The ocean is filled with monsters. I remember when I could count my years on two hands spending holidays with extended family at a little coastal village called Port Parham. A particular aspect of this shallow coastal location is being able to go out fishing way off the beach wearing nothing but shorts, a jumper […]
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There is always a school or two … or three of Yellowtail Scad (Trachurus novaezelandiae) cruising in and around the pylons under the old Rapid Bay Jetty. Not so common is to find them out on the adjacent seagrass beds. It must schoolies week for Yellowtail Scad. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Schoolies’, 1/160s f/8 ISO160 15mm
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Leafy Seadragons are beautiful creatures to gaze upon but not always easy to find. As divers we swim around looking down at the sand, down at the seagrass, down at the sponges and sea-stars and other benthic critters. This is not the best strategy for seeing a dragon where their intricate leafy body structure blends […]
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This forest is like non other. It’s enchanted. Take a stroll though any old forest anywhere else and the birds fly out of reach, the rodents hide out of sight while the larger animals just run away. Take a swim through this forest though and it’s like animal wonderland. Fish fly like birds and butterflies […]
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With the festive break over it’s back to non-photographic endeavors but at least I got to dive with this guy today to cap it off on a wonderful note. I usually see at least one Leafy Seadragon when I dive at Rapid Bay however for a while it looked like we might miss out today. […]
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