<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Gently pressing down on delicate skin this gift seemed far weightier that I would have imagined. Metal and stone, made with artistry, given with love and worn with pride. I would have thought it would lay there on an unblemished surface. Instead I see the burden. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 639, … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" It came in from the cold, circled a few times and then the moth landed on a soup ladle. Fortunately I noticed before he became part of the evening meal. I normally escort uninvited guests from the house but this guy got to have his photo taken first before being sent … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" How can something be so beautiful and so ugly at the same time? Easy if you are broody Tasseled Anglerfish (Rhycherus filamentosus) and she (or is that he?) is being very motherly about that brood of babies being guarded. Many northern hemisphere anglerfish could not care less about their eggs letting … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" ‘Obelisk’ A tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument with a pyramid-like top. This monument stands in memory of Norwood Primary School graduates who died in the first world war. It was a powerful symbol even before I read its plaque. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 636, Obelisk’ 1/10s f/5.6 ISO4000 40mm
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Snakeskin or crocodileskin or starfishskin? It might look similar but that is where the similarity ends. The ‘last’ of a starfish is made of this amazing substance which can change from being as hard as bone to as subtle as leather. This starfish is a biscuit star, so named as their … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Whenever I see these on jetty pylons or on reef I think of flowers and bluebells. In reality these little critters are ascidians or seasquirts and anything but bluebells. These are Blue Throat Ascidians (Clavelina australis) and live in compound clusters. Most interesting is they are chordates, the same phylum as … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" I have never really thought about how the direction of long exposure cloud streaking can relate so strongly to the subject. It’s not quite there in this image where I would have liked the movement to be perfectly aligned with the jetty itself. It is close though and perhaps now that … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" On my last dive at Rapid Bay a few days ago I discovered a brooding Tasseled Anglerfish (Rhycherus filamentosus) with a clutch of eggs. Now a few days later I decided to see how they were going. I am not sure I can make out much of a difference just yet … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" It’s like a scene from some futuristic laser skirmish with the Adelaide CBD under siege! But under siege from what? It’s zoomed in evil twin of course! The real story is that this is nothing more sinister than a quick twist of the zoom during a the image exposure. . Photo: … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Of all our amazing local critters, this Tasselled Anglerfish, Rhycherus filamentosus, at Rapid Bay would be one of the most difficult to spot. Plenty of patience (which means plenty of air) is part of finding these in the algae and sponges. The other part is a willingness to see past the … Read more