Four Kings and an Ace

Peter Rowlands · Issue 34, Jan/Feb 2007 · pp. 34–39

Products mentioned: Nikon D70, Nikon D2x, Nikon D80, Subal housing, Ikelite housing, Ikelite 125 strobe, Seavision optical mask

E q u a t o r Ambon Waren Fakfak J Sorong Ceram Sea Halmahera Ceram I r i a n J a y a Four Kings and an Ace by Peter Rowlands Raja Ampat has, for some time, been the ‘must go’ location - teeming with fish life and adorned by pristine corals. It has spawned superlatives from top underwater photographers who have dived there and their images have certainly confirmed the recommendation. But what if you were offered more than Raja Ampat? What if, after your first few dives in RA en route to an almost undived area further south, as you got back into the dive tender babbling about how amazing it all was and the best you’d ever seen, you were told, quite seriously, “You ain’t seen nothing yet!” Such was the confidence of one Graham Abbott of Diving 4 Images. Graham has been a dive guide for over 7 years and he came to realise that keen underwater photographers need to be provided with something…