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Leopard Shark

Leopard Shark

A Leopard Shark and company at Byron Bay, Australia. Canon 50D with 10-17mm lens in Hugyfot housing with dual DS125s.
Photocomp September '11 - Open

Spanish Dancing

Spanish Dancing

I was lucky enough to find this Spanish Dancer "dancing" in Hugo's Trench, Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia. We were both struggling in the strong surge and murky water. Taken with a Canon 7D, Tokina 10-17mm lens with 1.4x TC, Nauticam housing, 2 x Inon Z240 Strobes.
Photocomp February '11 - Open

Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish shot taken in Byron Bay, Australia with Canon 50D and 60mm lens in Hugyfot housing with dual DS125 strobes.
Photocomp February '11 - Open

High 5

High 5

High 5 from a Green Sea Turtle. Shot taken in Byron Bay, Australia with Canon 50D and 10-17mm fisheye lens at 10mm in Hugyfot housing with dual DS125 strobes.
Photocomp February '11 - Open

Wobbegong and Glassfish

Wobbegong and Glassfish

Wobbegong and Glassfish. Byron Bay, Australia. Canon IXUS 85IS in Canon Housing with Inon Fisheye lens.
Photocomp January '10 - Open

Glassfish and Diver

Glassfish and Diver

Glassfish in the Cod Hole, Byron Bay, Australia. Canon 50D and 10-17mm lens at 10mm in Hugyfot Housing with double DS-125 strobes.
Photocomp August '10 - Open 

Juvenile Cuttlefish

Juvenile Cuttlefish

Juvenile Cuttlefish, Byron Bay, Australia. Canon 50D and 35mm lens in Hugyfot Housing with double DS-125 strobes.
Photocomp August '10 - Open

Comfortably Byron

Comfortably Byron

Almost swam past this Rockcod/ Scorpionfish due to its camouflage, which just caught my eye at around 12m. Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia. Canon G10.
Photocomp August '10 - Novice

Not So Happy

Not So Happy

Almost swam past this Rockcod/ Scorpionfish due to its camouflage, which just caught my eye. Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia. Canon G10.
Photocomp August '10 - Novice

Loggerhead Turtle portrait

Loggerhead Turtle portrait

Loggerhead Turtle, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia. Canon 50D and 35mm lens in Hugyfot Housing with double DS-125 strobes.
Photocomp July '10 - Open

Groper portrait

Groper portrait

Groper at Byron Bay, NSW, Australia. Canon 50D and 35mm lens in Hugyfot Housing with double DS-125 strobes.
Photocomp July '10 - Open

Green Sea Turtle

Green Sea Turtle

Green Turtle at Byron Bay, NSW, Australia. Canon 50D and 10-17mm lens in Hugyfot Housing with double DS-125 strobes.
Photocomp July '10 - Open

Cuttlefish portrait

Cuttlefish portrait

A cuttlefish at Byron Bay, Australia. Canon 50D and 35mm lens in Hugyfot Housing with double DS-125 strobes.
Photocomp July '10 - Open

Pucker Fish

Pucker Fish

I tried to get a good shot of this guy for about 15 minutes. The visibility was pretty average, and he just kept drifting away in the surge making it hard to get a shot from in front. This shot was taken off Byron Bay, Australia.
Photocomp June '10 - Open

Nippy the Cuddly Crab

Nippy the Cuddly Crab

This crab was hiding in an anemone on a dive at Byron Bay, Australia. I though the green went well with the orange on the shell.
Photocomp June '10 - Open

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Byron Bay goes TEK - or does it !?Byron Bay goes TEK - or does it !?
Well … the trip was to go to Windara banks or the Cod Grounds how they call it … a deep dive that isn’t done a lot around Byron Bay anymore. Everyone was excited as tales of sharks galore – and not just Grey Nurses – were told during the days approaching the dive ...
The Byron Underwater Festival 2007The Byron Underwater Festival 2007
The first Byron Underwater Festival, which was held May 10-13 was a great success with more than 30 divers entering in the Underwater Shoot-Out and over 100 artworks submitted to the ‘Marine Visions’ Art Competition. The aim of the event was and is to be more than just another digital shoot-out competition.
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Jude and I left Townsville on three weeks holidays heading South of Brisbane to Murwillumbah in northern NSW, whilst down there I managed to do 3 dives.
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