Did you know that cows really can fly? Like a 747 cruising overhead this Shaws Cowfish cruised over my head at Edithburgh on what ever errand a cowfish might be engaged in. Normally these guys are more like hoverboards keeping close to the ground. This one had other ideas. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Low Flying Cow’, […]
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I normally associate a name like ‘The Pit’ with some lair filled with foul beasts but this place could not be further from that idea. This special location only a short swim from the Edithburgh Jetty never fails to enthrall me with its beautiful white sandy bottom rimmed inside a low circular reef. Schools of […]
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I love firsts! I especially love finding a critter for the first time under Edithburgh Jetty where I have dived hundreds of times over many years. Actually the credit goes to my dive buddy Raymond for finding this rarely seen Southern Crested Weedfish, Christiceps australis. From any other angle it looked like another piece of […]
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This school of Yellowtail at Rapid Bay are not the easiest to photograph with their super silvery reflective scales. Fire a couple of strobes and be prepared for big bright overexposed blotches. When you do get it right (and these guys are still overexposed) they look like swimming skeletons. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Skeleton School’, 1/200s […]
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Did I happen to mention I love scuba diving and this little cutie under Rapid Bay Jetty is just one of the many reasons. The Ornate Cowfish (Aracana ornata) would have to one of the cutest little critters swimming around our local coastline. This one is a female and quite plain while in contrast it […]
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