Gallery - Melbourne and surrounds

Melbourne, the state capital, stands at the crown of this region, with the Bellarine and Mornington peninsulas enclosing Port Phillip Bay.

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BlackTip

by David Haintz

Rye Pier, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. Canon-7D, 17-70mm macro. name unknown. I have always found these fish to be difficult to photograph due to size and their movement.
Photocomp November '12 - Open

Leather Jacket

by David Haintz

Leatherjacket at Rye Pier, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. Canon 7D, 17-70mm macro, sola-600 light. With the right lighting, it can be very rewarding seeing the colours on these fish.
Photocomp November '12 - Open

Care Taker

by David Haintz

A Weedy Seadragon at Flinders Pier, Mornington Penisnula, Victoria, Australia. Canon7D, Nimar housing, 17-70mm lens. It's a great time of the year to see the male carry the eggs.
Photocomp November '12 - Open

Golden Blenny

by David Haintz

A blenny poking its head out at Flinders Pier, MOrnington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. Canon 7D, Nimar housing, 17-70mm lens. I was suprised to see the teeth to appear to be golden like. Photocomp November '12- Open

Portsea Cuttle

by David Haintz

A cuttlefish at Portsea Pier, Melbourne, Australia. I had trouble trying to get a decent shot due to large surge that is now present. Canon 7D, Nimar housing, 17-70mm lens, sola 600 light.
Photocomp September '12 - Open

Wrinkles

by David Haintz

Spotted this nudibranch as I was finishing my dive. A cool 11 degrees wasn't enough to keep wrinkles from hiding. Blairgowrie Pier, Victoria, Australia.
Photocomp July '12 - Open

Last Standing

by David Haintz

Spider Crab. This was one of only a few remaining at Rye Pier, Victoria, Australia holding the fort and giving me a salute. Sea&Sea DX-2G, Sea&Sea strobe, sola-600 light.
Photocomp June '12 - Open

High Flyer

by David Haintz

A Weedy Seadragon at Flinders Pier, Victoria, Australia. Sea&Sea DX=2G, Sea&Sea strobe. Every time I dive here, I am blessed to see so many.
Photocomp May '12 - Open

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

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

Angler

by David Haintz

This is the first time I have seen a Tasselled Angler Fish at Blairgowrie Pier, Victoria, Australia. I was lucky that my dive buddy pointed it out to me. Sea&Sea DX-2G 2x Sea&Sea strobes.
Photocomp October '11 - Open

Weedy Sea Dragon

by David Haintz

Flinders Pier, Victoria, Australia is the spot if want photograph Weedy Seadragons. In the right light the colours that can be seen on a weedy I find amazing. Sea&Sea DX-2G, Sea&Sea strobe.
Photocomp September '11 - Open

Leather Portrait

by David Haintz

I wanted to capture a Leatherjacket in a black and white effect. Flinders Pier, Victoria, Australia. Sea&Sea DX-2G, Sea&Sea strobe.
Photocomp September '11- Open

No Entry

by David Haintz

A sea urchin at the end of South Rd, Melbourne, Australia. Never knew this dive site existed. Saw four different nudibranchs plus much more. Will be doing a lot more exploring to capture more subjects. Sea&Sea DX-2G, Sea&Sea strobe.
Photocomp August '11 - Open

He's Looking at you kid.

by David Haintz

Melbourne's thick fog on the bay couldn't prevent this seahorse being spotted under Rye pier, Victoria, Australia. Sea&Sea DX-2G, Sea&Sea strobe.
Photocomp August '11- Open

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Human Dim Sim in space - or how not to use your SMB!: by Ric Mingramm; A useful safety device for most divers is the surface marker buoy. In essence it is an easily seen surface float which is connected to the diver by means of a thin, strong line, usually carried on a reel.

Dad is it possible to dive in brown corduroys?: by Ric Mingramm; ... Well this was to be an exciting one Son Fletcher had recently attained his PADI Advanced Open Water and Enriched Air Specialty qualifications, so this was to be a deep(ish) dive on Nitrox. Conditions were surgy but not too unpleasant on the dive boat ...

So that's what a remora feels like!: by Ric Mingramm; The Rip is the name given to that renowned stretch of water at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay, separating Points Lonsdale and Nepean. This area can be one of the most dangerous stretches of water on our continent, but at times can be so peaceful and calm that one could not envisage the hundreds of ships which have been lost in its vicinity.