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 […]
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It’s like a scene from some futuristic laser skirmish with the Adelaide CBD under siege! But under siege from what? It’s zoomed in evil twin of course! The real story is that this is nothing more sinister than a quick twist of the zoom during a the image exposure. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 631, Adelaide […]
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Of all our amazing local critters, this Tasselled Anglerfish, Rhycherus filamentosus, at Rapid Bay would be one of the most difficult to spot. Plenty of patience (which means plenty of air) is part of finding these in the algae and sponges. The other part is a willingness to see past the obvious. The technique I […]
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Perhaps bokeh is a little overdone in abstract photography but for some reason I am always drawn to it in other people’s images. Bokeh is the shape and quality of they way a captured image blurs when a lens moves away from focus. The characteristics of what makes bokeh pleasant or ugly are driven by […]
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This was one big mean spider crab with attitude! At about 60cm across this guy put himself right in the middle of my return path to the exit . I went forward, he bared his mandibles at me. I went left, he went left. I went right, he went right. I went back, he chased. […]
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