Tulamben Wreck Divers

Ken Hoppen · Issue 54, May/Jun 2010 · pp. 67–70

Products mentioned: Nikon D200, Aquatica housing, Ikelite DS125 strobes, Tamron 12-24mm lens

Several years ago I did a trip to Komodo in Indonesia, and spent five or so days in Bali on the return leg, with the idea of taking some topside shots of the touristy areas of Bali. Whilst I achieved this, I must admit that I was a little bored with the whole Kuta/Legion lifestyle. Not really my thing. I did wonder what the diving was like, but hadn’t done my ‘homework’, so didn’t do any dives whilst I was here. What a waste of time that was. A couple of years ago I saw some photos taken in Bali from a friend of mine, and they made me begin to wonder what I had missed. Just last month I managed to return, and I must say that not only did I see just about everything I was hoping too, I wound up with much, much, more than I expected! Tony and Dot Medcraft and Wayan Ambek of Tulamben Wreck Divers were kind enough to invite me across, so across I went, macro lenses in hand, to see if the sho…