I love firsts! I especially love finding a critter for the first time under Edithburgh Jetty where I have dived hundreds of times over many years. Actually the credit goes to my dive buddy Raymond for finding this rarely seen Southern Crested Weedfish, Christiceps australis. From any other angle it looked like another piece of […]
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As I have said before, one of the most amazing sea creatures to inhabit our coastal waters is the Australian giant cuttlefish, Sepia apama. Aside from being the world’s largest cuttlefish species, it is also one of the most curious and engaging and will interact for ages if you want to play. This one occupying […]
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Another image maker captures the twilight in their own vision. Whenever I see another photographer on the beach looking at the same sunset as myself, aiming their camera and capturing the scene I wonder how their vision differs from mine. I wonder if they see anything I do not and I wonder what the result […]
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It was one of those occasions where it was tempting to spend a night indoors rather than donning an already cold and wet wetsuit and heading back into the water. The wind had come up to a good 15knots and visibility was rapidly disappearing but I decided that a macro dive should be possible even […]
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Alexius on the photographic hunt but not all would be subjects are pleased about the diving paparazzi. The game of hide and seek is always part of the game and this Magpie Perch has it down pat. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Hide and Seek’ 1/200s f/7.1 ISO320 15mm … more at http://wetshutter.com
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