Aussie diving, 1st Feb to 15th Feb.....

[almitywife]

Originally Posted by stormysea
ok so where do you get ankle weights and are their different types?

My wife and I used to use ankle weights. We tried a couple of different types and liked the Brightweights ankle weights the best:

BRIGHTWEIGHTS - Swim Like A Fish

ive got the brightweights and not a big fan of them... i find the weights cut into my ankles

what i do love is the seatec ones, like neoprene tubes filled with the soft weight/buckshot and they are velcro'd. Men & Ladies accessories.

cheers

 

[almitywife]

Where at the BBDC.

So my wonderful 12yo son had his first dive. .......

glad to hear! kids are so much easier, if they want to do it - they pick things up much easier ive found

 

[AussieByron]

Here is a collection from Yesterdays dive. I am still going through the 380 shots I took on one dive[)]

Few Leopards on the right hand side

Head on

 

[AussieByron]

Here some from todays 204 shots [)]. They need to make a bigger battery pack for the Ikelite strobes [8D]

"Line of Smiles"

Loggerhead and friends

Checking for pimples?

"Your a funny looking turtle"

"for me?"

 

[tiggrr]

AussieBryan-you have lovely pictures.

What is that last pic in post 63?? Looks like a fat shark??

 

[almitywife]

im betting its a leopard shark but AussieB will clarify soon i hope

 

[bowlofpetunias]

AussieBryan-you have lovely pictures.

What is that last pic in post 63?? Looks like a fat shark??

Hi tiggrr nice to see you made it over to check us out

great shots AussieBryan! I love the depth of field...

 

[Sas]

I got in a long dive last night - my longest yet at 127mins We started off doing some line training at the pier - me and Paul are going to do the BSAC Dive Leader course over the next while. I was HOPELESS (very very slow ) but Paul was very good. I had tied off only a few poles and Paul was half way up the pier I wish I'd gotten pics, it was quite funny. My instructor loaned me a reel so I will practice around the lounge room to get faster

Viz was not great so was hard to take photos - we saw three blue rings and two cuttlefish and about one billion pot-belly seahorses Paul had to end early due to not being able to get his tank filled so was just using my spare tank from our weekend dives. I was sitting at work going 'now why did I bring a second, half empty tank??' but I am glad I did as he was able to get about 40mins in.

Pier was nice that night

Calamari - I think this is the closest I have gotten

One of the blue-rings curled up

Hairy starfish (well that is what I call them)

 

[AussieByron]

AussieBryan-you have lovely pictures.

What is that last pic in post 63?? Looks like a fat shark??

These guys are Leopard Sharks.

Stegostoma fasciatum, leopard shark

They are very friendly and beautiful shark. Completely harmless execpt for when they leave as they break peoples hearts

Mark

 

[stormysea]

I can't tell you how excited I am to be diving at Bryron on Sunday....I want to see the leopard sharks!!