Comments on: Trivial Pursuit http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html Pix and Thoughts about Underwater Photography & Stuff Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:13:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Mike Harmon http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-1662 Mike Harmon Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:52:39 +0000 http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-1662 I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you. Mike Harmon I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you.

Mike Harmon

]]> By: Ron Silver http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-1663 Ron Silver Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:10:03 +0000 http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-1663 Tony, A few thoughts on the name-sake species which you mention in your article above. Generally speaking, R. aphanes have dark reticulations on its body, head, and fins. R. frondosa generally have round and oblong pale spots and blotches, a longer caudal fin, some longer anal and dorsal spikes, and the eye is often slightly larger and the tentacles above the eye are thicker and less branched. I still vividly remember the first R. frondosa I found in Lembeh Strait over 13 years ago. Its been a couple of years since I've had the opportunity to dive PNG, but your article certainly reminds me why it is still a favored destination among critter divers. Thanx. Tony,

A few thoughts on the name-sake species which you mention in your article above. Generally speaking, R. aphanes have dark reticulations on its body, head, and fins. R. frondosa generally have round and oblong pale spots and blotches, a longer caudal fin, some longer anal and dorsal spikes, and the eye is often slightly larger and the tentacles above the eye are thicker and less branched.

I still vividly remember the first R. frondosa I found in Lembeh Strait over 13 years ago. Its been a couple of years since I’ve had the opportunity to dive PNG, but your article certainly reminds me why it is still a favored destination among critter divers.

Thanx.

]]> By: Ai Lin http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-1664 Ai Lin Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:16:58 +0000 http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-1664 Hey T, Thank you for the excellent read! I never cease to be amazed at your industry, desire for knowledge (useless or otherwise!) and retentive abilities! Most of us were content just to chill... :) Thanks again for being a travel-mate par excellence, and for everything else! AL :) Hey T,
Thank you for the excellent read!
I never cease to be amazed at your industry, desire for knowledge (useless or otherwise!) and retentive abilities!
Most of us were content just to chill… :)
Thanks again for being a travel-mate par excellence, and for everything else!
AL :)

]]> By: Bartus http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-1666 Bartus Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:09:50 +0000 http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-1666 [quote]I can think of dozens of other things I’d like to write about, but I’d probably end up boring you to death, assuming that you’ve even read this far.[/quote] Now, I'm dead :D haha No way, that's a very nice article indeed and some super pics. Looking forward to more Best wishes, Bartus [quote]I can think of dozens of other things I’d like to write about, but I’d probably end up boring you to death, assuming that you’ve even read this far.[/quote]

Now, I’m dead :D haha No way, that’s a very nice article indeed and some super pics.
Looking forward to more

Best wishes,

Bartus

]]> By: Eric http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-1670 Eric Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:12:59 +0000 http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-1670 Eastern Fields are high up on the list of places I want to go. Eastern Fields are high up on the list of places I want to go.

]]> By: Jackson Wong http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-1673 Jackson Wong Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:39:44 +0000 http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-1673 Tony I'm heading there next monday, good to see the report! Lacy I'm coming to visit u all! JW Tony

I’m heading there next monday, good to see the report! Lacy I’m coming to visit u all!

JW

]]> By: Mr Mustard http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-1674 Mr Mustard Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:34:34 +0000 http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-1674 Great report. What a wonderful destination. I met your friend Carl Roessler last week and he mentioned you. At the same event Bob Halstead was speaking about PNG and the wider area and was waxing lyrically about Eastern Fields. Alex Great report. What a wonderful destination. I met your friend Carl Roessler last week and he mentioned you. At the same event Bob Halstead was speaking about PNG and the wider area and was waxing lyrically about Eastern Fields.
Alex

]]> By: MalaysianUnderWater http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-1685 MalaysianUnderWater Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:07:32 +0000 http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-1685 Great read! thanks for sharing..i really enjoyed reading our report..a group of our members just came back from rajah ampat last week, and their stories are just drool worthy..hehe Malaysianunderwater.com For Divers By Divers Great read! thanks for sharing..i really enjoyed reading our report..a group of our members just came back from rajah ampat last week, and their stories are just drool worthy..hehe

Malaysianunderwater.com
For Divers By Divers

]]> By: Chris Mitchell http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-1933 Chris Mitchell Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:40:18 +0000 http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-1933 Thankyou for such a great write up about Eastern Fields. I met Carl Roessler last July on Rodney Fox's boat and he mentioned it in passing as one of his faves which was when I first heard of it - he was too modest to say there was a dive site out there named after him! Even with the absence of the sharks (and I bet everyone else reading your article shares your anger/despair about their disappearance) I would dearly love to get out there. I am hoping to go to Yonaguni next year and crossing my fingers the hammerheads will still be around... Thankyou for such a great write up about Eastern Fields. I met Carl Roessler last July on Rodney Fox’s boat and he mentioned it in passing as one of his faves which was when I first heard of it - he was too modest to say there was a dive site out there named after him!

Even with the absence of the sharks (and I bet everyone else reading your article shares your anger/despair about their disappearance) I would dearly love to get out there.

I am hoping to go to Yonaguni next year and crossing my fingers the hammerheads will still be around…

]]> By: Gaby Zimmermann http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-2313 Gaby Zimmermann Thu, 15 May 2008 13:19:53 +0000 http://www.tonywublog.com/20080126/trivial-pursuit.html#comment-2313 Thanks for the report - your posts are never boring! ;-) Very sorry to hear about the exploitation of sharks and other fish - the Eastern Fields were on my "must do" list for years. I do hope that population will recover somehow but I'm afraid that's impossible since stupidity of mankind will prevent this ... :-( Thanks for the report - your posts are never boring! ;-) Very sorry to hear about the exploitation of sharks and other fish - the Eastern Fields were on my “must do” list for years.

I do hope that population will recover somehow but I’m afraid that’s impossible since stupidity of mankind will prevent this … :-(

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