Apr
29
29/04/12 13.34, Snorkel at Curlewis
Wind: ???
Tide: ???
Conditions:
Visibilty:
Bottom Time: 90minutes
Max Depth: 2m
Air usage:
SAC: ???? litres/min
Details: Return to Curlewis to photograph the many Elysia Expansa that are currently in the area,
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes
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Apr
28
Dive Number: 300 28/04/12 2.13, Ozone Wreck
Wind: ???
Tide: ???
Conditions:
Visibilty: 5m
Water Temp: 16.0c
Bottom Time: 80minutes
Max Depth: 3m
Air usage:
SAC: ???? litres/min
Details: Some of the BSAC crew were diving the Ozone, so i tagged along and shot some under overs. The vis was pretty ordinary.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes
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Apr
19
Dive Number: 299 19/04/12 12.23, Collendina Reef
Wind: ???
Tide: ???
Conditions:
Visibilty: -m
Water Temp: 17.2c
Bottom Time: 80minutes
Max Depth: 7.9m
Air usage:
SAC: ???? litres/min
Details: A surgey dive at Collendina..i couldn’t find any of the critters or areas that made this dive so good a few months ago.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes
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Apr
15
Dive Number: 298 15/04/12 15.31, Point Lonsdale Platforms
Wind: ???
Tide: ???
Conditions:
Visibilty: -m
Water Temp: 17.2c
Bottom Time: 57minutes
Max Depth: 4.2m
Air usage:
SAC: ???? litres/min
Details: I’ve never ventured out to Mushroom Rock before, the currents are pretty hairy usually, but today i thought i’d give it a go. Heaps of fishlife out here but the terrain was generally pretty similar to the inner reef..lush and colourful. I did get to nearly 8m in one whole. I finished the dive under the pier where i saw a Banded Morwong..a fish i’ve never seen before and uncommon in the bay…point lonsdale always throws up something new!
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes
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Apr
14
Dive Number: 297 14/04/12 15.31, Point Lonsdale Platforms
Wind: ???
Tide: ???
Conditions:
Visibilty: -m
Water Temp: 17.2c
Bottom Time: 57minutes
Max Depth: 4.2m
Air usage:
SAC: ???? litres/min
Details: When the opportunity arises to dive in the kelp forests off Pt Lonsdale i’m there. Its always an exciting dive with the strong currents, but swimming amongst the Giant kelp stands(Macrocystis pyrifera) is always memorable. In the heavy current area i spotted a Blue Groper. It was tough to get a photo of with the current and with a fisheye, but managed an ID shot.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes
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Apr
13
Dive Number: 296 13/04/12 19.40, South Milton Wreck Search
Wind: ???
Tide: ???
Conditions:
Visibilty: -m
Water Temp: 17.2c
Bottom Time: 36minutes
Max Depth: 17.3m
Air usage:
SAC: ???? litres/min
Details: After Chimney Rock, we decided to try to find the wreck of the South Milton. We had marks but sounding around the area didn’t turn up anything. We just jumped in a had an explorer, but the terrain wasn’t that interesting. A beautiful sunset on the way back in through the estuary.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes
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Apr
13
Dive Number: 295 13/04/12 15.02, Chimney Rock
Wind: ???
Tide: ???
Conditions:
Visibilty: -m
Water Temp: 17.2c
Bottom Time: 77minutes
Max Depth: 24.1m
Air usage:
SAC: ???? litres/min
Details: Another great dive at Chimney Rock. A Port Jackson Shark put in an appearance near the ‘Chimney’ and lots of nice seafans and sponges.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes
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Apr
12
Dive Number: 294 12/04/12 14.19, 18m Reef Area
Wind: ???
Tide: ???
Conditions:
Visibilty: -m
Water Temp: 16.0c
Bottom Time: 49minutes
Max Depth: 17.2m
Air usage:
SAC: ???? litres/min
Details: This was the second dive after the J4. Nothing to blog home about..some really coloured up Horseshoe Leatherjackets were the biggest highlight.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes
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Apr
12
Dive Number: 289 03/04/12 19.30, J4 Sub (28m – Shallow Sub)
Wind: ???
Tide: ???
Conditions:
Visibilty: -m
Water Temp: 16.8c
Bottom Time: 44minutes
Max Depth: 28.1m
Air usage:
SAC: ???? litres/min
Details: The J4 is one of the shallowest of the scuttled wrecks outside the heads, so it was going to make a good introductory dive to the ships graveyard. This sub was coming up to its 85th anniversary of lying on the ocean floor and it was just oozing with a sense of history and air of mystique. Ambient light was the only way to go to try to capture this, but it required high ISO’s and focussing was difficult. Cant wait to diver this again. Great atmospheric dive.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes
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Apr
11
Dive Number: 292 11/04/12 17.30, Little Governor Reef
Wind: ???
