Diving Indonesia, like diving the Galapagos, is not easy diving. It's nice to be familiar with both your dive equipment and camera equipment. If you're caught in a ripping current, trying to figure out either sets of equipment can not only be frustrating, it can be dangerous. I have found some of the parts of Indonesia that I've been to are easier than others, but fighting unfamiliar equipment can really take the joy out of a dive.

I take my Mac when I go so I'm not looking at 1000+ pictures when I get home. I can also organize them so I know which dive (or at least day) I saw the pygmy seahorse. Being able to download also makes it easier for me to know if I have to adjust my speed, aperture or ISO. Looking at an image on my camera doesn't tell me if my picture is sharp or just a little fuzzy.

LFInger/Jeep Daddy did you have a good time in the Galapagos? I hope your trip was great.

Have a wonderful time in Indonesia. It is one of my favorite places to dive. Be aware of the currents around Komodo if that's your destination. They can be really vicious.

You definitely want your Mac, and be prepared to pay for overweight. As a diver and photographer (even very amateur like I am) luggage fees are just part of whatever trip you take unless you drive. Considering the cost of the flight and the trip, the overweight fees are minor. I put my regulator, mask, a swimming suit and change of undies in my backpack. I pack my camera gear and laptop in my rolling carryon... sometimes I have to put my camera and some batteries in my backpack too. I put my housing and strobe in my dive bag....those are things that are less likely to disappear and are relatively sturdy. I have been known to take a lens to a friend who lives in Indo to be sure it got there. Backscatter has shipped camera gear to a customer in Bali. but I wouldn't ship anything beforehand.

Enjoy your experience photographing the weird and wonderful. The macro subjects are AMAZING.

B and H Photo in NYC. I've bought most of my cameral equipment from them, and they are great.

Isn't that true for almost everything that isn't staged.

Lovely. Thank you for sharing.

I guess those photos prove that it's not the equipment but the person behind the camera....lovely.

4 and 3 if you add a snappy caption.

Spectacular photos. Thank you for posting them

For your next...to make the trinity a trinity plus one, I highly recommend the 105 mm 2.8f. It is truly special. Congrats on your purchases; enjoy them.

b and h is great. Fast and reliable with reasonable prices. If you really want to go into lust overload, go into the store when you're in New York City. Their staff also knows what they're talking about. If they don't, they find someone who does. I've also never been pressured or given a "hard sell".

Good pictures. I really like the two manes. It's not a run of the mill picture that you can see in everyone's photo album. The "yawn" is also pretty cool, and yes, Bean is very handsome.

I'm still working on how to take decent photos, and haven't been taking pictures for very long, but I've been around horses for about 35 years. I'd go with a zoom or a 35-60mm prime lens to give your subject space. Horses are prey not predator with good eye site, hearing and sense of smell. The click of a camera can startle a horse. They can also be either curious or afraid of a camera; both would ruin an image.