Dive 153 – Cottage by the Sea

By pfuller

Apr

21

Dive Number: 153  18/04/11  16.25,  Cottage by the Sea

Wind:   15 knot N’s

Tide:  1hr before 0.65 low tide at the Heads.

Conditions:  A heavily overcast day with smoke haze  due to burnoffs. Slight current running but generally good conditions.

Visibilty:   8m

Water Temp: 17c

Bottom Time: 60minutes

Max Depth: 5.2m

Air usage: 105bar/1500psi

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details:     I headed straight out from the stairs, and quickly came across a cuttlefish blending into some weed on the bottom.  I descended and spent about 20mins with it.  It started to get a bit too use to my presence, and started tasting my computer that was dragging along the bottom.  It was like a kitten with a ball of string, and i started tempting it by moving away slowly and letting it pounce on the computer. I created a monster and couldn’t go anywhere without it chasing after me.  I eventually had to out swim in to escape it, and headed for some overhangs.      

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , dual SS200 strobes

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Dive 152 – St Leonards

By pfuller

Apr

12

Dive Number: 152 10/04/11  11.19,  St Leonards

Wind:   20-25 knot W’s

Tide:  3hrs after 0.96 high tide at Geelong.

Conditions:  Howling winds, but protected from westerlies here. The water looked better than it was..vis was shite.

Visibilty:   2m

Water Temp: 17c

Bottom Time: 68minutes

Max Depth: 5.2m

Air usage: 105bar/1500psi

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details:     I still held on hope for Spidercrabs, i decided to do a full trip around the pier and the break, and then out north of the pier. I saw lots of shells and a few straggler survivors, but no large groups.  I did more swimming that photography on this dive so nothing to show.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , dual SS200 strobes

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Dive 151 – The Springs

By pfuller

Apr

12

Dive Number: 151 09/04/11  11.43,  The Springs

Wind:   20-25 knot N’s

Tide:  2hrs after 0.25 low tide at the Heads.

Conditions:  Nice conditions..fairly flat, no swell (as usual near low) and relatively clean water. Slight current running east to west.

Visibilty:   8m

Water Temp: 17c

Bottom Time: 48minutes

Max Depth: 5.2m

Air usage: 70bar/1000psi

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details:     I’ve had the flu for the last week, so was dying for a dive. I only had 70bar in my tank so it was short but sweet. Came across a Varied Catshark straight away who was happy to pose for a couple of photos. A rare event.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , dual SS200 strobes

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