Dive Number: 52 27/06/2010 12.52 Flinders Pier
Wind: 15 knot Westerlies
Tide: 1.40 high tide at Flinders
Conditions: Shivery, icy cold conditions..dull and overcast. A great day for diving!
Bottom Type: Pier Pylons over seagrass beds.
Visibilty: 4m
Water Temp: 13c
Bottom Time: 81 minutes
Max Depth: 5.6m
Air usage: 140bar/2000psi
SAC: 13.7 litres/min
Details: Another impromptu trip to the Mornington Peninsula. Weather was god-awful, and i felt about the same but i made the most of it while i was in the area.
Camera Details: Canon 17-40mm , single SS200 strobe
Dive Report: I put the 17-40mm on for this dive, despite bad experiences with it in the past. I think mid range lens have the biggest learning curve compared to dedicated macro and wide angle. The biggest concern being the working distance which is far greater on the 17-40mm, so you have to adjust and make sure you dont get too close to stop focus lock. Cowfish were the target species for this dive, but i stilll didn’t nail the shot i was after. Here’s a few that i had to make do with:
Lots of Goatfish around…
Some shots of the growth on the pylons:
You cant go to Flinders without snapping off a few shots of the weedy seadragons:
At the end of the dive i saw a 1.5m shark off the end of the pier. I couldn’t make out the species and i’m not all that familiar with whats in the area, but my guess was it was a large gummy. Unfortunatly it took off quickly so i didn’t get any shots.