Exploring the swim-through tunnels of Cuas Gorm, beneath Puffin Island, reveals all kinds of critters that prefer the dark, or those simply taking refuge until nightfall. Normally shy and skittish, this lobster seemed perfectly at home as my bright lights pierced its shadowy den. I managed to bring my lens within a few centimetres of […]
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This lobster, hiding in the debris of the SS Manchester Merchant, was not coming out to play, no matter how long I lay there and waited. The space was too confined to get any closer with the strobes attached to my camera, so I decided to fold them back, sacrificing light for access. As I […]
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Every time time a meet an Irish lobster on a dive I am reminded of our Australian common yabby and childhood memories of catching them in creeks and dams. How different the wild Irish coast is from muddy Australian farm dams and yet how similar these two creatures are in appearance. Given the choice of […]
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