After a week of cold, overcast skies and rain the sun finally came out and made our trip to Rapid Bay Jetty to dive with Jess and Andy all the more delightful. The visibility was pretty good in that milky non-committal way that we all know and love about Rapid Bay. Here rough weather will […]
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The Sad Tale of the Dorothy H. Sterling
Her life was so short, not even ten years since her timber hull and six proud masts came together in the shipyards of Portland, Oregon, USA. She never fell victim to tide nor reef nor storm and in 1929 dutifully delivered her last cargo of oregon pine to South Australia. She had fallen victim to […]
Read MoreSouthern Pygmy Leatherjacket
While my dive buddy was busy wrestling her GoPro back from an eleven armed seastar this little guy was swimming around her content it was hiding in plain sight. It was being as cute as it was being ridiculous. On a typical southern coastline dive you will often come across a pygmy leatherjacket hiding next […]
Read MorePie Eyed Sunset
Just off of Grange beach is a big cage protecting the tidal outflow from West Lakes. It’s also the evening’s roost for a gathering of Australian pied cormorants. I’ve wanted to capture them here in their little sanctuary for quite a while now. Finally the sea and the sunset were on my side.
Read MoreAlien Seagull
I love the light over water during civil twilight. That time of day just after the sun dips below the horizon when its still bright outside and the stars are yet make their appearance. It’s a time when you can put anything between yourself and the horizon and its silhouette will look stunning; … even […]
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