Day 696, Precariously Perched

Rapid Bay is becoming a bit of a regular drawcord for me not just for the diving but for the land and seascapes as well. Here at the eastern end, fishers perch precariously on the rocks while a gentle sea laps on the shingled beach. It’s great to have a moody sky again after the […]

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Day 695, The Wall

The Adelaide City Council’s ‘Free Wall’ project and this space under the Morphett Street Bridge is a place I come back to photograph over and over. There is always something different and you never know who you might meet. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 695, The Wall’, 2.5s f/8 ISO100 40mm PanoX3

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Day 694, Bossy Scalyfin

How do you know you have entered the personal space of a Victorian Scalyfin (Parma victoriae)? Easy, because he comes out and starts headbutting your camera! On the plus side is that you get plenty of photo opportunities before pretending to be chased away. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 694, Bossy Scalyfin’, 1/60s f/22 ISO800 15mm

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Day 693, The Dragon’s Den

I’m revisiting this protected location where I had previously noted a mated pair of Leafy Seadragons (Phycodurus eques) and to my surprise I found a new young adult while the original pair were nowhere to be seen. Although the water was quite clear with 8-12m visibility there was a roaring current with all sorts of […]

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Day 692, A Pile of Old Wives

Lying on the ocean floor looking up at this school of Old Wives (Enoplosus armatus) I am treated to a moment where the school have created their very own jetty pylon. Their unfortunate common name refers to the sound made when a fish is caught on a fishing line. I wonder if the plural of […]

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