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Articles
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In search of KAT
- Diving in Paradise is a sport I am lucky to do most weeks and in many cases, daily. Paradise is a tiny horseshoe shaped coral atoll in the middle of the Indian Ocean. For those who haven't a clue where I'm talking about - take out your atlas, draw a horizontal line out from Darwin ...
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A Chicks Dive
- What happens when your hubby, the boat driver, and my usual buddy, goes away for a week and you have pre-organised a "chicks" day out with your 3 girlfriends? Well.... read on.....
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Diving Pulu Keeling National Park and the Emden
- There are not many places in the world where only a handful of people can attest to have dived. Pulu Keeling National Park located 14nm north of the southern atoll of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands is one such place.
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The Taste of The Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- For many, this question still arises: "Where the heck is the Cocos (Keeling) Islands?" and more than likely they proceed to look for Cocos in the Pacific Ocean.
Gallery
Your Mission: Photograph a Pygmy Pipefish
This tiny, extremely fast-moving Pygmy Pipefish (Corythoichthys sp.) is almost impossible to photograph.
Photocomp December ’05 – Open
Where did that bright light come from?
Described in the fish books as "not often observed" this tiny Coral Scorpionfish (Sebastapistes cyanostigma) is often found amongst the acropora corals around the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. This photo was taken at Unicorn Playground - viz around 20 metres. Camera: Olympus C750
Chance in a Lifetime Photo
How lucky were we! A manta and our dugong, KAT, in the same frame!! KAT was chasing the manta, (we have seen her do this on several occasions) near a dive site called The Wreck, Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Camera: Canon IXUS V3
Soaring Manta
Mantas are seen regularly on Cocos (Keeling) Islands and this one played with us for nearly half an hour! Camera: Canon IXUS V3 no flash.
Fish Ball
Where does an anemonefish go when its home closes up? It snuggles in closer. Image taken at Aquarium Wall, Cocos (Keeling) Islands with an Oly C750.
Up Close & Curious
This Common Lionfish (Pterois volitans) was most obliging and posed for our diving group. Found in a huge cylindrical drum on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands - January 2005. Equipment: Fuji F810. Photocomp March '05 - Open
The Odd Couple
Kat, the lone dugong, is often seen chasing mantas or in the company of batfish. Taken at Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Western Australia.
Photocomp June '06 - Open
Looking Up
Image was taken October 2004 at a dive site called Turtle Beach, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean. I used a Fuji Finepix F810 in Fuji housing with inbuilt flash. Photocomp October '04 - Open
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