It might be the middle of winter but last night’s sunset at Henley Beach had all that golden warmth of a summer evening. That imagined warmth did not last long though as the sky faded through turquoise to violet and then to darkness leaving an inky black ocean with a chill onshore wind. Photo: Robert […]
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Our most common nudibranch (sea slug) Ceratosoma brevicaudatum is a beautiful creature. It is very hard to capture all of its detail in a single image due to its size and the depth of field challenges of macro imaging. This rear view end shows the detail and complexity of its branchial plume, the organ it […]
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Fishery Beach at the very bottom of the Fleurieu Peninsula faces south west onto Backstairs Passage, one of the most perilous waterways in Australia. If it’s not the 4 knot currents or claptopic seas then it’s the men in grey suits who prowl beneath the surface that make this part of our coastline unique. But […]
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A pale blue sky, whimsical clouds, a grey horizon, flat water and a long white jetty out to sea made for perfect diving at Port Hughes. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Nice Day for A White Jetty’ 1/100s f/11 ISO100 17mm
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These little critters are Blue Throat Ascidians (Clavelina australis) and live in compound clusters. They look like a nest of little chicks of some bizarre bird with mouths agape chirping for food. Actually just like birds these critters are chordates and though they don’t really have a backbone they do have long nerve running the […]
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