Dive 533 – Grassy Point – Indented Heads

By pfuller

Dec

26

Dive Number: 533 26/12/2013 Grassy Point, Indented Heads

Conditions: Strong Southerlies

Visibilty: 7m

Water Temp: ??c

Bottom Time: 60minutes

Max Depth: 4m

Details: About 2km off Grassy Point at Indented Heads is a couple of sticks marking shallow reef. This area had some nice sponge life but not a lot of fish life..a couple of rays and a flathead. Southerlies had picked up to about 25-30knots after i finished my dive making a very bumpy return to shore.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes

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Dive 440 – Dell Jetty, Clifton Springs

By pfuller

Feb

15

Dive Number: 440 15/02/2013 Dell Jetty, Clifton Springs

Conditions: ??

Visibilty: 10m

Water Temp: ??c

Bottom Time: 120minutes

Max Depth: 3m

Details: I tried some under-overs around the old Dell Jetty at Clifton Springs from the boat.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes

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Dive 417 – Curlewis

By pfuller

Dec

9

Dive Number: 417 09/12/2012 Curlewis China House Reef

Conditions: Ave

Visibilty: 6m

Water Temp: ??c

Bottom Time: 60minutes

Max Depth: 3m

Details: A boat dive at Curlewis….a nice little spot.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes

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Dive 416 – Curlewis

By pfuller

Dec

9

Dive Number: 416 09/12/2012 Curlewis – Fortress

Conditions: Ave

Visibilty: 6m

Water Temp: ??c

Bottom Time: 60minutes

Max Depth: 3m

Details: A boat dive at Curlewis….very little around.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes

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Dive 339 – St Leonards Reef

By pfuller

Aug

4

Dive Number: 339 04/08/12 10.55, St Leonards Reef (North)

Wind: ???

Tide: ???

Conditions: ???

Visibilty: 6m

Water Temp: 10.4c

Bottom Time: 53minutes

Max Depth: 4.0m

Air usage:

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details: This is a wonderful reef for critters. On decent i spotted an aggregation of about 20 eleven-armed starfish. These critters aren’t the most pleasing to the eye starfish in the world, but there was something special about the way they were grouped out here. They were scavenging like you usually see groups of these stars, so i suspect this was a breeding event. A Lions Made Jelly then sailed past in the current…always a good subject, but difficult in the reasonably strong current and shallows waters.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes

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Dive 331 – Prince George Bank – Iso Reef

By pfuller

Jul

21

Dive Number: 331 21/07/12 14.59, Prince George Bank – Iso Reef

Wind: ???

Tide: ???

Conditions: ???

Visibilty: 8m

Water Temp: 10.4c

Bottom Time: 42minutes

Max Depth: 15.0m

Air usage:

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details: This was the second dive out on Prince George Bank at one of the sticks. Not much life around, but another nice shallow reef that will be great in summer.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes

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Dive 330 – Prince George Light

By pfuller

Jul

21

Dive Number: 330 21/07/12 12.12, Prince George Light

Wind: ???

Tide: ???

Conditions: ???

Visibilty: 8m

Water Temp: 10.4c

Bottom Time: 61minutes

Max Depth: 6.4m

Air usage:

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details:

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes

Photos: A day of westerlies, so i took the boat out with Hyeonji off St Leonards and explored some sites on Prince George Bank. First stop was Prince George light, and despite the Antarctic-like water temperatures, it was a nice dive. A shallow colourful reef that produced the biggest Cuttlefish i’ve laid eyes on. No cuttlefish were harmed in themaking of these pics…despite what it may look like. ;)
















Dive 323 – Little Governor Reef

By pfuller

Jun

24

Dive Number: 323 24/06/12 13.17, Little Governor Reef

Wind: ???

Tide: ???

Conditions:

Visibilty: 8m

Water Temp: 10.4c

Bottom Time: 22minutes

Max Depth: 3.3m

Air usage:

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details: A couple of stars at a quiet little governor reef,

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes

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Dive 313 – Prince George Bank – North Stick

By pfuller

Jun

9

Dive Number: 312 09/06/12 14.20, Prince George Bank – North Stick

Wind: Westerlies

Tide: ???

