Dive Number: 18 16/03/2010 18.52 Cottage by the Sea
Wind: 10-15 knot Southerlies
Tide: 1.5 hour before 0.53 low tide at the heads
Conditions: I think it was blowing light northerlies all day, but it swung around the southerlies in the evening. The surface was choppy and swell was forming at the start of the exposed reef at cottage beach. Water was very milky, and lots of surge.
Bottom Type: Rocky reef with overhangs.
Visibilty: 3-4m
Water Temp: 20c
Bottom Time: 45 minutes
Max Depth: 7.6m
Air usage: 70bar/1000psi
SAC: 11.1 litres/min
Details: I was considering calling off this dive as the conditions were far from perfect. I ended up heading out and the water was very dirty. I kept it short and didn’t get much photography in. A couple of Blue Devils showed, and a group of divers, one of whom pointed out a weedy seadragon to me. But conditions made it to difficult to photograph.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm fisheye, single SS200 strobe.
Dive Report: Not much to tell or show on this dive. A couple of Blue Devils under the ledges, one with a large six-spined leather jacket. These Blue Devils just aren’t as friendly as i’d like.
A dive club also braved the conditions, and one guy wanted me to take his photo. At least i think thats what he was indicating. If he didn’t he sure turned on the moves when i pointed the camera at him.
Since the fish weren’t being cooperative, the brown algae was my only subject as it had no where to go but sway in the current.
