When the visibilty gets a bit low on the seaway you can always get a bit closer to the rocks and see what you can find. It does not take long to locate something interesting to photograph such as this nudibranch, Hypselodoris obscura.
When the tide runs outwards, the tannin collured waters intensify. When the tide runs inwards, thewater is crystal clear again. This is about-mid tide.
I just returned home from a job down at Hat Head in NSW and managed to jump in the water and take this shot at high tide of some mangrove roots which are called pneumatophores. Small fish can live their early phases here to protect themselves from predators.
Scorpionfish are eternally patient, silent and extremely fast when a unsuspecting fish swims past. They are quite common in many areas but sometimes hard to notice due to there superior camouflage. I took this on a night dive using a dive torch for lighting with no camera flash.
Woodburn is a small highway town in northern New South Wales, Australia. It has a modest population of just over 600 people and was once called Maniworkan by the local Bundjalung people. It must have been a lot nicer then because (the niceties stop) now it is such a noisy truck driver’s pitstop hole sporting a truck stop cafe and a bottle shop. It might be just OK in the day but is totally horrible at night. However from the water, cruising past by boat it is such a beautiful view. I took this last night while doing a 24 hour water survey for work on the Richmond River. This is the approach to the Woodburn Bridge. Sorry to anyone living in Woodburn who reads this.
One of my dilemmas is not knowing how to resolve conflict. The Gold Coast Spit near where I live is currently under the magnifying glass. There is talk of a proposed cruise ship terminal which could maybe effect the habitats of this area due to a significant amount of ongoing dredging. The main problem I see is distrust that so many people have with eachother, and rightly so. But at the end of the day the world still turns. What do we want though, sulphur reducing bacteria to look at and enjoy (NOT) or schools of trevally? I wish someone appeared on the stage that possessed some vision or insight!
This was one of the first photos I took of nudibranch. I really like this shot as I took it in about 25 metres of water with no flash. The colours would be more vivid if I fired the flash but this is exactly what it looked like to me. You can probably guess how clear the water was. Tanegashima Island, Japan.
