A bit of a teaser to the Maldives photos I will post over the next few days…

Last week’s trip to the Maldives meant we were snorkelling almost every day. On Tuesday morning, we took an organised snorkel trip from the island resort of Kuredu (Lhaviyani Atoll) out to nearby Tinga Giri, a sunken island and now home to a delightful coral garden and an abundance of amazing sea life. One familiar face we came across was that of the Clown Fish, or more precisely the Maldivian Clown Fish (or Anemone Fish). This cute little fish was of course immortalised in the Pixar movie classic “Finding Nemo!”. We were delighted on discovering this little family darting in and out of their anemone home. Thankfully, our snorkelling guide Ludwig Hoffman, from Kuredu Prodive, had an underwater digital camera to hand. So while Margaret and I were gawping at these fish Ludwig photographed it. He was gracious enough to give us a copy as well as several other photos from the Tinga Giri trip. I will publish these over the coming days, in addition to the many photos I took on terra firma with my Canon 5D Mk II.

Maldivian Clown Fish, Tinga Giri, Lhavyani Atoll, Maldives