The reason the Leafy Seadragon seems so elusive is that it blends so well into its environment. It does not matter if it’s in kelp or bubble weed or any other of the many species of yellow algae inhabiting our coastal waters, they just seems to disappear into the detail. For many years I dived […]
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Silhouettes are beautiful in the dying twilight, especially ones set in the open sky. It is interesting to watch the seagulls after sunset heading north in small groups like this one. It is curious that I never see them flying south at this time. Perhaps I should come back int the early morning. If you […]
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Port Noarlunga has lots of small abalone and normally they are seen as flat shellfish firmly attached to rocks as if welded to them. Come out and night and those innocent pretend rocks turn into predatory marauding green eyed monsters fit to give children nightmares. Good thing we are larger the a couple centimeters or […]
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Port Noarlunga delivers again, well sort of! I’d just repaired the strobe firing system on my housing and serviced all the port o-rings so I was pretty eager to get back in the water again. It was late and the air was cold clear and still. Perfect for a night dive. For those who have […]
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From halfway up Rawnsley’s Bluff in the mid Flinders Ranges and looking back to the southwest is a vista that is beautiful, stark and dramatic. A short 5 hour drive north of Adelaide is all it takes to get to this part of our diverse country and this time of the year is the best […]
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