This picture was made on Krakafat Reef (aka Laura Shoal -- why is it that most of the Kimbe dive sites are named for women?) When we were there the vis was generally pretty awful, but on this dive it was OK (by PNG standards -- 60 to 80 feet would be a great day in Monterey Bay). We had a great dive here (see the tuna and trevalier shots elsewhere), and at the end, we were cooling out at about 60 feet before launching ourselves into the current to catch the boat when this school of batfish showed up. Well, I was enchanted. My enthusiasm was only slightly dampened when we got to the surface and a school very much like these were skulking around the stern waiting for handouts.

Although I wasn't noticing it at the time, there's some interesting stuff going on in the background of this picture. See the clown triggerfish on the right at the top of the golden crinoid? And the school of trevalier in the background. Then there's the immense anemone looking like a misplaced rug.

Nikonos III, 15mm Nikkor f/2.8 lens, 2 Ikelite 200 strobes, f/8, 1/60, Kodak Royal Gold 100.

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