Hawkfish Watching. Taken at Dili Rock with Olympus C5050

Polka Dots!! Taken at Jim's Crack, a nudi haven. Olympus C8080

Night squid taken at Sandy Bottom. Olympus C8080

Wolf snake eel, Olympus C8080

Peace for East Timor

Zebra anemone at K41 dive site.
Shortlisted!

Long nosed hawkfish - resident at the 18m bommie at Dili Rock. Taken with Olympus C5050 and internal strobe.

Giant clam taken behind Christo Rei with an Olympus C8080

Frilly flatworm found at Secret Spot - 30km East of Dili. Taken with an Olympus C5050 and internal flash.

Taken at an anemone city at Bubble Beach where many of these Tomato Anemonefish live. Olympus C8080 with a Sea and Sea YS25.

This nudibranch clad in pastel colors was spotted at Dili Rock West dive site and taken with an Olympus C5050 and internal srobe.

Pink cowry on a red soft coral at Bob's Rock dive site about 50km from Dili. Taken with an Olympus C5050 and internal flash.

Talk about PSYCHEDELIC!! This fantastical nudibranch was taken under our Pertamina pier not far from downtown Dili. Taken with an Olypmus C5050 and internal flash.

Taken at Bubble Beach dive site west of Dili with an Olympus C-5050 and its internal flash.

I was lucky to catch this nudibranch as it was laying its egg spiral on a dive at Secret Spot about 30km East of Dili.

Only 8 Km West of Dili is a great dive site called Dili Rock West where there is an abundance of anemones and of their clownfish residents. This guy was feeling a bit shy.

This allied cowry was found by expert spotter - Diane on a dive at Cristo Rei beach, a great dive site just outside of Dili.

This little octopus was taken at Sandy Bottom dive site where, as the name implies, it is mostly sand. This individual will use shells from nuts and clams to hide in by clamping them shut around him.

East of Dili lies the small resort town of Com. The pier and beaches there are spectacular dive spots. This nudibranch was taken at night diving between the pilons under the pier in Com. It was taken with an Olympus C5050 and internal flash.

Under our Pertamina pier not far from downtown Dili, resides a diverse community of marine critters like this porcelain crab.

Night dives at K41 dive site are often rewarded with glimpses of sleeping parrotfish who like to hide in the nooks available in the wall there.