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Ninja Turtle
by David Haintz
Freshwater turtle at Babinda Boulders, Queensland, Australia. Canon 7D, 24-105mm macro lens, Sola-600 light. This would be the first photo of a turtle that I am happy with, after taking around 400 shots.
Photocomp June '13 - Open
Bat Cave
by IanM
Batfish duo pictured on the USAT Liberty shipwreck at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. SeaLife DC1400 camera.
Photocomp June '13 - Novice
Drop-dead gorgeous
by IanM
Lionfish photographed inside a barrel sponge off Tepekong Island, Candidasa, Bali, Indonesia. SeaLife DC1400 camera.
Photocomp June '13 - Novice
Feeding Pack
by Bridgette
A school of juvenile Catfish. Crystal Bay, Nusa Lembongan, Bali, Indonesia. Canon G15.
Photocomp May '13 - Novice
Pink Tower
by luc
A diver looking at a pink sea sponge. Taken with a Sony RX100 in Gorontalo, Indonesia.
Photocomp May '13 - Novice
Hairy Person
by luc
An orang-utan crab sitting atop a bubble coral. Taken with a Sony RX100 in Gorontalo, Indonesia.
Photocomp May '13 - Novice
Playing Clowns
by luc
Two clownfish playing in an anemone. Taken with the Sony RX100 in Gorontalo, Indonesia.
Photocomp May '13 - Novice
Into the Deep Blue
by AnnaT
Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia. Canon PowerShot G12. Shutter Speed:1/125 second Aperture:F/4.0 Focal Length:6 mm ISO Speed:100
Photocomp May '13 - Novice
Leafy Sea Dragon Magic!
by lisaM
Leafy Seadragon at Rapid Bay Jetty, South Australia. Canon D20. Photocomp April '13 - Novice
Electric Blue
by David Haintz
A fresh water crayfish or yabbie. Lake Eacham, Queensland, Australia. I have just started to dive this lake with a max depth of 72m. At around 16m yabbies can been seen. I was amazed to see the colours. Canon 7D, Nimar housing, 17-70mm lens, Sola-600 light.
Photocomp April '13 - Open
Hairy Crab
by CherylL
A hairy orang-utan crab sitting on top on a bubble coral. Taken at Gorontalo, Indonesia using a Canon S90.
Photocomp April '13 - Novice
My Bottle Home
by CherylL
An octopus using a discarded soft-drink bottle as its home. Taken at Gorontalo, Indonesia using a Canon S90.
Photocomp April '13 - Novice
Green Meadow
by CherylL
Porcelain crab hiding in the tentacles of a sea anemone. Taken at Gorontalo, Indonesia using a Canon S90.
Photocomp April '13 - Novice
Colourful Cuttlefish
by luc
This picture captured the cuttlefish behaviour of rapidly changing colours to communicate, camouflage or escape from predators. Taken in Gorontalo, Indonesia.
Photocomp April '13 - Novice
In the Directory
Articles
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Whyalla - Cuttlefish Mating Mecca and More
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by SeannaC
- A four-hour drive west of Adelaide, Whyalla is a seaside mining town is known as the place “where the outback meets the sea”. To divers, Whyalla is known as Australia’s Cuttlefish Mecca. Each winter thousands of Australian Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama) gather in the shallow waters around Whyalla to mate.
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SCUBA Diving and Asthma
- For as long as I can remember I wanted to SCUBA dive. I remember being fascinated by my dad’s cylinders of air with yellow flaking paint and belts of lead weights that lay around the house, and the promise of what lay beneath the surface of the sea. As luck would have it, by the time I seriously started thinking about diving I had been diagnosed with adult asthma.
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Ewens Pond, South Australia
- Mt. Gambier in South Australia is a region filled with stunning freshwater lakes filtered by limestone, cave diving and extinct volcanoes. For divers without Cave qualifications Ewens Ponds beckons.
