Tags:Palau Micronesia, Hot News, Explore Palau, Underwater Photography, Digital Photography, Aperture 2

WELCOME TO THE PEARLS OF THE PACIFIC
...one of Natures best kept secrets.



© Gunther Deichmann - special thanks to Palau Helicopters
and Matt the Pilot, view at the 70 islands.

Click on the Images and go to our completed
Photo Gallery on Palau
http://www.palautours.com/gallery.html

The official launch of the PALAU TOURS Website…
some more fine tuning has to be done and a few glitches
have to be ironed out, however our Blog is out to keep
you posted and informed around the clock.

The Palau Tours website is totally independent and
neutral, conceived more than 12 month ago with the
aim in providing YOU up to date information
on Palau and Micronesia. Information on the Environment,
Hotels, Resorts, Diving, Tours, Shopping and much more.
Soon we provide you with a complete list of Establishments,
Government Services and local Operators.



© Gunther Deichmann - Palau Pacific Resort,
PPR, Your place in Palau.
http://www.palautours.com/gallery.html

At present we are going through our test phase and work
around the clock improving the site as we go…
The site will also be in different languages once the
English part is all finalized and has been approved by
the management.
Our aim is to show YOU Palau like you have never
seen it before, not only with stunning images but also
with good and informative text, so that when you
arrive in Palau you are all set to go, be it under or
above the waves.

We are AWARE of Palau’s fragile Environment and
support the Palau Conservation Society for it’s never
ending efforts in preserving Palau’s natural resources.

The Editor

Tags:Sam's Tours, Diving, Adventure, Discovery, Aperture, Survivor Series in Palau, Photography

The GDPhotoWorkshop site has now all the latest info on up coming Photo workshops in 2008, for Cambodia everything is in place, Palau and Tibet will follow shortly, just go to the link and make your reservation if you interested. http://www.gdphotoworkshop.com/home.html
Thank you.

We have also up dated our Blog page on the GDPhotoWorkshop site and this one, we made it easier for you now to search and navigate through articles and information, just check below the YouTube Logo and you see the changes. You might have noticed also that Gunther Deichmann's main site and the GDPhotoWorkshop site have now been cross linked, you go to either one of them and you can get to the other direct from the front page.


For Gunther's Bio and main website please go to:
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/

© Gunther Deichmann, Palau at dusk

I just arrived back from Palau Micronesia, and so many things happen during my visit, Sam's Tours Grand Opening and 17th Anniversary, all new facilities are fully operational now, read the blog post from Dermot Keane the General Manager at: http://www.alliancediving.com/blog/
The Survivor TV show shooting their latest episode as we speak, of course they are very secret about everything, then the Discovery Channel shooting at the same time a new story on the Bone Detectives and to top it all an international Canoe Race competition "The Micronesia Cup" was held at the same time, participants from Guam, Singapore, Palau,Japan, Australia, Patagonia and many others competing in this race, talking about a buzzing Palau.

I had the chance of buzzing around in the Helicopter, thanks to Matt from Palau Helicopters, Matt is a good old Australian and a fantastic Pilot, it was just like the good old days from Down Under when I was chasing Cattle in the outback.
After one of the Helicopter rides, Matt and myself met up with my friend Dermot from Sam's Tours at the Palau Pacific Resort for a beer at sunset, a great way of finishing the day, see the image above, for more new images from my recent trip to Palau please go to my Aperture web gallery just click here.

© Gunther Deichmann, Cuttlefish Sepia sp. - Alien afternoon...

Hi everybody... I am leaving this afternoon for a short one week trip to Palau to be with my friends and client at Sam's Tours, they are celebrating the Grand Opening for the completely renovated Sam's Tours premisses, the big party is on the 26 of October and I give you a full report with images once I am back next week, but now I have to run hence this Alien afternoon.... so much to do and no time left.
Until soon,
Cheers Gunther

© Gunther Deichmann

A digital experience in Palau Micronesia... very soon.

