On my way home one recent afternoon diving the Fleurieu Peninsula, day turned to sunset and then to twilight as the first star of the evening became visible. The simplicity, the colour and form of the scene looking back toward Myponga Beach was just too irresistible to pass up. I got home a little later … Read more
Here amid the myriad of small cave structures of Noarlunga Reef sleeps another of ‘Porties’ local resident species, a Port Jackson shark, Heterodontus portusjacksoni. While doing some camera tests on the weekend I found myself peering into all the dark places I could find attempting to capture images without strobe lighting. Caves, nooks and ledges … Read more
One of the most exciting fish species commonly found on Noarlunga Reef are silver drummer, Kyphosus sydneyanus. They are big, fast, often swim in large schools and are lots of fun to be in the water with. During low tide when the inner reef is protected you might find a handful of them swimming among … Read more
I never grow tired diving with these beautiful creatures and I still give a quiet yelp of delight when I find my first one on a dive. Last weekend I was fortunate enough to see several of these gorgeous leafy seadragons during my dive at Rapid Bay. This male is carrying a fresh batch of … Read more
It was shaping up to be another beautiful Adelaide sunset. I was on track to being down on the beach with the sun still shining above the horizon. I didn’t plan for my tripod falling to pieces and I didn’t plan for the roadworks. When I finally arrived the sun had long gone but I … Read more
South Australian divers familiar with Rapid Bay Jetty will often talk about diving the ‘T’ Section. This section of the old Rapid Bay Jetty has always been the jewel of marine life below the old jetty structure. Here the steel pylons grouped very close together provide cover for schools of reef fish while the complex … Read more
Friday night at the Wheatsheaf Hotel we experienced a double, double treat of local Adelaide musicians and folk music with the combined talents of the Fiddle Chicks, Emma Luker and Dee Trewartha and the trad music duo of Ray Smith and Kerryn Schofield. Apologies for the labels guys! More photos to follow but first of … Read more
Bowl of Cowries My dive buddy Andy spotted this extraordinary scene last weekend as we made our way north on the outside of Port Noarlunga Reef. His odd gestures to me seemed to be asking, ‘did I stage this”, ‘did some other divers before us stage this’, or is there something special about this sponge … Read more
At a glance you could be excused for thinking this shot was taken on some exotic tropical reef. Certainly gorgonian corals often feature in deep tropical reef locations but they are just as at home here in our South Australian cold to temperate waters as in the tropics. I first found gorgonian corals many years … Read more
Like some oracle of inner character she sees right through the layers of human veneer. Just one look into those curious dark eyes is enough to let you know, the duck knows everything! Photo: Robert Rath, ‘The Duck Knows’, 1/80s f/4.0 ISO800 200mm