Aussie Diving February & March 2013

[bfowles]

Thanks they were taken at Blarigowrie.

I did a night boat dive last night (I haven't done a night boat dive in a long time). We dived Portsea Hole which is a great site but needs to be dived slack water. It was a great dive I really enjoyed it, there were fish everywhere.


caesioperca-rasor by Byron.Fowles, on Flickr


cuttle-1 by Byron.Fowles, on Flickr


cuttle-2 by Byron.Fowles, on Flickr


male-aracana-aurita by Byron.Fowles, on Flickr


female-aracana-aurita by Byron.Fowles, on Flickr


six-spine-leather by Byron.Fowles, on Flickr


old-wife-night-colours by Byron.Fowles, on Flickr

 

[bowlofpetunias]

Been getting some bottom hours in but haven't had time to sort and post pics yet... soon! I love it when we have scuba diving visitors

 

[bowlofpetunias]

These guys are so expressive!

Oh and Gypsyjim made it over... keeping busy diving

A few waves from a different angle

 

[bowlofpetunias]

I found this cute little decorator crab at Clifton Gardens

this little pipefish was cute as well

three different anglerfish

 

[bfowles]

Great shots love the pipefish must of been hard to spot, it blends in with sand very well. I wish we got those anglerfish down here they make great models You need to take a picture of one yawning for me.
Equipment problems have kept me out of the water for a while. I did a dive last night with my 100mm setup, even though I knew the viz would make it a bad choice for the dive (I really wanted to play with it.).


short-headed-seahorse by Byron.Fowles, on Flickr


vanacampus-phillipi by Byron.Fowles, on Flickr


snapping-shrimp by Byron.Fowles, on Flickr


pygmy-leather-sleeping by Byron.Fowles, on Flickr


scorpionfish by Byron.Fowles, on Flickr

 

[bowlofpetunias]

I'd love to get a shot of one of them Yawning for ME! As a matter of fact one of them Did Yawn just after I had taken a shot. Camera and my reflexes missed it:doh: just like I missed the shot of the one waggling it's lure around "fishing" so close but soooo far!

will this one of a Velvetfish do as a consolation prize?

 

[bfowles]

haha, I love it. I have never seen a velvetfish do that before.

 

[alcina]

God, glad to see someone is out diving! I haven't been out since I got back from Lembeh on the 2nd. Maybe next week.

Loving the photos, bowl!! Those pygmy pipehorse guys are super cute and I'm always a sucker for squid and octos And the yawning velvetfish - great timing!

 

[bowlofpetunias]

Ozteck this weekend. Not sure if I will be fit to dive.. just getting over this bug but OZteck is a good backup option!

 

[alcina]

Dang, I still haven't been out diving for a variety of reasons. I'm drying out and it's not good! But did get out two days this week for some snorkeling, at least. Found three new critters on the first snorkel and explored a new area on the second day. Will have to go back at low tide as at high tide some of the stuff was just that little too deep for me thanks to all the scar tissue in my eustachian tubes.

Only take my baby Panasonic TS when I go off the shore like this. Here's a few

Haven't seen this colour before

sweetie cowfish

never seen this little guy before - turns out he's a juvenile starry puffer

and a Ward's wobby tucked way deep in a coral head - love the baby camera for times like this!