‘Obelisk’ A tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument with a pyramid-like top. This monument stands in memory of Norwood Primary School graduates who died in the first world war. It was a powerful symbol even before I read its plaque. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 636, Obelisk’ 1/10s f/5.6 ISO4000 40mm

Read More

Snakeskin or crocodileskin or starfishskin? It might look similar but that is where the similarity ends. The ‘last’ of a starfish is made of this amazing substance which can change from being as hard as bone to as subtle as leather. This starfish is a biscuit star, so named as their arms are so squat […]

Read More

Whenever I see these on jetty pylons or on reef I think of flowers and bluebells. In reality these little critters are ascidians or seasquirts and anything but bluebells. These are Blue Throat Ascidians (Clavelina australis) and live in compound clusters. Most interesting is they are chordates, the same phylum as us! Even though they […]

Read More

I have never really thought about how the direction of long exposure cloud streaking can relate so strongly to the subject. It’s not quite there in this image where I would have liked the movement to be perfectly aligned with the jetty itself. It is close though and perhaps now that I am aware of […]

Read More

On my last dive at Rapid Bay a few days ago I discovered a brooding Tasseled Anglerfish (Rhycherus filamentosus) with a clutch of eggs. Now a few days later I decided to see how they were going. I am not sure I can make out much of a difference just yet so perhaps I will […]

Read More