Solomon Islands Diving

Diving for nine days aboard MV Spirit of Solomons out of Honiara. In this video the famous Leru Cut, pristine hard and soft coral, schools of jacks and barracuda, giant parrot fish taking bites out of the coral, several cuttlefish changing color, trigger fish, moray eel, red anemone and clown fish, lion fish, blue spotted sting ray, and numerous other creatures of the South Pacific. Shot with a Canon HF100 in an Ikelite housing and a single Ikelite Pro Video-lite 3.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Solomon Islands
• diving
• liveaboard
• Leru Cut
• coral
• jack
• barracuda
• parrot fish
• cuttlefish
• moray eel
• anemone and clown fish
• bat fish
• sea cucumber
• lion fish
• South Pacific
• scuba
• scuba diving

[rockodlak]

What is the temperature of the water in Semptember? Do you think that 7 mm neopren is enough for dive in this location?

Thanks

[fotomotofotograf]

@rockodlak It's very warm year-round -- 29-30C or 85F. 3mm full wetsuit is all I had and I was plenty comfortable doing avg 4 dives/day.

[RayDandy]

wow, is that a cuttlefish at 5:40  ?

[fotomotofotograf]

@RayDandy yes.

[FishyMoe]

oh and what did you use to film?

[fotomotofotograf]

Used a canon HF100 camera in an Ikelite housing and a single Pro Video-lite 3.

[FishyMoe]

I love those split close wall areas... dont know how to describe ... 0:14. best thing about diving.

[frostbite7373]

Wow!