Whenever I see these on jetty pylons or on reef I think of flowers and bluebells. In reality these little critters are ascidians or seasquirts and anything but bluebells. These are Blue Throat Ascidians (Clavelina australis) and live in compound clusters. Most interesting is they are chordates, the same phylum as us! Even though they […]
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I have never really thought about how the direction of long exposure cloud streaking can relate so strongly to the subject. It’s not quite there in this image where I would have liked the movement to be perfectly aligned with the jetty itself. It is close though and perhaps now that I am aware of […]
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On my last dive at Rapid Bay a few days ago I discovered a brooding Tasseled Anglerfish (Rhycherus filamentosus) with a clutch of eggs. Now a few days later I decided to see how they were going. I am not sure I can make out much of a difference just yet so perhaps I will […]
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It’s like a scene from some futuristic laser skirmish with the Adelaide CBD under siege! But under siege from what? It’s zoomed in evil twin of course! The real story is that this is nothing more sinister than a quick twist of the zoom during a the image exposure. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 631, Adelaide […]
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Of all our amazing local critters, this Tasselled Anglerfish, Rhycherus filamentosus, at Rapid Bay would be one of the most difficult to spot. Plenty of patience (which means plenty of air) is part of finding these in the algae and sponges. The other part is a willingness to see past the obvious. The technique I […]
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