It’s been more than six months since I have been submerged. So many reasons, priorities and excuses, but finally the surface tension’s been broken an I’ve slipped under the waves again. Despite years and years of diving I still experience a little trepidation when I’ve been dry a little too long and am about to […]
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This image has been 122 years in the making, 113 of those quietly resting on the sea floor off the South Australian York Peninsula. Forty souls lost their lives that fateful night back in 1909, more than two thirds of her crew. The SS Clan Ranald is one of my all time favourite South Australian […]
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The planet ‘Kelp’ is hidden to the sight of most as it hides just under the waves that kick up on Aldinga Reef. Divers know it but often overlook it’s beauty seeking instead the grandeur of the nearby ‘Drop-off’ down to the sand below. I have always loved this part of the Aldinga Reef system […]
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At first I thought two males were simply facing off but on closer inspection the plot thickened. First I noticed a diminutive female beneath one male, now thinking he defended his claim. Then I realised a second female lay protected beneath the second male. So it was clear now that both males had their prize […]
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In the visual cacophony of this scene the camera has captured everything from the jetty pylons and fish swimming near the surface to the bright orange nudibranch grazing on the rocky reef foreground. Is this really a fish’s eye view within the underwater world? Perhaps, but not for the reasons you might think. Optically speaking […]
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