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Jellyfish Lake, Palau

:: Friday, April 7th, 2006 @ 5:37:14 am

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jellyfish are cool

I shot this same lake in Palau five years ago on the trip that turned me on to underwater photography (my first trip shooting underwater), and I’ve wanted to come back here since then to see what I can do now. Enjoying life here, despite the 7am to 10pm work schedule. :)

Palau has been great; during surface intervals between dives, we’ve been hanging out at a beach on Ulong, which is where the Koror Tribe lived during Survivor Palau. We’ve also been going to a beach with three palm trees on it, now called “Yahoo! Beach” because Yahoo! filmed a commercial there. Even though we’re hanging out at an air-conditioned resort, the rock islands of Palau that are mere minutes away by boat inspire a feeling of remoteness virtually unrivaled by any other destination I’ve travelled to. Pretty cool, for a place that is serviced by the United States postal system. :)

Hey — I just did a google search for “jellyfish lake,” and i’m the #1 hit!

Popularity: 6% | Palau | link | trackback | Apr 7, 2006 05:37:14
  • http://www.tow.com Adam

    Awesome photo!

  • syndromes

    Agree with Adam – that is an amazing photo :)

  • kennyliu

    wow, remember when i used to model for you, eric? do you like my mermaid pose?

  • http://markus.nolf.org markus

    thanks for the info – i knew about jellyfish lake, but not where it’s located. here’s a new entry for my ever-growing travel list :-) looking forward to the rest of the palau-photos!

  • http://www.davidpatchen.com davepatchen

    Damn! The photos on wetpixel are excellent–clearly the trip is good fun. I love the white mud shots–very PNG. SF is on it’s 400th day of rain. Or something like that! Must. Plan. Sept trip.!

  • http://www.aaronlogan.com Aaron

    Go ahead and call me a chicken shit, but I think I’d be none too happy swimming in that there lake. GET ‘EM OFF ME! GET ‘EM OFF ME! AAAAAAGGGH!

    Your photo rules, though. :)

  • http://www.ilanbt.com Ilanbt

    amazing photo! more please!

  • http://ihatepink.com Caroline :)

    All I can say is “wow”. The light is shining down from above … complete with angel song …

    Your old pics focused more on the brain-like consistency of the jellyfish. All I can think of when looking at this picture is that I want to be there experiencing the angel song in person …

  • http://www.jimbatcho.com Jim

    Add me to the “Wow” chorus! Beautiful photo.

  • http://www.jens-kuhfs.de Jens Kuhfs

    Eric – Awesome work ! Very nice. Jens

  • http://www.ryanandwendysbigadventure.com Ryan

    Jeez. I love that picture. It must be absolutely amazing to be in the water among them!

  • http://laurganism.com Lauren

    That is one beautiful photo. I love the lighting and the color of the water.

  • http://www.calvintang.com/blog Calvin Tang

    That’s a sweet shot man. I’d love to get to Palau someday, that looks like a beautiful spot to dive.

  • http://www.henkdevries.tk Thijs

    it looks great! I want to go to it too. I’m dreaming of making such photo’s..

  • Jessica

    Oh my gosh wernt you scared to be under there with all of them, my dad almost got stung at Myrtle Beach by a jellyfish….Im terrified of them

  • Belau1

    Alii! wow, just lookin at this photo makes me homesick! yes! i am a local…just kinda stuck here in the big US! lol! ur an awesome photographer.. keep it up!

  • Bridgette

    seems absolutely awesome!

  • Kyota7

    Yea the jelly fish lake is amazing. To bad i havent gone there bcuz i left Palau when i was little. YES i'm Palauan! I'll probably go to the jelly fish lake as soon as a fam member can give me a pass!!!! Aahhhh i feel really homesick now! kom sukal el rokui! lol

  • Kebelunge

    yeah our jellyfish is friendly….I really miss them they are so cool…

  • Whitemolly

    shudders jellyfish…ehhhh

  • Keli barauskas

    Nothing like I’ve experienced! The jelly fish lake was so dense with these creatures… In fact, we were not allowed to wear fins so as to damage this absolute rarity. Just swimming through so many got to me, but my boy Peter Seminara ;) talked me down… This was another trip of a lifetime!

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