Profile
John Natoli
Name
John Natoli
Personal Description
Gender
male
Birthday
1956-10-03
Nationality
Australian
Languages Spoken
Australian
Certification Level
Rescue
First Certified in
2002
Approximate total dives
over 500
Dives in the last 12 months
50-500
Available to dive
Fridays
Favourite Dive Sites
JUlian Rocks, Byron Bay
Favourite Critters
Sharks and Manta Rays
Gear Owned
the lot
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Articles
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A Great White Adventure
- The voyage from Port Lincoln to North Neptune Island will take approximately 5 hours as we make our way in very mild conditions with slight seas and wind speeds no greater than 15 knots......
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Hooked on Julian Rocks, Byron Bay
- 20th July 2003 .... that is the first time I drove down from the Gold Coast to Byron Bay and arrived at Sundive, jumped on one of their boats and set out to dive Julian Rocks - and I have been addicted ever since
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Australian Sea Lions - what a buzz!
- It was around midday, when Andrew Fox suggested that conditions were perfect for a brief stop over at Hopkins Island and take a dive with Australian Sea Lions.
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Using my Tokina 10–17mm Fisheye lens
- I had only just booked a trip to Vanuatu to dive the President Coolidge ... and I thought “That’s it! I need that lens for the Vanuatu trip” ......
Gallery
Shark Dive
The attached image of a grey nurse shark was taken at Underwater World, Mooloolaba on a shark dive, a great place where one can get up close and personal with this fabulous animal.
Ghost Pipefish
A Harlequin Ghost Pipefish, photographed at Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia. Hadn't seen these guys for a little while but they were back in October.
Photocomp November '06 - Open
Look - no hands
It was perfect timing to have this little critter (Chromodoris splendida - Wandy) stand up and pose for me as I arrived on the scene. Taken in Hugo's Trench at Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, NSW. Shot with Olympus Mju400D, built in flash. Photocomp October '04 - Novice
Freezin'
Julian Rocks, Byron Bay. The water was so cold that the fish's lips were turning blue. Nikon D70 w/105mm.
Photocomp November '06 - Open
Nudibranch
Photographed in the Needles - off Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, NSW. (Aphelodoris varia - Wandy)
Grey Nurse At Julian Rocks
Grey Nurse Shark shot at Julian Rocks on a day of poor viz,so a close up shot was definitely the order of the day.
Photocomp November '06 - Open
Blue Boxfish
This blue boxfish was a very shy guy...I have never seen one before and thankfully he did allow me to get close on a day of very poor viz. Julian Rock's
Byron Bay, NSW, Nov. 2004.
Photocomp November '04 - Novice
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