We are about to enter summer here in Adelaide, in the the driest state on the driest continent (according to popular folklore). During winter I would have been washed away attempting to stand here in the outflow of the River Torrens. Today this parched mud floodway suggests just how dry our summer will be. There […]
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Dive the shallows of the old Rapid Bay Jetty at the moment and you can expect to be stalked. This school of Zebra Fish (Girella zebra) started following me around as I searched the general area for other critters. Soon I was so caught up in their antics and carry on that they had me […]
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The wonderful thing about sunsets is we get a brand new and completely unique one every single day. The sad thing about sunsets is you will never see another one just like the one you saw tonight. So many times I find myself watching an amazing sunset unfold and not being able to photograph it. […]
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I am not sure which location I prefer for Leafy Seadragons, The Bluff or Rapid Bay. Rapid Bay has an incredible diversity of sea life and never disappoints even if I do not see the critters I have come to photograph. It is a safe bet for a great dive even when the conditions are […]
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The iridescent blue eyes of the Doughboy Scallop, (Mimachlamys asperrima), are little optical marvels. They are in fact more like tiny Schmidt telescopes than conventional eyeballs. The back surface of the scallop’s eye is like a mirror which reflects the incoming light back towards the lens opening. The light sensitive cells of the retina are […]
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