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Crystal Blue Resort: "Awesome Macro Photo Workshop at a well appointed dive Resort", Apr, 2023, by Gerald Canning, FL, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 10 Helpful votes). Report 12419 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This was a macro photo workshop sponsored by Blue Water Photo with two excellent instructors in Erik Luka and Dan Bishop. However, one of the partners in crystal Blue is Mike Barteck, a noted macro photographer who has done 600 dives per year for many years focusing primarily on macro subjects and he actually handled the morning class and photo critique sessions. Anilao is primarily a macro dive destination. Visibility was as low as 15' and as great as 50' with lots of particulate. Since we were shoot ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Crystal Blue Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Florida, Caribbean, Indonesia, Philippines, Fiji, Mexico, Maldives, Grenada, St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Hawaii, Red Sea, Palau and California
Closest Airport	Manila	Getting There	Miami to Lax, LAX to Manila
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	81-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	15-50 Ft/ 5-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	None
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	See my previous comments. However I would rate the photo setup as the best I have ever seen. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Crystal Blue Resort in Philippines/Anilao

Crystal Blue Resort: "Awesome Macro Photo Workshop at a well appointed dive Resort", Apr, 2023,

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Dive Review of Crystal Blue Resort in
Philippines/Anilao