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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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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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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I used to take great delight in scaring myself witless. I used to go from ride to ride to ride leaving no experience left wanting. I’d probably still do it with the right motivation but for now I am just as happy to look up and capture the look of terror on someone else’s face. […]
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A couple share a quiet moment in the Garden of Unearthly Delights while all around people are coming and going and kicking back and chatting and enjoying a balmy 36°C Adelaide evening. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘The Garden of Unearthly Delights’ 1/15s f/4 ISO1600 70mm
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