Macro diving in Anilao - Philippines, May 24

Finally, I’ve just done my all-critters-in video about recent macro trip to Anilao - Philippines this May..
But first of all, let me explain about this video’s duration: I really didn’t mean to make this too long!!! But I don’t know why! Each critter just appear 2-5 seconds, some rare one will be longer.. but I swear I tried my best to cut highlight moments/footages only! And suddenly.. bomb! the final turn out ~ 22 minutes 🫣 I can’t make it shorter! I don’t wanna left any critters behind 🥹 they are all magic to me!!!
To my personal opinion, from the very first day “fall in the blue”, I always prefer taking video than picture. Entire these perpetual motion, these charming flexibility, these attractive loveliness.. only can be revealed by consecutive frames - the video.
And this is my first time make a video that list each group of critters in order:
0:14 Frogfish
2:03 Shrimp
5:09 Squid
6:13 Nudibranch
12:06 Cuttlefish
12:36 Crab
15:05 Octopus
16:05 Fishes
19:22 Seahorse
19:38 Snail
20:02 Eel
21:05 Ghost pipefish
21:13 Turtle
Whole critters in this video are from nearly ~ 32 hours within 27 dives/ 7 days I lived under Anilao sea floor.
And I wanna give a huge thank sooo much to Gina-faith Bao-in, she is my guide and also the owner of Anilao Scuba Dive Center. She has very good eyes! Enthusiasm macro passion! Spot for me almost things I showed in the video.. She said that we are first and only Vietnamese divers come with her centre until now hahaahaa! The experience I like most while diving with her centre is they don’t really care about “industrial duration each dive” as most of places do.. you can dive until 70 80 even 100 mins as long as your tank over 50 bar and NDL still in limit.. so that why I really love all muck shallow site there.. I was possible stay longer! ☺️
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My own destinations ranking after 354 dives ☺️:
Top 1: Dauin
Puerto Galera.
Top 1,1: Anilao. (⭐️NEW)
Top 1,2: Tulamben.
Top 1,5: Alor
Komodo.
Top 1,75: Sipadan
Richelieu Rock
Hin Daeng + Hin Muang
Sangalaki
Verde Island.
Top 1,99: Kakaban
Maratua
Raja Ampat.
Top 1,995: Koh Lipe.
Top 2: Panglao
Amed
Koh Tachai - Bon
Nusa Penida
Khapalai.
Top 2,5: Kota Kinabalu
Perhentian
Koh Ha
Coron
Koh Tao
Khaolak
Menjangan
Apo Island
Surin.
Top 3: Pemuteran
Similan
Koh - Hin Bida
Mabul.
(This rank just base on my personal opinion about the healthy of the reef, the weather at the time I’ve been there, the local’s behaviors treat to the reef and especially how often I can sight rare macro critters ☺️)