Our diving destination was Borneo Divers resort.  The original dive resort on Sipadan Island, Borneo Divers has now moved to the island of Mabul, a 20-30 minute boat ride from the original site on Sipadan.  All of the resorts on Sipadan have been closed, and no one is allowed on the island after 6:00 pm.  It is a great spot for diving, and a most excellent surface interval.

All of the underwater photographs were taken near Mabul, Sipadan and Kapalai islands, with a Fuji S2 Digital SLR and Aquatica housing.  A variety of wide angle and macro lenses were uses.

All of the land photographs were taken at the perspective locations with a Fuji S2 digital SLR and a selection of lenses.  Also, an Olympus C4000 point-shoot was used for candid, etc.

The Turtle Island photography was an excellent chance to utilize the high ISO capabilities of the digital SLR, as a flash was not permitted, and all of the photographs were taken at night, with only a handheld flashlight for light. 

One of the truly unique animals associated with the island of Borneo is the orangutan.  This great ape is only found on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.  Sadly, like many of the great apes, their numbers are dwindling due to poaching and loss of habitat.  The Sepilok Rehabilitation Center, outside of Sandankan, hosts a large number of orangs in the process of being reintroduced, when self sufficient, into the wild.

As with most wildlife photographs, a telephoto is essential.  For a lot of the river cruise, I used the Sigma 28-300 zoom, with a monopod.  A Nikon 80-400 VR zoom would be ideal, but sadly that is still on my toy wish list, not in my camera bag.