<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" The planet ‘Posidonia’ is a hidden world where armored creatures lurk and dragons rule. It exists only meters away from the world of men who sail past in boats or fish from jetties, most of whom will never see its beauty. It is however a world beckoning to be explored by … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" When it comes to wide-angle, it is hard to beat the 180 degrees of an 8mm FE lens. This panoramic sphere has captured Liam’s last descent before heading home following a week of diving and photographing Rapid Bay Jetty. Liam lent me his 8-16 FE zoom for this dive. Not having … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" My first Weedy Seadragon, Phyllopteryx taeniolatus, for the year and this old boy has seen better days. Although he is missing a few appendages the evidence of a recent clutch of eggs is testament to the fact that he’s still got what it takes to win the ladies. Weedy seadragons are … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Finally the water has started to clear the weather is fining up and we found our perfect dragon. Is’nt she a beautiful creature! Another 5:30am start for me but today was worth every part of the sleep deprived morning. Liam and myself spent a good 30 minutes with this gorgeous female … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Being a beach dweller I do not often think of making sunset images any where far from the sand. This image is one of those rare exceptions taken from a vantage high in the Adelaide hills. From here the gulf waters seem to smooth right out and appear like a mirror … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Our diving today was nothing short of hopeless photographically with 1m visibility, lost buddy procedures and various comical lost and founds while searching for leafy sea-dragons which were non-existent. From a diving point of view it was however a heap of fun even if I did not even press the shutter … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Underwater is such a narrow field of photography but even in this, my favorite niche, there is so much diversity. I have always taken images of other divers but never really thought of then as environmental portraits before. Looking back of some of my work I am starting to realise just … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Today’s dive at Rapid Bay with Liam was an exercise in reconnaissance. Our mission was to locate a Leafy Seadragon but it was always going to be a challenge in the murky conditions. Liam found his dragon and we were both treated to an uncommon visitor, a Longsnout Boarfish, Pentaceropsis recurvirostris … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" My first time down on the beach this year and of course I just had capture my local Henley Beach Jetty. While down there a passer-by stopped to see what I was doing and to offer me some sage advise. Something about cameras being extremely allergic to saltwater I recall but … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" We began dessert thinking it was pretty good to coating strawberries and apples in gorgeous runny hot chocolate. Then Christine brought out the Christmas panettone and suddenly the fondue became dessert heaven! Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 733, Fondue Heaven’ 1/40s f/4 ISO2000 40mm