A snorkeller makes a connection with a similarly inquisitive dwarf minke whale. Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photocomp February '09 - Open...
A juvenile black-tip reefshark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) chasing bait in the intertidal zone among mangroves. Near Dunk Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photocomp February '09 - Open...
Healed bite marks from a predator tell of a lucky escape in the life of this Dwarf Minke Whale. Ribbon Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photocomp February '09 - Open...
A Reticulate Whip Ray (Himantura uarnak) resting in the shade of overhanging rainforest. Dunk Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photocomp February '09 - Open...
After weeks of flawless sunshine, it resumed bucketing (biblical winds, surfers hanging ten in bird baths, etc.) the night before the repeated last day of my Open Water Course. The first course was aborted after my instructor, a man who made Hannibal Lecter look like Mike Brady, left me alone in scaly grey chop for twenty or so minutes ...
The Hotsuit kidney belts come with a neoprene belt that goes around the abdomen and separate chemical heat packs that slides into the belt and sits in the small of the back. They generate heat through a chemical reaction that is started by pressing a small button in the middle of the pack.