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Grey Nurse

Grey Nurse

Grey Nurse Shark at Magic Point, 800m from Maroubra Beach, Sydney, Australia. Canon G12 in a Patmia G11 Housing with twin Z240 Inon Strobes.
Photocomp - Novice

Coupling Cuttlefish!

Coupling Cuttlefish!

This is one of my favourite photos - a Cuttlefish pair at Camp Cove, Watson Bay, Australia. Shot with my Olympus EPL1!
Photocomp - Novice

Magic Point Shark!

Magic Point Shark!

A Grey Nurse Shark at Magic Point, Maroubra, Australia. Shot with an Olympus EPL1 Camera. Best dive I have done in Syndey by far.
Photocomp January '12 - Novice

Black, White and Nudi

Black, White and Nudi

This profile shot of a Glossodoris atromarginata was taken at Bare Island, Sydney, Australia. The location of the nudibranch made it easy to get a front on shot, rather than the usual top down angle. By adjusting the image to be in black and white the detail is brought out in the subject. Shot was taken with a Panasonic Lumix DMC FT1 camera with housing.
Photocomp December '11 - Novice

Dragon Dance

Dragon Dance

This photo of an adult Pteraeolidia ianthina, commonly known as a blue dragon, was taken at Bare Island, Sydney, Australia. The current action was causing the cerrata to flail about like purple dreadlocks!! Shot taken using a Panasonic Lumix DMC FT1 camera with housing.
Photocomp December '11 - Novice

Scorpionfish

Scorpionfish

This scorpionfish was photographed at Oak Park, Cronulla, Australia on my Sea & Sea MotormarineII EX with the macro lens 100asa at about 5mtrs depth.
Photocomp November '11 - Open

Shelly Beach Goldhorn

Shelly Beach Goldhorn

I was after this picture for a while. My last name is Goldhorn and I was quite pleased to find this Leatherjacket on a night dive at Shelly Beach. Nikon D90, Ikelite housing, Nikon 60mm micro lens, single Ikelite DS-125.
Photocomp June '11 - Open

Red Indian Fish

Red Indian Fish

Spotted this Red Indianfish (Pataecus fronto) at Bare Island, NSW, Australia. Taken using Panasonic Lumix DMW MCFT1 camera with in-built flash in underwater housing.
Photocomp May '11 - Novice

Bryozoan Brunch

Bryozoan Brunch

A Polycera capensis feeding on a bryozoan at Bare Island, La Perouse, Australia. Shot taken using a Panasonic Lumix DMW MCTF1 with underwater housing and in-built flash.
Photocomp May '11 - Novice

soft coral

soft coral

Soft coral at Shiprock, Sydney, Australia. Canon 400D, Canon EF 60mm macro, Ikelite housing & 2 x DS160 strobes.
Photocomp May '11 - Open

Cheeky Green Eel

Cheeky Green Eel

This Green Moray was found hiding tightly packed inside a soft sponge at Bare Island, Sydney, Australia. As we watched he started to slowly stick his head out of various holes in the sponge to check us out. Shot was taken with a Panasonic Lumix DMW MCTF1 camera.
Photocomp May '11 - Novice

Under the Kelp Canopy

Under the Kelp Canopy

This underwater seascape of a kelp bed was taken at Bare Island's Inner West Wall on 08 Apr 11 using a Panasonic Lumix DMW MCTF1 camera. Sydney, Australia.
Photocomp May '11 - Novice

Sleepy Leatherjacket

Sleepy Leatherjacket

We came across this sleepy leatherjacket on a night dive at Camp Cove, Sydney, Australia. He was so placid we could swim right up for a close up shot. Taken using a Panasonic Lumix DMW MCFT1 point and shoot camera with underwater housing.
Photocomp April '11 - Novice

Weedy Seadragon

Weedy Seadragon

A Weedy Seadragon from below taken at Bare Island, Sydney, Australia. I used a Panasonic Lumix DMW MCFT1 camera with underwater housing.
Photocomp April '11 - Novice

Living in a beer bottle

Living in a beer bottle

Blenny in a beer bottle. Some guys live at home, emptying beer bottles this blenny has his home in an empty beer bottle. Mosman, NSW, Australia January 2010. Equipment used: Canon 5D II, Hugyfot housing, 2x Inon Z-240 strobes
Photocomp August '10 - Open

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Seaslugs - Part I. Headshield slugs and Sea hares.Seaslugs - Part I. Headshield slugs and Sea hares.
I have compiled a sequential account of the five main seaslug orders, supported by photographic records and some likely Sydney dive sites to encounter members of each order.
Seaslugs - Part II. Sidegill slugs and Sap-sucking slugsSeaslugs - Part II. Sidegill slugs and Sap-sucking slugs
In this article I will introduce you to the next two in hierarchical sequence. Seaslugs are indeed fascinating creatures and are a favorite for many photographers. They do not move about very quickly at all, which is a characteristic that makes them easy subjects to shoot. Often it is not the case of 'the one that got away', but the case of 'Oh no! I have run out of film again!'.
Introductory Rust Diving on the Wreck of the MalabarIntroductory Rust Diving on the Wreck of the Malabar
Around 7:00am on Thursday, April 2, 1931, a dense fog suddenly rolled into Long Bay, obscuring the northern headland. On the bridge of MV Malabar, en-route from Melbourne to Sydney, Captain George Leslie recognised the danger and ordered 5 degrees rudder to steer the ship seaward to pass further offshore than his original plan of half a mile.
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