<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" I think I have enough moon images now for an independent collection but just because … here’s a new one. Last night’s waxing crescent is still mostly showing shadow but if you look really closely the almost hint of a full outline gives it a depth not perceived when the moon … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" I may be looking up towards the light but that’s of no use when it comes to lighting the way. I bring my own. Conditions at Rapid Bay were sensational yet again with more schooling behavior under the ‘Tee’ than I have seen for a very long time. As I arrive … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" A wonderful gathering of people at Coriole Winery enjoying the wine, the pizza, the fire, the ambiance, the food, the company and of course the poetry. Poets Amy Bodossian, Jennifer Liston, David Mortimer, Jan Owen and Jude Aquilina entertained us with verse, song, prose, rhyme and whit while the Coriole team … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" This poor guy is suffering war wounds of love as he and many other suitors battle it out for the available girls. There seems to be a lot of cuttlefish activity at the moment with both males and females engaging in all sorts of games. If you look closely here you … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" The Majid Spider Crab, (Leptomithrax gaimadii), is commonly seen critter in South Australian coastal waters. Equally at home in the sea grass, the rubble or on the jetty pylons, most of the time we see them as solitary scavengers or as mating pairs when the time is right. There is however … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Most divers at Rapid Bay perform the usual ritual of crossing the sand from the new jetty to the old before really starting to pay attention to their surroundings. Granted, the old jetty is certainly the draw card here but take the time instead to head off in a different direction, … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Just like people, there are fish which collect things to show off. I first spotted this Ringed Toadfish (Omegophora armilla) guarding a large white fishing bucket resting on the sand near Rapid Bay jetty. Wondering what was so interesting about the contents of the bucket I swam over to take closer … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Rapid Bay did not disappoint us this weekend with 10m visibility, minimal currents, warm weather and even the water is not so cold anymore. Hanging around the t-section of the old jetty we discovered a huge school of Yellowtail Scad (Trachurus novaezelandiae). Initially they were timid but after a while they … Read more
<a href="/serendipity/" title="Robert's Ramblings" Another look on the amazing Eta Carinae Nebula to be seen in our southern night sky. This fabulous structure can be seen in one of the most visibly dense parts of the Milky Way. There are 10s of thousands of stars visible here creating patterns of textured starlight, seemingly empty voids … Read more
Too focused on his own subject to notice he was the subject of mine. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Focused’ 1/125s f/2.0 ISO640 50mm