, edr42.
Thank you for sharing it with us!

I love that shot of the small group of Rabbitfishes.., are those S.lineatus or S.guttatus ? That yellow spot near the tail I only saw in this two species.

 

[edr42]

Those rabbits are Siganus lineatus, or the goldlined rabbitfish. They are a pacific species, and i think S.guttatus must be an atlantic species as i can find no mention of it in my barrier reef fish books.
They are all over the reef over here, and i quite like them. Now all i need to do is catch a small enough specimen to put in my tank!

 

[zenya]

No, they are both Pacific species... Being that my memory is shot to hell I dug up my copy of Rudy Kuiter's book on surgeons and rabbitfishes and it seems that S.lineatus and the Siganus cf lineatus both are striped. And of course, they are common in a different regions, the latter hails from Sri Lanka, Southern India and S.lineatus is dominant in the eastern parts of western Pacific.
It is replaced by Siganus guttatus in Indonesia, west Pacific.
The difference is that S.guttatus is spotted and the former two, related species are striped. I guess I need to wear my glasses before I go on and ask questions...

 

[michael43]

awesome pics, thanks for sharing. Do you know a website link to the place you went? I would love to go give it a shot.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

thanks for sharing those pix! got any more laying around? :bigeyes:

 

[edr42]

michael43, those photos are from Wheeler Reef out of Townsville. I don't think the reef has its own website though.
One of the local operators who go to Wheeler are these guys: www.tropicaldiving.com.au
People seem to forget that the GBR is 2,500 km long, so choices of where to go are not really limited by the size of the reef.
If you have the time and money to charter a dive boat for a month or two, you could just cruise along the reef dropping in on individual flats as you came across them. The number of unseen reefs out there must be huge, so as long as you pick a spot that isn't where the tourist boats go, you should be in for a treat.

I've got a whole bunch more photos here, but i have to sort them all out, so that could take a while.