http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/ Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:22:13 -0700 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:22:13 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm1.staticflickr.com/134/buddyicons/98896251@N00.jpg?1177403392#98896251@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5623201754/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a video:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5623201754/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5263/5623201754_7b9d7c6327_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>I think this may have been a Napolean Wrasse ? It is distinguished by having thick and fleshy lips and a hump on top of the head just above the eyes; hence the name Humphead. This hump tends to grow more as the fish ages.</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:22:13 -0700 2011-03-27T12:07:40-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5623201754 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>I think this may have been a Napolean Wrasse ? It is distinguished by having thick and fleshy lips and a hump on top of the head just above the eyes; hence the name Humphead. This hump tends to grow more as the fish ages.</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5623202474/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5623202474/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5146/5623202474_be02d11981_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>I think this may have been a Napolean Wrasse ? It is distinguished by having thick and fleshy lips and a hump on top of the head just above the eyes; hence the name Humphead. This hump tends to grow more as the fish ages.</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:22:36 -0700 2011-03-27T12:08:21-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5623202474 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>I think this may have been a Napolean Wrasse ? It is distinguished by having thick and fleshy lips and a hump on top of the head just above the eyes; hence the name Humphead. This hump tends to grow more as the fish ages.</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622673099/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a video:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622673099/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5106/5622673099_8d672aaf17_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>This was the highlight of the trip... check the video out.. too cute !!!!</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:55:26 -0700 2011-03-27T16:50:33-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5622673099 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>This was the highlight of the trip... check the video out.. too cute !!!!</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622674443/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622674443/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5068/5622674443_d033ec5a31_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>He was adorable</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:56:13 -0700 2011-03-27T16:52:40-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5622674443 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>He was adorable</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5623262206/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5623262206/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5062/5623262206_b0a9b31650_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>But that beak is pretty big when you see it up close</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:56:32 -0700 2011-03-27T16:52:45-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5623262206 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>But that beak is pretty big when you see it up close</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5623261048/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5623261048/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5110/5623261048_7f9482061a_m.jpg" width="240" height="153" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>Wonderful big sea turtle...</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:55:49 -0700 2011-03-27T16:52:15-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5623261048 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>Wonderful big sea turtle...</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5623262510/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5623262510/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5024/5623262510_e8798fc663_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>Last night in Bandos... rested, and ready to face the customer on Monday morning...</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:56:44 -0700 2011-03-27T17:08:05-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5623262510 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>Last night in Bandos... rested, and ready to face the customer on Monday morning...</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622642085/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a video:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622642085/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5066/5622642085_c174ec80bb_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>A bunch of moorish idols I believe... swimming in a school</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:38:15 -0700 2011-03-27T16:41:41-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5622642085 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>A bunch of moorish idols I believe... swimming in a school</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622643277/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622643277/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5187/5622643277_2fb29119cd_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>I really loved the coral</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:39:00 -0700 2011-03-27T16:48:19-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5622643277 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>I really loved the coral</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622642717/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622642717/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5030/5622642717_de534dfe47_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>Beautiful coral landscape</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:38:39 -0700 2011-03-27T16:45:12-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5622642717 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>Beautiful coral landscape</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622617275/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622617275/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5181/5622617275_34962df212_m.jpg" width="240" height="217" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>A beautiful giant clam... absolutely gorgeous</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:23:56 -0700 2011-03-27T16:35:36-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5622617275 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>A beautiful giant clam... absolutely gorgeous</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622618067/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622618067/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5069/5622618067_ba1d3117f6_m.jpg" width="240" height="190" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>Looks like some form of angel fish, but i'm no expert... Julian?</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:24:23 -0700 2011-03-27T16:37:16-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5622618067 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>Looks like some form of angel fish, but i'm no expert... Julian?</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622616637/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622616637/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5262/5622616637_3d45fb54ff_m.jpg" width="240" height="154" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>View of Bandos from the ocean</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:23:36 -0700 2011-03-27T16:30:39-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5622616637 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>View of Bandos from the ocean</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622617677/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622617677/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5108/5622617677_b981fcd980_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>Pretty coral reef</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:24:09 -0700 2011-03-27T16:36:33-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5622617677 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>Pretty coral reef</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622627575/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a video:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622627575/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5105/5622627575_7f33bfdabc_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>Cool video of a big headed fish</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:29:37 -0700 2011-03-27T16:40:52-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5622627575 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>Cool video of a big headed fish</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622615791/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622615791/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5103/5622615791_86962b78fe_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>SLR version of the pic i posted from my iPhone at the time...</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:23:06 -0700 2011-03-27T13:49:59-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5622615791 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>SLR version of the pic i posted from my iPhone at the time...</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622616203/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622616203/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5104/5622616203_946473f71e_m.jpg" width="240" height="167" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>Yeah, life IS good when you're not working</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:23:20 -0700 2011-03-27T13:54:13-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5622616203 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>Yeah, life IS good when you're not working</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5623202704/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5623202704/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5263/5623202704_b1d2c1e654_m.jpg" width="240" height="169" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>Where I spent a significant amount of time over the weekend</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:22:45 -0700 2011-03-27T12:40:05-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5623202704 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>Where I spent a significant amount of time over the weekend</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622596273/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a video:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5622596273/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5143/5622596273_9b3bb360d9_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>Video of a grey reef shark... they move pretty fast.</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:11:30 -0700 2011-03-27T12:02:35-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5622596273 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>Video of a grey reef shark... they move pretty fast.</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5623184320/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ssanyal/">Shayan (USA)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssanyal/5623184320/" title="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5023/5623184320_5630bd835a_m.jpg" width="240" height="152" alt="3 day break in Bandos, Maldives" /></a></p> <p>Enjoying the snorkeling. When we get to Boracay... where we'll be staying for a week... it'll be diving time !</p> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:11:49 -0700 2011-03-27T12:06:23-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Shayan (USA)) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5623184320 4.168547 73.49699 4.168547 73.49699 12514816 3 day break in Bandos, Maldives <p>Enjoying the snorkeling. When we get to Boracay... where we'll be staying for a week... it'll be diving time !</p> Shayan (USA) beach resort snorkeling business tropical maldives bandos http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en