First Bite

There was a time when a solar eclipse was seen as an ominous sign, a warning that forces beyond our understanding had power over us and that the Sun itself might somehow be taken away. Today, solar eclipses are one of those internationally celebrated occasions where countries that have won the next orbital mechanics lottery […]

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Overshadowed

As she cruised over my head the sun was eclipsed and the surrounding water came alive with thousands of mini silhouettes. For a time she overshadowed them all with grace, girth and length before the sun reappeared and she was gone. Yet another beautiful moment with a Broughton Island Grey Nurse shark. Photo: Robert Rath, […]

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