It’s such a conundrum for me diving here at Port Hughes with both gorgeous mega and macro photography opportunities. I love big underwater vistas, so almost always I will go wide angle in the hope of capturing the huge schools of scad amid soft coral-adorned pylons. On occasion I have dived with divers carrying two […]
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Underneath Port Hughes jetty there is a school of yellowtail scad, the scale of which rivals any location in South Australia I’ve ever dived. I distinctly remember my very first dive here many years ago and how it took my breath away. This is one of those locations full of amazing tiny creatures which draw […]
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We entered the water eager to see the condition of the headland reef and buoyed by recent reports of other divers who had seen the dragons. Snorkelling across the bay, we encountered a returning group of divers. Their disappointed question was, “Do you know where the dragons are?” We simply did not know, so we […]
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While looking for seadragons at Second Valley, we took the time to explore the deep undercuts and caves of the headland. You never know what you might find lurking in the shadows. Andy found the first one. I found the second. Two perfect, beautiful, juvenile blue devils within a few metres of each other. Both […]
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Despite the algal bloom, Second Valley has had some fantastic conditions for diving lately, with images and video circulating of crystal clear water and weedy seadragons. So Second Valley was yesterday’s diving destination with my long-time dive buddy Andy. It was a hot day – South Australian heatwave kind of hot – which made the […]
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