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Avelo Dive Workshop – Day 2 at Solitude Acacia Resort! 🤿

A closer look at the preparation and gearing-up process as our participants get ready for another day of diving with Avelo equipment! 💙 Every step is part of the experience, combining preparation, precision, and passion beneath the waves.

Making every dive a memorable one! 🐠✨

#avelodive #anilao #solitudeacaciaresort #avelodiving #diveexperience #underwateradventure

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Yes, we will pick you up from the airport; no worries at all!

Both airport transfers are included in your stay. Upon arrival, a member of our front office team will greet you with a nameboard, offer you a welcome snack and something to drink, and bring you directly to the resort. Once you arrive, a fresh coconut will be waiting for you, followed by a welcome briefing where we can answer any remaining questions you might have. From there, your holiday officially begins!

#solitudelembehresort #needsomesolitude #boutiqueresort #diveresort #diving #muckdiving #lembehstrait #hospitality #welcome #underwaterphotography #uwphotography #uwmacrophotography #paditv #tauchenmagazin #joinus #greenfins

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HABITAT

Sometimes it is nice to include the animal's habitat in the photo.

This Pikachu nudibranch is perched on a colony of bryozoans (moss animals), presumably of the genus Bugula.

These fan-like or tree-like structures are of vital importance to the Pikachu nudibranch (Thecacera pacifica):

Food source:
These sea slugs are highly specialized predators that feed almost exclusively on these bryozoans.

Habitat & protection:
The complex branches provide the small creatures with protection from predators while serving as a substrate for laying their eggs.

Camouflage:
Despite its striking markings, the sea slug is often difficult to spot among the delicate structures of the bryozoans.

Lighting with two @minigear_europe MS-03 Snoot torches.
Canon R5 Mk II in SEACAM silver housing
SEACAM Achromat 2.0
f/8, 1/200s, ISO 100

📸 Patrick Neumann

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⭐⭐⭐ Real Focus ⭐⭐⭐

Saving the best for last in our REAL FOCUS 2026 series!

BEST OF SHOW

As soon as our judges saw this image, there was no doubt it was the overall winner. Karyll De Jesus Gonzalez, it’s amazing how much detail and how many critters you brought together in a single shot!

Huge congratulations on this well-deserved win, Karyll.

Read what Karyll had to say about capturing this masterpiece:
[Swipe left to read ]

View the full judges' commentary and the complete winners' gallery here:
https://solitude.world/2026-real-focus-winners/

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First light. Most of our guests are still asleep, but as the sun chases away the dark, another day of diving in Lembeh begins.

📸 @virson_mait

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Patrick is currently hosting one of his famous workshops, and the most-asked question is how to create great slow-shutter images.

It's a vast topic with many different techniques. This example isn't easy, but it's not the most difficult approach either, since it doesn't require a snoot on the strobe.

Here, you just need to find the right subject, blast it with light, and add a suitable camera movement.

f/25 | 1/3 sec | ISO 100
Canon R5 Mark II in SEACAM silver housing

2 x SEACAM Seaflash 160D

📸 Patrick Neumann

#solitudelembehresort #needsomesolitude #boutiqueresort #diveresort #diving #muckdiving #lembehstrait #underwaterphotography #uwphotography #uwmacrophotography #minigear #seacam #marinelife #paditv #tauchenmagazin #clownfish #seacam #greenfins

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Underwater Photography Workshop
with Patrick Neumann

Today, we had a few guest listeners join us! The workshop itself is capped at a maximum of 8 photographers to ensure everyone receives plenty of dedicated time, answers to their questions, and tailored support, no matter their skill level.

We’re also thrilled to welcome back repeaters! Does this mean they didn't learn the first time enough, or that they just can't get enough of Patrick's tips and tricks? 😉

We feel pretty confident asking this, because we already know the answer!

📸 @virson_mait

#solitudelembehresort #needsomesolitude #boutiqueresort #diveresort #diving #muckdiving #lembehstrait #hospitality #welcome #underwaterphotography #uwphotography #uwmacrophotography #paditv #tauchenmagazin #joinus #greenfins

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OVERLOOKED BEAUTY

Garden eels are often overlooked because they immediately go into their holes when a diver approaches. It takes patience and time to get close to them. But if you do, they reveal their beauty. Love them 😍

f 4, 1/200, Iso 160

Canon R5MKII in SEACAM silver housing
Canon RF 100mm macro lens
SEACAM Achromat 2
SEACAM Seaflash 160D x 2

📸 Patrick Neumann

#solitudelembehresort #needsomesolitude #boutiqueresort #diveresort #diving #muckdiving #lembehstrait #underwaterphotography #uwphotography #uwmacrophotography #minigear #seacam #marinelife #paditv #tauchenmagazin #gardeneels #seacam #greenfins

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Day 1 of the Avelo Dive Workshop at Solitude Acacia Resort! ✨

Welcoming everyone to the start of an exciting and memorable diving experience! May this workshop be filled with new learnings, wonderful discoveries, and unforgettable moments beneath the sea. 🌊

Wishing everyone a fantastic and meaningful experience with us! Dive safe and enjoy every moment! 🤿🐬

#solitudeacaciaresort #avelodive #avelo #diveintoadventure #underwaterexploration #divewithus

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Doppelgänger

Few animals have taken camouflage to the extreme quite like the pygmy seahorse.

At barely 1 or 2 centimeters (less than 1 inch) long, the Hippocampus bargibanti spends its entire life among the branches of massive gorgonian sea fans, where its anatomy seems almost designed to disappear.

Its coloration mirrors the living tissue of its host, while the tiny tubercles covering its body mimic the texture and polyps of the gorgonian itself. Even its remarkably short, rounded snout resembles the individual polyps of the sea fan.

These incredible animals were discovered by accident on 1969, after scientists brought some of the gorgonian coral back to examine it at their lab, and found some of these attached to it.

Other species of Pygmy Seahorse have only been discovered in the past two decades, making one wonder what we have yet to discover under the surface.

We might live on the same planet, but it sometime seems as if many of these creatures live on another universe!

Shot at @solitudelembeh as part of my @divephotoguide masters prize.

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Fun few days with these guys - and they don't even talk about US politics on a dive trip!

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Meet the Yaki: The Guardian of Tangkoko Forest! 🐒🖤

Did you know that North Sulawesi is home to one of the world’s most unique primates? Meet the Yaki (Macaca nigra), or the Celebes crested macaque!
Mainly found in the Tangkoko Nature Reserve, Bitung, these smart, fruit-eating monkeys play a crucial role as “farmers of the forest” by dispersing seeds to keep the jungle alive. 🌳

This photo was taken a few days ago when we visited Tangkoko Park.

#tangkoko #yaki #macacanigra #solitudelembehresort #daytrip

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