Jellyfish Lake, Palau

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

:: Tags: Travel

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!

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:: 16 comments (rss)

1. posted by Adam on Fri, April 07, 2006 @ 12:41 pm

   Awesome photo!

2. posted by syndromes on Fri, April 07, 2006 @ 1:50 pm

   Agree with Adam - that is an amazing photo :)

3. posted by kennyliu on Fri, April 07, 2006 @ 3:04 pm

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

4. posted by markus on Sat, April 08, 2006 @ 12:26 am

   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!

5. posted by davepatchen on Sat, April 08, 2006 @ 12:41 am

   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.!

6. posted by Aaron on Sat, April 08, 2006 @ 12:57 am

   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. :)

7. posted by Ilanbt on Sat, April 08, 2006 @ 2:07 am

   amazing photo! more please!

8. posted by Caroline :) on Sat, April 08, 2006 @ 1:32 pm

   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 …

9. posted by Jim on Sat, April 08, 2006 @ 2:07 pm

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

10. posted by Jens Kuhfs on Sun, April 09, 2006 @ 10:47 am

    Eric - Awesome work ! Very nice. Jens

11. posted by Ryan on Sun, April 09, 2006 @ 8:36 pm

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

12. posted by Lauren on Mon, April 10, 2006 @ 6:12 am

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

13. posted by Calvin Tang on Tue, May 09, 2006 @ 1:11 pm

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

14. posted by Thijs on Fri, December 01, 2006 @ 1:24 am

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

15. posted by Jessica on Fri, July 25, 2008 @ 7:34 am

    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

16. posted by Belau1 on Mon, October 20, 2008 @ 7:36 am

    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!

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