It might be the middle of winter but last night’s sunset at Henley Beach had all that golden warmth of a summer evening. That imagined warmth did not last long though as the sky faded through turquoise to violet and then to darkness leaving an inky black ocean with a chill onshore wind. Photo: Robert […]
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Fishery Beach at the very bottom of the Fleurieu Peninsula faces south west onto Backstairs Passage, one of the most perilous waterways in Australia. If it’s not the 4 knot currents or claptopic seas then it’s the men in grey suits who prowl beneath the surface that make this part of our coastline unique. But […]
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Biscuit Stars, Tosia australis, come in all sorts of colour variations. This beautiful purple star under Rapid Bay Jetty reminded me of a gingerbread man with its striking orange internal markings. Sea stars are not perhaps the most exciting of undersea critters and are often overlooked by divers who miss out on their intricate beauty. […]
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Nestled inside a pocket of alien pink landscape is a Castelnau’s Goby, Nesogobius pulchellus Like all gobies this one is cute, curious and you can almost imagine it wanting to startup a conversation. Make a sudden move though and in the blink of an eye there will only be an empty pink grotto. Photo: Robert […]
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This feathery looking thing is actually a worm. It’s a Southern fan worm Sabellastarte australiensis Sometimes they are even called Feather Duster Worms and just like its cleaner namesake those appendages sweep the water clean hoping to find nutrition in the suspended particles floating by. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Feather Duster’ 1/200s f/32 ISO100 100mm
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