{"id":2093,"date":"2017-06-29T00:45:19","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T22:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/martinries.de\/wp2\/?p=2093"},"modified":"2019-08-12T13:29:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T11:29:31","slug":"diving-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinries.de\/?p=2093","title":{"rendered":"Diving the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/martinries.de\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/dive-327x640.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\"><br \/>\nI was glad to get another chance to dive in Asia again. This time in the Philippines; more specifically in Malapascua, around El Nido and Port Barton in Palawan.<br \/>\nThose were also the first ocean-dives for my dive-computer &#8211; which was really helpful for monitoring depth and RNT. Thanks to the divemate-app, I can now log all my dives on my smartphone, including a depth-profile (though I couldn&#8217;t afford an air-integrated dive-computer to see my air-consumption at different points through the dive and depth-levels, which might be really interesting).<br \/>\nAnyway, I dived with four different dive-centers and all of them were awesome! I always had nice company and felt in good hands when crawling towards an eel garden or spotting thresher sharks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><div id=\"amw_galleria_slideshow_1\" class=\"amw-galleria-slideshow\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(\"#amw_galleria_slideshow_1\").galleria({\"dataSource\":[{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-Philippines_Actioncam-106_wrb-1280x720.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-Philippines_Actioncam-106_wrb.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-Philippines_Actioncam-106_wrb-1280x720.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-Philippines_Actioncam-106_wrb-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"Diving with Turtles ist even better!\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/2.8| Camera ACT-8030W| Taken 22 April, 2017| Flash fired no| ISO 100| Shutter speed 1\\\/60s|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/tresher2.png\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/tresher2.png\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/tresher2.png\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/tresher2-80x80.png\",\"title\":\"A Tresher shark! Unfortunately, my camera didn't work at -34m due to the pressure pushing all buttons at once so this is just a GoPro-grab\",\"description\":null},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/tresher1.png\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/tresher1.png\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/tresher1.png\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/tresher1-80x80.png\",\"title\":\"it turned a few meters in front of 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2017|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-108_wrb-1280x853.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-108_wrb.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-108_wrb-1280x853.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-108_wrb-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"the turtles were huge and brought their own cleaning-force :D\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/2| Camera Canon PowerShot S100| Caption Philippines 2017| Taken 15 January, 2017| Copyright Martin Ries| Flash fired no| Focal length 5.2mm| ISO 80| Shutter speed 1\\\/320s| Title Philippines 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1\\\/1000s|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-085_wrb-1280x853.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-085_wrb.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-085_wrb-1280x853.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-085_wrb-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"but there were lots of other fish hiding near the anemones\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/2| Camera Canon PowerShot S100| Caption Philippines 2017| Taken 15 January, 2017| Copyright Martin Ries| Flash fired no| Focal length 5.2mm| ISO 125| Shutter speed 1\\\/200s| Title Philippines 2017|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-081_wrb-1280x853.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-081_wrb.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-081_wrb-1280x853.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-081_wrb-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"or behind this huge coral\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/2| Camera Canon PowerShot S100| Caption Philippines 2017| Taken 15 January, 2017| Copyright Martin Ries| Flash fired no| Focal length 5.2mm| ISO 125| Shutter speed 1\\\/320s| Title Philippines 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2017|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-076_wrb-1280x853.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-076_wrb.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-076_wrb-1280x853.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-076_wrb-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"and a blue ribbon eel\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/4.5| Camera Canon PowerShot S100| Caption Philippines 2017| Taken 15 January, 2017| Copyright Martin Ries| Flash fired no| Focal length 14.248mm| ISO 80| Shutter speed 1\\\/320s| Title Philippines 2017|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-074_wrb-1280x853.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-074_wrb.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-074_wrb-1280x853.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-074_wrb-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"in general, this is what the seafloor looked like in most places\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/2| Camera Canon PowerShot S100| Caption Philippines 2017| Taken 15 January, 2017| Copyright Martin Ries| Flash fired no| Focal length 5.2mm| ISO 80| Shutter speed 1\\\/400s| Title Philippines 2017|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-065_wrb-1280x856.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-065_wrb.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-065_wrb-1280x856.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-065_wrb-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"but thanks to their bright color, nudibranchs were easy to spot\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/3.2| Camera Canon PowerShot S100| Caption Philippines 2017| Taken 15 January, 2017| Copyright Martin Ries| Flash fired yes| Focal length 7.817mm| ISO 125| Shutter speed 1\\\/80s| Title Philippines 2017|\"},{\"image\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-056_wrb-1280x853.jpg\",\"big\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-056_wrb.jpg\",\"medium\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-056_wrb-1280x853.jpg\",\"thumb\":\"https:\\\/\\\/martinries.de\\\/wp2\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/2017-04-25_Underwater_El_Nido-056_wrb-80x80.jpg\",\"title\":\"even easier than the camouflaged turtles measuring about a meter from head to tail\",\"description\":\" Aperture &#402;\\\/3.5| Camera Canon PowerShot S100| Caption Philippines 2017| Taken 15 January, 2017| Copyright Martin Ries| Flash fired no| Focal length 9.791mm| ISO 250| Shutter speed 1\\\/80s| Title Philippines 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