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....
This lovely fellow looks a bit startled, doesn't he? He was actually very patient with me. This Red Rockcod lives at Bass Point in Wollongong, Australia. Photocomp August '08 - Novice...
This nudibranch had hitched a ride on a Holothurian. The shot was taken at Challenger Bay on the Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photocomp July '08 - Open...
I joined Sue and big Mark (from the Byron Bay Dive Centre) and (to avoid missing anyone) the Seaworld crew, Marine Parks and Fisheries aboard the Seaworld boat this morning for a rescue attempt. My job was videographer for the underwater part of the operation. All of the shark wrangling was done by Seaworld staff....
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I was waiting for the Thresher Sharks to arrive, but when this beauty was passing by I decided to spend some time with it. Photocomp June '08 - Open...
Self portrait with Cleaner Shrimps at Blizzard Ridge, Exmouth, on the Ningaloo reef, Western Australia. Canon Powershot S80. Photocomp June '08 - Open ...
Divers the world over can be divided into two groups, those who would like to visit Exmouth and Ningaloo Reef and those who would like to go back there.
As a diver it's not every day when you stumble across something in the water so incredible you are literally stunned with surprise. Maybe even a worlds first...this is the story of one of those events and the days building up to it.