Profile

John Natoli

Name

John Natoli

Personal Description

Gender

male

Birthday

1956-10-03

Nationality

Australian

Languages Spoken

Australian

Certification Level

Rescue

First Certified in

2002

Approximate total dives

over 500

Dives in the last 12 months

50-500

Available to dive

Fridays

Favourite Dive Sites

JUlian Rocks, Byron Bay

Favourite Critters

Sharks and Manta Rays

Gear Owned

the lot

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Articles

Australian Sea Lions - what a buzz!: It was around midday, when Andrew Fox suggested that conditions were perfect for a brief stop over at Hopkins Island and take a dive with Australian Sea Lions.

A Great White Adventure: The voyage from Port Lincoln to North Neptune Island will take approximately 5 hours as we make our way in very mild conditions with slight seas and wind speeds no greater than 15 knots......

Hooked on Julian Rocks, Byron Bay: 20th July 2003 .... that is the first time I drove down from the Gold Coast to Byron Bay and arrived at Sundive, jumped on one of their boats and set out to dive Julian Rocks - and I have been addicted ever since

Using my Tokina 10–17mm Fisheye lens: I had only just booked a trip to Vanuatu to dive the President Coolidge ... and I thought “That’s it! I need that lens for the Vanuatu trip” ......

Gallery

The boogie, woogie bugle boy of Julian Rocks

Thorny-back Cowfish behind Hugo's Trench, Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, NSW in approximately 20 meters. Shot with Olympus Mju 400D, built in flash. Photocomp October '04 - Novice

My very first sighting of a blue-ringed Octopus. I was amazed with the electrifying blue colour of the rings. I took 20 or so shots and was determined to finally get a shot I was happy with. Hugo's Trench, Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, NSW. Shot with Nikon D70 in Ikelite housing w/single Ikelite 125 strobe. Photocomp January '05 - Open

Hit'n'run

Some try close up photography ... others try macro photography... and then comes a Leopard Shark who wants to take you 'head on'. This is the culprit a split second before colliding into my Ikelite housing - Good onya. Taken at Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, NSW

Nudibranch

Photographed in the Needles - off Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, NSW. (Aphelodoris varia - Wandy)

Bicolor Angelfish

Shot at Heron Island, QLD, March 2005 using Nikon D70 in Ikelite housing w/single 125 strobe. Photocomp July '05 - Open

Moray Eel

Moray Eel taken on Wistari Reef just off Heron Island, QLD.

It's you .. or me .. pal?

This Leopard Shark was on a mission this day. Just moments after he collided with my camera housing, he decided to take on a diver! I guess he was either very inquisitive ... or just very friendly. Infact, he played with us for a good 15 minutes or so, swimming over us, around us and in-between our legs. Julian Rocks, Byron Bay