36 years of SCUBA diving in Yap, over 14,700 dives and today was one for the ages. I am regularly asked what my favorite dive is and invariably I answer “Yap Caverns, because you never know what you are going to see.” I have seen pilot whales, whale sharks, oceanic silver tips, oceanic white tips,...

Liebe Manta Ray Bay-Freunde, auch auf den Webseiten der Magazine unterwasser und taucher.net findet Ihr weitere Blogs & Fotos zum MantaFest 2012! Hier die Links: Palmen haie mantas MantaFest in Yap Viel Spaß bei der Lektüre - und ein herzliches Dankeschön an die Redaktionen!

Hier noch einmal für unsere deutschsprachigen Freunde - wenn auch mit geringfügiger Zeitverschiebung zwischen Mikronesien und dem Rheinland: Die Katze ist aus dem Sack – nach einigen „angeregten Gesprächen“ war sich die Jury einig was die Preisvergabe angeht. Kategorie „Digitale Spiegelreflexkamera“: Best of Show: Anke Rohrbach – Köln - Serie (16 Tg. Indonesien-Yap-Kreuzfahrt auf der...

Frank Schneider, Marty Snyderman, Bill Acker, Ray Bullion and Masa Michishiro,  your 2012 Manta Fest presenters and event host handed out the prizes and awards to the top photographers of this year's event. The task wasn't easy, there were a lot of outstanding photo submissions but this is how it all finally shook down. Winner,...

DSLR Winners There's a new album Manta Fest 2012 DSLR Winning Photos on Facebook. There you will find the Best of show, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place contest winners. We'd like you to cast votes with your likes and see how the judges decisions lined up with public opinion. Point and Shoot Winners In the...

This was the final day of the photography and diving for this year's photo contest.The weeks of photography and fun for Manta Fest 2012 concluded with a showing of Bill's custom hospitality on the Mnuw after a perfect day on the water. After this, all that was left to do was turn in JPG's, wait...

Today we have some shots from Ray Bullion and Ken Sutherland. Ken's been here several times for Manta Fest and when it comes to diving Micronesia, Ray's about as old school as it gets. There's two days and one night of photography left for contest participants. Friday night everyone puts their cards on the table...

Dives like this are about as good as they get. Yesterday a group of seven hit M'il Channel on a gentle incoming current in Yap's blue water. After you splash in you glide down to 80 feet in crystal clear blueness. Everyone in the group started the drift like a bunch of kids playing in...

Please scroll down for English version. "Also wirklich - ich wollte heute früh Wimpelfische fotografieren. Das ist einfach NICHT möglich, da irgendwas hinzukriegen ohne dass irgendwer durchs Bild schwimmt!!!" Schrieb Frank Schneider im Blog auf seiner Facebook-Seite. Die Mantas sind am "Stammtisch" echt ein Problem. Ich kenne das Drama auch von Vertigo, ist ja nur...

Selten war blaues Wasser schöner. Vor den letzten Tauchgängen am westlichen Außenriff konnte vom Boot aus den Clownsfische als orange Punkte beim Tanzen zuschauen. Die Debatten zu den Sichtweiten bewegten sich irgendwo im Bereich zwischen 40 und 70 Metern. Kristallklar wie eine Quelle. Allerdings mit beständig lächelndem Fisch der Marke Grauer Riffhai und Schwarzspitzenriffhai. [caption...

The photos are rolling in and the word on the dock is that these are not the contest entries... so the best is being saved for the last. A few new shots in here are some topside shares from Masa showing us how to get it done without the housing. Enjoy... Judy Bennett Masa Mishishiro...

This is today's status straight from the boat to your browser. This morning was a classic Bill Acker tour of the Pacific reef. We've been getting outstanding conditions with great vis and a strong wildlife presence. Yesterday a group came back from Goofnuw channel and all the chatter was about Yap's clear blue water, even...