Tide: ???
Conditions:
Visibilty: -m
Water Temp: 17.2c
Bottom Time: 86minutes
Max Depth: 3.9m
Air usage:
SAC: ???? litres/min
Details: Trev spotted a spider crab aggregation out near little governor reef, so i took the boat out to see if i could track them down. No signs, but a blue ringed occy put on a good show..not exactly a wide angle subject, but i made do.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes
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Apr
10
Snorkel off Andersens Reserve, Indented Heads 10/04/12 17.50
Wind: ???
Tide: ???
Conditions: Bleak..cold.
Visibilty: m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 50minutes
Details: A bit of exploring around Indented Heads on snorkel. Found some OK sections of reef, and a few old metal wheels and other bits a pieces. I’m not sure what they’d be off???
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes
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Apr
8
Dive Number: 291 08/04/12 12.11, Lake Elizabeth
Wind: ???
Tide: ???
Conditions: Rainy and overcast.
Visibilty: 0.5m
Water Temp: 15.6c
Bottom Time: 5minutes
Max Depth: 3.5m
Air usage:
SAC: ???? litres/min
Details: A pipe dream of mine has been to photograph a platypus underwater, and i thought the best local place to give it a shot was Lake Elizabeth – the start of the Barwon River near Forrest. The family was down at the Forrest caravan park over easter so i thought it was as good a time as any to give it a crack. Phil came down and we met at the carpark and geared up. It was a 1km+ walk to the lakes edge so i brought along a plastic wheelbarrow to lug the gear. I thought this was a good idea, but pulling it up and down wet forest gullies wasn’t fun. Visibility was near zero so it turned into a snorkel rather than a dive. Needless to say, no platypus were sited…but it was an adventure.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes
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Apr
7
Dive Number: 290 07/04/12 11.30, St Leonards Pier
Wind: ???
Tide: ???
Conditions:
Visibilty: -m
Water Temp: 18.4c
Bottom Time: 70minutes
Max Depth: 3.1m
Air usage:
SAC: ???? litres/min
Details: Got a bit bored on this dive and headed out the north side of the pier,
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes
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Apr
3
Dive Number: 289 03/04/12 19.30, St Leonards Reef (Night)
Wind: ???
Tide: ???
Conditions:
Visibilty: -m
Water Temp: 18.8c
Bottom Time: 74minutes
Max Depth: 3.5m
Air usage:
SAC: ???? litres/min
Details: Headed out for a night dive from the boat with Chris off St Leonards. Initially it seemed like a fairly quiet dive that wasn’t going to turn up much….until i came across a Sculpted Sea Moth. This critters been on my wish list for a while, so i was really happy to finally find one. A very unique critter.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes
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Apr
1
Dive Number: 288 01/04/12 13.17, Lake Eildon – Jerusalem Creek
Wind: ???
Tide: ???
Conditions:
Visibilty: 8m
Water Temp: 20c
Bottom Time: 16minutes
Max Depth: 5.6m
Air usage:
SAC: ???? litres/min
Details: For the final dive Hui suggested somewhere different, so we headed over to jerusalem gully to dive the area at the boat ramp there. This area had more native trees and was more gentley sloping. As we headed out the water looked very cloudy. We descended and was quickly amongst the branches of a large gum. The visibility was only a couple of meters i felt very unsafe with potential snag hazards all around us. After pushing on for 10 minutes i decided to call the dive. Overall it was a great weekend of diving so i didn’t want to ruin it by drowning on the last dive. ;)
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes
Photos:
Apr
1
Dive Number: 287 01/04/12 15.30, Lake Eildon – Dam Wall
Wind: ???
Tide: ???
Conditions:
Visibilty: 8m
Water Temp: 19.2c
Bottom Time: 61minutes
Max Depth: 11.2m
Air usage: 170bar/2500psi
SAC: ???? litres/min
Details: This dive site took a bit more getting to than the boat ramp. We parked in the top carpark, and walked up the road and over the metal railing to get to a steel staircase down the cliff face to the edge of the large rock dam wall. This was a great site with lots of upright trees along the more natural section of wall, and then as we past the artificial wall, the area was scattered with lots of fallen trees and scattered boulders. A very evocative dive.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes
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