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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At the end of a big day out on the ocean we all get together to eat and to drink and to talk about our adventures. At the end of a big day out on the ocean the boats all get together too. I wonder if there is some hidden spirit in those wooden hulls […]
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There is always a school or two … or three of Yellowtail Scad (Trachurus novaezelandiae) cruising in and around the pylons under the old Rapid Bay Jetty. Not so common is to find them out on the adjacent seagrass beds. It must schoolies week for Yellowtail Scad. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Schoolies’, 1/160s f/8 ISO160 15mm
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Dreams of the ocean fade in the waking of dawn only to becomes dreams again as day fades to night. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Henley Dreaming’ 1/6s f/18 ISO500 15mm
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On the land leave only footprints. In the ocean leave only ripples. If only we could always live by these rules. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Leave Only Ripples’ 1/640s f/11 ISO160 200mm
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