Try one in Raja Ampat to see the peak

Thanks, very kind. In terms of equipment used, it is literally just a GoPro 8 and a waterproof extension pole like the one below. No filters, lights, additional lenses, etc. tinyurl.com/bdcmw6ya I do some basic video editing in iMovie once the footage has been filmed, but nothing beyond the basic settings (cropping, image stabilisation, colour matching, etc).

The Eagle Ray towards the end of the video was on the longer side of the reef, between the water sports jetty and the water villas. In terms of settings it was 4K, 60FPS, Wide lens, Hypersmooth = High, and all other settings are as standard. Enjoy your time at Kandolhu!

The 3 month period from mid-January to mid-April tends to be the best time to visit for water clarity as this lines up with the 'high season' weather wise which generally means less wind and calmer seas. Unfortunately this is also the most expensive time to visit. We have always travelled in March and have been lucky enough to have fantastic weather and great visibility when snorkelling on all of our trips.

@@SnorkellingintheMaldives thank you

Yes, this is all snorkelling. I do free dive down below the surface to get better footage, but no scuba involved.

No, I did not use any filters. Personally I don't think that filters are really necessary in shallow water and the latest GoPros do a very good job of capturing the colours. Some people prefer to use a 'pink' filter for snorkelling, but red filters would definitely be too much and are really meant for deeper water when scuba diving. There is some colour optimisation done in iMovie when editing the video, but for 90% of the footage it is just applying the basic 'auto enhance' feature in iMovie, not manually editing white balance or other more advanced features. If you don't want to edit your videos in iMovie (or similar) then a pink filter may give better results than the standard footage.

@@SnorkellingintheMaldives thanks for comment