Travelog for John Natoli

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......

Added: July 24th 2009 at 12:04pm

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.

Added: September 1st 2008 at 9:42pm

Grey Nurse Shark injured by fishing gaff

Injured Grey Nurse Shark which has been sighted around Julian Rock in Byron Bay. Looks like she was impaled some kind of fishing gaff.

Added: July 12th 2008 at 11:57pm

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” ......

Added: May 27th 2008 at 4:05am

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

Added: April 28th 2007 at 5:14am

Merry Christmas

Xmas Tree at Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia. Not long to go now before we a present or two under these guys ;-)
Photocomp November '06 - Open

Added: November 18th 2006 at 4:43am

Hmmm!!!

'Just can't be bothered moving today ... I think I'll stay put' ... thought this moray at Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia.
Photocomp November '06 - Open

Added: November 18th 2006 at 4:37am

Ghost Pipefish

A Harlequin Ghost Pipefish, photographed at Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia. Hadn't seen these guys for a little while but they were back in October.
Photocomp November '06 - Open

Added: November 18th 2006 at 4:14am

Freezin'

Julian Rocks, Byron Bay. The water was so cold that the fish's lips were turning blue. Nikon D70 w/105mm.
Photocomp November '06 - Open

Added: November 18th 2006 at 4:11am

Grey Nurse At Julian Rocks

Grey Nurse Shark shot at Julian Rocks on a day of poor viz,so a close up shot was definitely the order of the day.
Photocomp November '06 - Open

Added: November 18th 2006 at 4:08am

Home Alone

This tiny black damsel was all alone ... keeping watch in his golden castle. Shot in the Nursery at Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia. Nikon D70 w/105mm and single Ikelite strobe.
Photocomp December ’05 - Open

Added: December 26th 2005 at 6:26am

Byron Nurse

Grey Nurse shot at Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, NSW, June 2005 using Nikon D70 in Ikelite housing with single Ikelite 125 strobe. Photocomp '05 - Open

Added: July 11th 2005 at 3:11am

Dusky Butterflyfish

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

Added: July 11th 2005 at 3:09am

Bicolor Angelfish

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

Added: July 11th 2005 at 3:06am

Inkjet - 1

Is that your biro that is leaking ... or did you just get inked by that octopus? Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, NSW

Added: June 8th 2005 at 4:14am