As the sun sets with certainly, as another day passes on, as clarity is lost and memory fades, holding onto the rail will not save you. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Holding On To The Rail’ 1/100 f/4.0 ISO160 182mm
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Month: February 2015
Surfing a Celestial Wave
Beachside Glenelg and most people are looking at the gorgeous sunset, snapping away at the horizon or at themselves as it the current trend. I looked up and saw a different ocean. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Surfing a Celestial Wave’ 1/2500 f/2.8 ISO160 102mm
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Moonbug
This little guy the size of my thumbnail was happy to cruise around hunting for food on the reef quite unnoticed as I sat patiently waiting for the perfect angle on some other less interesting creature. While peering through the viewfinder this lump of moon rock literally slid into the frame. I still do not […]
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Hermit Crab
I first encountered hermit crabs many years ago on the muddy tidal flats around Darwin well before I began diving. Since then I’ve learned they are everywhere and more than happy to take residence in someone else’s abandoned home. This Hermit Crab (Paguristes frontalis) at Port Noarlunga is both common and comical. This one’s shell […]
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Baby’s Gone a Hunting
I’ve said before that Port Noarlunga is underrated as an amazing diving location and last night’s dive proved again the beauty here. We got in the water around 11pm but with the 40 degC hot days we have been having it was just like jumping into a warm bath. Feeling pretty relaxed and pretty lazy […]
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