Moving to official website/blog

After some months of preparation, finally my official website is ready.

Please visit me on www.francescoricciardi.com !

Thanks and see you there!

 

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Walking on…

Walking on a wire coral.

This wonderful little crab with a long face covered by algae is not very common in Bunaken, this year I have spotted it only a couple of times. This time I’ve tried to take a shot from a different perspective than the classical one. Quite satisfied, I’ll try again.

Aggressive Jawfish

During a dive in “Critter Circus 3″, in the Manado Coast, I’ve been lucky enough to find a Jawfish (Opistugnathus sp.) showing this unusual aggressive behaviour. Usually shy, I realized that this fish saw his image reflected in my 60mm housing port and probably he thought I was something like a strange invader in his territory.

The Jawfish showing his aggressive behaviour against my camera!

Hard Rain

Hard rain season is arrived. Today “ujan” has started in the morning and didn’t stop yet (10.00 PM)

I think I’ll have to wait a couple of months to have a good light for the wideangle shots, like this one..

End of the Scuba Diver Australasia Photoshootout in Manado

SDAA photo shootout has finished yesterday with the winning ceremony and the picture show. Some very good images by the participants, and some exceptional judges as William Tan, Stephen Wong and Takako Uno. Maybe next time I’ll participate

First day of the SDAA photoshootout in Bunaken

Some good photographer have joined the event and I’m looking forward to see the results. Today we’ve been to Bunaken to shoot wideangle, and also if a jellyfish invasion make things a little difficult on the surface, everything was good.

Tonight a presentation by Stephen Wong and Takako Uno that showed us some fantastic pictures from all around the world. Tomorrow second day, still in Bunaken.

Pontohi pygmy seahorse

Finally, after many attempts, I have a photo of the pontohi pygmy seahorse. It’s not a good photo as there was a strong current and the subject is less than a centimeter! I’ll try again..

Pontohi pygmy seahorse