Gallery - Australia
Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. It's about the same size as the 48 mainland states of the USA and 50 per cent larger than Europe, but has the lowest population density in the world - only two people per square kilometre.
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Western Australia
- Victoria
- Tasmania
- South Australia
- Queensland
- Northern Territory
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Turtle Portrait
by MichaelG
A Green Turtle at Lady Elliot Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Canon 50D with 10-22mm lens in Hugyfot housing.
Photocomp April 2012 Open
Moray Eel
by ChristopherA
A Green Moray Eel at Fly Point, Nelson Bay, Australia. Olympus MJU 6000 Tough in and Ikelite Housing and an Ion d-2000 Strobe.
Photocomp April '12 - Novice
Illumination
by David Haintz
A sea urchin at Blairgowrie Pier, Victoria, Australia. In this photo I have tried to create an effect the sea urchin has created it's own illumination. Sea&Sea DX-2G, Solar-600 light.
Photocomp April '12 - Open
Rainbow Fish
by KIRSTYF
Found this very colourful little fish on Christmas Island on a dive at Ethel Beach, Western Australia. Canon 500D 100mm Macro, Ikelite Housing, dual Ikelite strobes (f3.5, 1/100, ISO100).
Photocomp April '12 - Open
Shark!
by KIRSTYF
Why is it when you're on a macro dive something BIG always swims past! Canon 500D Ikelite Housing, 100mm Macro lens, dual Ikelite DS161 strobes. (f9, ISO 100, 1/100).
Photocomp April '12 - Open
Seal vs Octopus
by PhilD
Whilst diving under Rye pier, Victoria, Australia I came across our two local celebrities (an Australian Fur seal and a large octopus) in mortal combat.
Photocomp April '12 - Open
Yellow Bodyguard
by MichaelG
Potato Cod at Cod Hole, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Canon 20D with 10-22mm lens in Ikelite housing with dual DS125s.
Photocomp March '12 - Open
Sleepy Octopus
by nanda666
Octopus at Bussleton Jetty, Busselton, Western Australia using a Canon G12.
Photocomp March '12 - Open
Bussleton Jetty
by nanda666
Underneath the Bussleton Jetty, Busselton, Western Australia with a Canon G12.
Photocomp March '12 - Open
Seabob fun
by MattC
Playing with high-speed Seabobs on a glorious day in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Nikon D90, Tokina 10-17, Patima housing, Inon Z220s.
Photocomp March '12 - Open
Lizard Island dive site
by Mike Ball
Whip coral at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Nikon D200.
Green Moray
by LumirK
Green Moray (Gymnothorax prasinus) at The Steps, Kurnell, Sydney, Australia. Canon IXUS 105
Photocomp February '12 - Novice
Mr
by LumirK
Eastern Blue Groper (Achoerodus viridis) at Bare Island,La Perouse, Australia. Canon IXUS 105.
Photocomp February '12 - Novice
Always watching
by JamesM
This Mantis Shrimp was keeping a very close eye on me this lovely afternoon dive at Fairfax Island, southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Sony NEX-5N 18-55m lens
Photocomp Janaury ' 12 - Open
Old Wife looking young and sharp
by JamesM
Old Wives are always great company at Rapid Bay, South Australia and at night let you get very, very close. This pic worked out great mainly due to the depth of field focused nicely on the mouth and eyes and the added background of the jetty pylon. Sony NEX-5N 18-55m lens.
Photocomp January '12 - Open
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The Bends
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by Craig
- Ask any scuba diver what is the one thing they fear most when diving and they will tell you it is the bends. However, if you get a group of divers together they will no doubt joke that '... we will probably all end up bent sooner or later!'. I myself often joked to friends and family that 'I'll probably just end up bent ...' and like most divers I used to think that it would never happen to me ... but it did. I got bent.
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My National Geographic Diving Day
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by splasch
- Ever felt like you were diving in the pages of a National Geographic magazine? Well that's how I felt last Sunday on Christmas Island ...
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Geeks Underwater
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by Samurai
- What happens when 5 landlubber geeks go diving at one of the worlds most beautiful dive locations? Lots of salty water, the smell of fear and plenty of fun! I know because I’m a self confessed computer geek and I take breathing for granted every day of my life. I’m told Julian Rocks where we went diving, is one of the worlds best dive spots ...