Here is a very interesting article from my good friend and supporter Tony Wu (Fins Magazine), for our underwater photographers cool info from Tony, please read on below and check out the link for the whole story. By the way, Tony one of the top underwater photographers around these days will be part of my workshop in Palau Micronesia in April 2008, so keep April free around the 22nd., we announce the exact dates later on the GDPhotoWorkshop website under the Calendar section, this will happen very soon, the workshop is at Sam's Tours a member of the Philippine-Micronesia Alliance and the premier dive center in Palau, for this one we have also Ethan Daniels onboard, an underwater photographer and Marine Biologist, so stay tuned and check this and my other blog for the final announcement, thank you.
Dont miss out on this one! You get the best above and below.

Other links related to the workshop in Palau:
GDPhotoWorkshop main site: http://gdphotoworkshop.com
Gunther Deichmann Blog: http://www.deichmann-photo.com/blog.html
Tony Wu website: http://www.tony-wu.com
Sam's Tours Palau: http://www.samstours.com
The Divers Choice: http://www.alliancediving.com


© Tony Wu

Going digital definitely has a lot of merits. Immediate feedback, being able to shoot more than 36 frames at a time, being able to make duplicate/ back-up copies immediately, and having the ability to edit work on-the-spot rank at the top of my list.
Nothing in life, however, comes for free.
If there’s been one major drawback of going digital for me, it has to be the fact that in addition to being a good photographer, you’ve got to become a software and image-processing expert too. Back in the film days, basically a slide was either good or bad. I kept the good ones, threw away the bad ones. End of story.
Over the past few years, with the switch to digital format, I’ve had to experiment with all sorts of software…some good, some bad…and I think I’ve finally begun to reach the point where I have a workflow that I’m comfortable with. Before I spell out the software I use, please read on at: http://www.tonywublog.com/20071009/digital-workflow.html

Available NOW! First week of August 2007.

Dive guidebooks, on PUERTO GALERA, PHILIPPINES & PALAU, MICRONESIA.
You can now order online @ http://www.alliancediving.com/book-orders.html


“ PUERTO GALERA & VERDE ISLAND ”
Dive Sites of the Philippines (Revised 3rd Edition)
Re-edited, more pages, more images and updated.

Photography by Gunther Deichmann
and Text by Frank Doyle

• 136 pages including cover
• Full colour throughout
• Laminated Soft cover for Durability
• Size: 15.3cm x 21.7cm (Folded)

• Price: US$ 17.95
• Additional: $7.00 for international delivery via
Registered mail. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
(For volume discount, please contact us)


“ PALAU ” Dive Sites, History & Culture"
(Revised 2nd Edition)
Completely re-written, more pages, more images including new
spectacular aerial photos. By Photographer Gunther Deichmann,
Kevin Davidson & Ethan Daniels (Marine Biologist)

• Available in English
• 160 pages including cover
• Full color throughout
• Laminated Soft cover for Durability
• Size: 15.3cm x 21.7cm (Folded)

• Price: US$ 24.95/Book (English)
• Additional: $5.00 for international delivery via registered mail.
Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
(For volume discount, please contact us)



“ PALAU BOOKLET ” – A photo guide through Palau, Micronesia.
Featuring some of the best images on Palau by Gunther Deichmann world-renowned photographer.

• In 4 Languages: English, Japanese, Korean &
Chinese (Mandarin)
• 60 pages including cover
• Perfect Binding & Smyth Sewing
• Hard Bound Cover with Matt lamination for Durability
• Size: 13.01cm x 13.01cm (Folded)
• Price: US$ 11.95/booklet
• Additional: $5.00 for international delivery via registered mail.
Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.
(For volume discount, please contact us)


For information on Gunther Deichmann's coffee-table book (360 pages hardbound)
"Journey Through Color and Time" an art book featuring more than 20 countries
showcasing Gunther’s best photography over 30 years.
Now available online:
http://www.deichmann-photo.com/orders.html