I took some quite ordinary photos at the beach yesterday and was about to throw them forever into the eternal pit of hard drive wilderness but then decided instead to play around a little first. Inspired by some of the photographic art of Stephen Kiernan, I took a very average JPG photo with blown out … Read more
Just in case any of you wondered, yes I do take photographs on dry land from time to time. I had just finished a tutorial in lighting and was eager to try out some new ideas. Looking around the room I spied a beautiful vase of lilies Jennifer had bought to brighten up the house. … Read more
Well the new Rapid Bay Jetty has been open now for a few weeks and I can honestly say it is worth the wait and worth the cost. I have been diving Rapid Bay Jetty for more years than I care to remember. I remember the long walk to the old T-section and the original … Read more
All my friends know I love gadgets and so it will come as no surprise that Jennifer gave me a very, very cool gadget for my birthday called a ‘Chumby’. What is a Chumby? Well it kind of looks like a little bean bag with a LCD screen. The real question is what can you … Read more
The Weedy Seadragon, Phyllopteryx taeniolatus , is also one of our two famous and unique Southern Australian seadragons. There is much debate in our diving community here in Adelaide if the Weedy Seadragon is more common than the Leafy Seadragon. I guess that depends on where you dive. In my experience with shore based shallow … Read more