A Very Special Day, “Rachael’s Dragons”

Every once in a while someone very special comes along who reminds us how wonderful our world is and how dreams really do come true when you desire and believe. Little 13-year-old Rachael from California is someone who came into my world and did just that. When she was 12, Rachael first met a Leafy … Read more

My Very First Leafy Seadragon Photo, Edithburgh

This week’s photo is relic from the archives, my very first photograph of a Leafy Seadragon, Phycodurus eques. I was just starting out with digital underwater photography and keen to hone my skills using a 3.2 megapixel auto snapshot camera I paid $200 for. I used this little camera solidly for 18 months taking thousands … Read more

Windows Automatic Updates

Ok, nothing to do with diving but something to make your life more enjoyable all the same. Don’t you just detest the way this pesky little message keeps re-appearing every 10 minutes after you do a Microsoft Update! Has it every been the cause of accidentally trashing all your open work? Here’s how to change … Read more

Nudibranch, Clan Ranald, Troubridge Point

Well it seems that unless you can eat it no one bothers to give anything a common name so Ceratosoma amoena will have to do. This shot is a classic example of having the wrong gear and making the best of it. All set up for wide angle, I came across this wonderful little guy … Read more