Last night was my first night dive for 2017. In fact it was my first dive for the new year and the conditions were perfect. The evening star and a waxing crescent moon shone down on the water as we slipped below the surface. To the fishers on Rapid Bay jetty above it must have […]
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Seduced by a Dragon
No matter how many times I make the trip down to Rapid Bay Jetty, gear up and head out I never take for granted the joy of finding a dragon. If and when I find one I experience a curious mix of excitement, of gratitude, of humility, of privilege, of wonder and of complete captivation. […]
Read MoreOrange Pebbles in Rice
Everything we see around us is relative to everything else we see around us. Small is smaller than big, huge is bigger than large and minuscule is smaller than tiny. All meaningless really without the context of everything we are comparing everything else with. To me this makes macro images so interesting because our whole […]
Read MoreTribal Decoration
Like a tribal decoration, elegant, ornate and with a geometry only nature could devise you hang there in the evening gloom of a dark and cold sea. Oh so patient with your paparazzi fan, lilting this way and that way you tease me. Some times eager to show your best side and sometimes not wanting […]
Read MoreDusk Dragons
It was not meant to be a Rapid Bay night dive. It was not even meant to be a dusk dive but in the end it was a race against the light. As our days are as short as they will be for the year it is easy to get caught out not planning an […]
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