Seacliff Choir

Sunday’s dive on Seacliff Reef had some of the best visibility I have seen here in our local waters for months. There was almost no need for the sounder as the bottom was perfectly clear 12 meters down beneath the boat. I wished I’d brought a wide angle setup for this dive as the underwater […]

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It Never Rains Underwater

It’s funny how I react to the rain when dressed top to toe in a neoprene wet suit. An umbrella makes it seem like there is no rain at all. A raincoat creates a cozy cocoon around dry clothes within. To not leave the house at all is either being slave to the weather and […]

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Submerged Sunset

For those back on shore a brilliant yellow sun hovers precariously above a flat expansive western horizon. Like a dry swimmer testing the water it first dips a little into the water and then more and more as it’s seeming water confidence grows. Eventually it is gone beneath the distant waves. Here under the water […]

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Sunlight and the Starfish

I’ve tried to work out who this guy is. It could be Echinaster varicolor or perhaps Pseudonepanthia troughtoni or even Nectria ocellata. I will leave that one up to the experts and concentrate on the shadows, the sunlight and the starfish. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Star in the Spotlight’ 1/200 f/22 ISO800 15mm

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