I used to to take great delight in finding a leafy seadragon for other divers, then watching, waiting and counting how long it took them to separate creature from its environment. Here in the sea grass you would think that they would be easy to spot compared to the yellow or brown algae. Actually I […]
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It’s 11:00pm and most of the sleepy seaside town of Edithburgh has retired for the evening. Meanwhile I make some final adjustments to my new manual focus gear and then head down to the jetty. It was only going to be a short dive with a tiny eight litre scuba cylinder. One and a half […]
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Suspended in the milky blue haze of a less than ideal Rapid Bay this leafy seadragon seems unperturbed with my presence. When I arrived at Rapid Bay for this dive I looked out at the milky gypsum-dust laden water and nearly left for another location. I am glad I decided to stay and dive here […]
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Here amid the myriad of small cave structures of Noarlunga Reef sleeps another of ‘Porties’ local resident species, a Port Jackson shark, Heterodontus portusjacksoni. While doing some camera tests on the weekend I found myself peering into all the dark places I could find attempting to capture images without strobe lighting. Caves, nooks and ledges […]
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One of the most exciting fish species commonly found on Noarlunga Reef are silver drummer, Kyphosus sydneyanus. They are big, fast, often swim in large schools and are lots of fun to be in the water with. During low tide when the inner reef is protected you might find a handful of them swimming among […]
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