I may be looking up towards the light but that’s of no use when it comes to lighting the way. I bring my own. Conditions at Rapid Bay were sensational yet again with more schooling behavior under the ‘Tee’ than I have seen for a very long time. As I arrive at the site I […]
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Rapid Bay did not disappoint us this weekend with 10m visibility, minimal currents, warm weather and even the water is not so cold anymore. Hanging around the t-section of the old jetty we discovered a huge school of Yellowtail Scad (Trachurus novaezelandiae). Initially they were timid but after a while they became used to us, […]
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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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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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I could follow these Zebra Fish (Girella zebra) around all day as they cross from here to there. Photographing them is easy. Just watch for a while as they traverse their circuitous route through pylons, reef and and bottom debris and they will eventually come round again. All you need to do is wait. I […]
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