Gallery - Melbourne and surrounds
Melbourne, the state capital, stands at the crown of this region, with the Bellarine and Mornington peninsulas enclosing Port Phillip Bay.
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Illumination
by David Haintz
A sea urchin at Blairgowrie Pier, Victoria, Australia. In this photo I have tried to create an effect the sea urchin has created it's own illumination. Sea&Sea DX-2G, Solar-600 light.
Photocomp April '12 - Open
Seal vs Octopus
by PhilD
Whilst diving under Rye pier, Victoria, Australia I came across our two local celebrities (an Australian Fur seal and a large octopus) in mortal combat.
Photocomp April '12 - Open
Angler
by David Haintz
This is the first time I have seen a Tasselled Angler Fish at Blairgowrie Pier, Victoria, Australia. I was lucky that my dive buddy pointed it out to me. Sea&Sea DX-2G 2x Sea&Sea strobes.
Photocomp October '11 - Open
Weedy Sea Dragon
by David Haintz
Flinders Pier, Victoria, Australia is the spot if want photograph Weedy Seadragons. In the right light the colours that can be seen on a weedy I find amazing. Sea&Sea DX-2G, Sea&Sea strobe.
Photocomp September '11 - Open
Leather Portrait
by David Haintz
I wanted to capture a Leatherjacket in a black and white effect. Flinders Pier, Victoria, Australia. Sea&Sea DX-2G, Sea&Sea strobe.
Photocomp September '11- Open
No Entry
by David Haintz
A sea urchin at the end of South Rd, Melbourne, Australia. Never knew this dive site existed. Saw four different nudibranchs plus much more. Will be doing a lot more exploring to capture more subjects. Sea&Sea DX-2G, Sea&Sea strobe.
Photocomp August '11 - Open
He's Looking at you kid.
by David Haintz
Melbourne's thick fog on the bay couldn't prevent this seahorse being spotted under Rye pier, Victoria, Australia. Sea&Sea DX-2G, Sea&Sea strobe.
Photocomp August '11- Open
Baby Squid
by David Haintz
At first I thought I had found a new nudibranch, but upon closer inspection it proved to be a juvenile squid - 20mm. Rye Pier, Victoria, Australia. Sea & Sea DX-2G and Sea & Sea strobe.
Photocomp August '11 - Open
Model Octo
by David Haintz
I first spotted this octopus in a glass jar laying in the sand. As I was taking photos it moved right out of the jar. Rye Pier, Victoria, Australia. Canon G10, Sea&Sea strobe.
Photocomp August '11 - Open
Full Bloom
by David Haintz
A Feather Duster Worm under Frankston Pier, Melbourne, Australia. Was a perfect day for diving, flat water and no other divers. Sea&Sea DX-2G.
Photocomp July '11 - Open
The Guardian
by MattT
Potbelly Seahorses are found in large numbers around Rye Pier particularly at night. Victoria, Australia. Nikon D700 in Nexus housing.
Photocomp June '11 - Open
Drifting Jewel
by MattT
Another image of one of my favourites, Bobtail Squid at Rye, Victoria, Australia on a night dive. Nikon D700 in Nexus housing.
Photocomp June '11 - Open
The Dish
by MattT
Image of a snooted Anemone taken at Blairgowrie Marina in Victoria, Australia. Nikon D700 in Nexus housing.
Photocomp June '11 - Open
Hidden Dragon
by MattT
Weedy Seadragon hidden beneath the veil of darkness at Rye Pier in Victoria, Australia on a night dive. Nikon D700 in Nexus housing.
Photocomp June '11 - Open
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Articles
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URALBA
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by Bob T
- We bounce across the sea in the new morning, looking back to where suburban Melbourne unfolds the Sunday morning paper and reaches for another croissant. We’re heading for history in the shape of a sunken ship, and I’m heading for a meeting with my father ...
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The Bends
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by Craig
- Ask any scuba diver what is the one thing they fear most when diving and they will tell you it is the bends. However, if you get a group of divers together they will no doubt joke that '... we will probably all end up bent sooner or later!'. I myself often joked to friends and family that 'I'll probably just end up bent ...' and like most divers I used to think that it would never happen to me ... but it did. I got bent.
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What the hell is that noise?
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by Ric Mingramm
- One of the mantras often espoused by Instructors and Dive Masters is know your equipment - and when (if) you become a Rescue Diver - the same words are drilled into you, know your buddies equipment! ...
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