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Underwater Photo Location: Alival Shoal

Underwater Photo Location: Alival Shoal

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Sliping Sharks
Facts about Alival Shoal
  • It is in South Africa
  • Alival Shoal is in the Indian Ocean.
  • The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
  • The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
Dive types
dayboatcavedrift

Marine Life
bigsmallsharksturtlesstinging

Diving facilities
airfriendly

Photo facilities
macrowideangleinstruction

by Sergiy Glushchenko
Sharks sliping

by Allen Walker
Raggie, taken in 5 to 6 meter viz at Cathedral, Aliwal Shoal

by Allen Walker
A False Stone fish which nearly got my attention in the wrong way!

by Allen Walker
Aquafresh

by Dray Van Beeck
ready for a teeth job

by Dray Van Beeck
Another Raggy close-up...

by Dray Van Beeck
Chess...

by Dray Van Beeck
Chess II. Battle of the horses.

by Kenneth Hicks
Porcelin Crab, Taken On The Weekend Of The 25 April 2009 at aliwal shoal umkamaas, south africa.

by Allen Walker
Who's looking at who??

by Allen Walker
Devil Fire fish,eye to eye....

by Allen Walker
Long nose Hawk fish sitting pretty

by Allen Walker
Something a little different.....

by Allen Walker
Scorpion Fish, close-up, no crop and he was pretty accomodating.....considering the strobes...

by Allen Walker
Something a little different....

by Allen Walker
Lizzard Fish taken close up and he was not budging!

by Allen Walker
Never been good with names but a rather colourful nudi, up close with some really small life form on his back...no cropping.

by Allen Walker
A pretty small nudi, about 10mm, but check out the dude above it, standing on the orange bit, centre top....

by Ruby Wolff
Purists by Nature, Devil Rays Location: Aliwal Shoal, Umkomaas

by Allen Walker
What you looking at...huh

by Allen Walker
Raggies are back in their numbers on Aliwal Shoal, nice to see some good numbers again

by Peter Dreyer
Taken at the northern tip of Aliwal Shoal, Umkomaas , South Africa at a place called the Garden of Eden. Subject - Starry Moray, Camera Sealife DC600 with Ext Flash.

by Peter Dreyer
I entered this for the SONY wintershooutout competition held in Durban - Wary Ray

by Peter Dreyer
These guys are normally very skitish but he sat there for 8 shots before he sped off. I entered this into the Sony Winter shootout....Got 3rd Place WooHoo, Thanks for voting

by Allen Walker
Lady in Red - My first attempt at an underwater model shoot in the ocean...

by Paul Cowell
Black Tip shark, pictured at Aliwal shoal, whilst on a tiger shark dive

by Maleen Hoekstra
Black Tip Reef Shark cruising!!

by Maleen Hoekstra
Sharks

by Allen Walker
At One. (Converted this picture to Black & White)

by Andrew Kemp
A Porcelain Crab filter feeding. Shot with Canon 5 D MKII and a 100mm lens with extension tube.

by Afflitti Gianluca
black tip

by Afflitti Gianluca
tracking..........

by Allen Walker
It was a great dive and good to be back in the water!! Just love Aliwal Shoal!!

by Bryan Hart
Aliwal Shoal - Raggie Cave

by Deane Jacobs
Photo taken on a shark feed

by Ivo Kocherscheidt
A bronze whaler photographed of Umkomaas/Aliwal shoal in South Africa. Nikon 2DX, aquatica housing, Hartenberger strobes

by Jacopo Brunetti
The king silky

by Daniel Flormann
could I have a sardine, please?

by Daniel Flormann
please...one sardine more...

by Daniel Flormann
the hooked black tip

by Daniel Flormann
tiger kissed by the sun

by Afflitti Gianluca
shark tale..........

by Daniel Flormann
beauty of tiger

by Kenneth Hicks
Over under of a Black tip. Shot taken with a standard Ikelite housing (No dome port :) )

by Daniel Flormann
Tiger on sand

by Daniel Flormann
black tip after lunch

by Phil Wills
Oceanic blacktips taken on Aliwal shoal, South Africa April 2014. Taken on a Canon 7D, Sigma 8-16mm lens, 2 Sea & Sea YS -D1 strobes.

by Phil Wills
Oceanic blacktips taken at Aliwal Shoal, South Africa close to the surface using a Canon 7D, Sigma 8-16mm lens and natural light Av f5.6

by Allen Walker
"Fly Over" A raggie cooly glides over my head, what an intimidating, but oh so cool feeling!!!!!

by Allen Walker
Cathedral is a favourite spot for the Raggies of Aliwal Shoal to hang out, these ladies have been here way to long and I suspect they may not be leaving till the next season passes.

by Geo Cloete
~ Window of Hope ~

by Allen Walker
"Great White" On the 22.08.2015 my life changed forever and I was fortunate enough to dive with 3 of the oceans top apex predators, GW, Tigers and Zambezi's without any cages or restrictions! Here is one of the images.

by Geo Cloete
~ A Splish And A Splash ~

by Geo Cloete
~ Look at That! ~

by Geo Cloete
~ Green and Gold ~

by Geo Cloete
~ Early Dinner ~

by Geo Cloete
~ Razor ~

by Chris Pienaar
Shot off Scottburgh in the region of Aliwal Shoal in blue water while diving with ScubaXcursions.

by Allen Walker
"Bucket List 7" Finally and thanks to my awesome waterman Emil! "SSSS" - Sea, Sand, Sun, Shark!!!

by Kenneth Hicks
Black Tip Reef Shark, Taken off Aliwal Shoal, Umkamaas, Durban at Sunset.

by Geo Cloete
~ Turbulent Waters ~

by Allen Walker
"Gin & Tonic" Thought I would pop this one on quickly, that based on the preferred poison for this afternoon ;)

by Geo Cloete
~ Sleek Lines ~

by Allen Walker
Twins

by Allen Walker
Whaaaaaz uuup!!!!

by Kris Davies
Oceanic Blacktip, taken at Aliwal shoal. Extreme close-up, coming from the darkness!

by Geo Cloete
~ Circle of Friends ~

by Marco Calvani
Backlighted

by Geo Cloete
~ Nosey ~

by Geo Cloete
~ Portrait Client ~

by Michal Stros
Oceanic Blacktip Shark

by Michal Štros
Face to face

by Michal Štros
A different world

by Allen Walker
"Sparkle"

by Michal Štros
Surrounded by sharks

by Michal Štros
We know about you....

by Rune Edvin Haldorsen
Aliwal shoal

by Allen Walker
“Imminence” Just as imminent as the storm brewing in the background of this image, so the survival of many species relies on like-minded people who want to protect them! They have no voice and a big shout out to all that make their plight heard!

by Allen Walker
"Split Shot 😉😉😉"

by Allen Walker
"My World” Great to be back on the water photographing these ladies!

by Allen Walker
"Angry" Just a cool image of an oceanic black tip shark.
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