Conditions:

Visibilty: 8m

Water Temp: 12.2c

Bottom Time: 76minutes

Max Depth: 5.4m

Air usage:

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details: I’ve started to scope out all the reefs on Prince George Bank for fall back dives when the winds are westerly and the swell is too much for anywhere on the coast/heads. Hyeonji joined me for exploring around the area and there was some nice colourful reef. Fishlife was again low with the cold water, but a nice little dive.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes

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Dive 292 – Little Governor Reef

By pfuller

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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Dive 277 – St Leonards Reef (Boat)

By pfuller

Mar

17

Dive Number: 277 17/03/12 11.30, St Leonards Reef

Wind: ???

Tide: ???

Conditions: Some current early.

Visibilty: 8m

Water Temp: 19.6c

Bottom Time: 70minutes

Max Depth: 3.6m

Air usage: 170bar/2500psi

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details: This turned into a great dive. This was the reef out off St Leonards Pier. The area is dominated by rocks covered with sponge and brown algae. We dropped straight onto a cuttlefish and then explored the sponge area. After 10 minutes i came across two Port Jackson sharks spleighed across each other…as they do. A real suprise. Chris also saw some squid out here…a really productive area.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes

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Dive 276 – Point Edwards

By pfuller

Mar

17

Dive Number: 276 17/03/2012 10.00, Pt Edwards

Wind: ???

Tide: ???

Conditions:

Visibilty: 6m

Water Temp: 18c

Bottom Time: 17minutes

Max Depth: 5.4m

Air usage: 170bar/2500psi

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details: No Photos…an exploratory dip with clary off Edwards point….just seagrass beds.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS400/SS200 Strobes

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Dive 271 – Johanna Wreck

By pfuller

Feb

24

Dive Number: 271 24/02/12 18.30, Near Joanna Wreck Area

Wind: ???

Tide: ???

Conditions: ???

Visibilty: ???m

Water Temp: 22c

Bottom Time: 29minutes

Max Depth: 3.2m

Details: We went out off St Leonards and followed some wreck marks i had in the gps to the joanna wreck.
A sign warned it was a protected area and diving by permit only, so just had a dive nearby on the seagrass beds. The area is very current affected and the dive was kept short. Plenty of flathead around.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm, SS200 Strobes

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Snorkel at Curlewis

By pfuller

Feb

21

Snorkel at Curlewis 21/02/2012 18.30

Wind: ???

Tide: ???

Conditions: ???

Visibilty: ???m

Water Temp: ???c

Bottom Time: ???minutes

Max Depth: 3m

Details: A snorkel at Curlewis to look for nudi’s. There were heaps of these philnopsis lineolata nudis around.

Camera Details: Canon 60mm, SS200 Strobes

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Dive 266 – The Dell Jetty

By pfuller

Jan

29

Dive Number: 266 – 29/01/12 17.42, The Old Dell Jetty, Clifton Springs

Wind: ???

Tide: ???

Conditions:

Visibilty: ???
Water Temp: ???

Bottom Time: ??minutes

Max Depth: 2m

Air usage: 170bar/2500psi

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details: Hincksia blooms had struck the area and all pylons and ascidian life was covered in it. A short-headed seahorse was a good find.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes

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Dive 258 – The Dell Jetty

By pfuller

Jan

21

Dive Number: 258 21/01/12 15.30, The Dell Jetty, Clifton Springs

Wind: ???

Tide: ???

Conditions: ???

Visibilty: 8m

Water Temp: ????c

Bottom Time: ???minutes

Max Depth: 3m

Air usage: 170bar/2500psi

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details: Another strong southerly, back to the old Dell Jetty with the wide Angle on. I tried out a new torpedo and dive flag i made up which worked well, but is just generally a pain in the butt to dive with….and gets in my suface photos!

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobes

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Dive 257 – The Zen Gardens

By pfuller

Jan

19

Dive Number: 257 19/01/12 ???, The Zen Gardens, Curlewis.

Wind: ???

Tide: ???

Conditions: ????

Visibilty: 10m

Water Temp: ???

Bottom Time: ???minutes

Max Depth: 3m

Air usage: 170bar/2500psi

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details: Back to the Zen gardens with the wide-angle lens on. Its such a pretty site…not much life, but the sponge life is prolific and colourful.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS200 Strobe

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Dive 254 – Clifton Springs – Dell Jetty

By pfuller

Jan

15

Dive Number: 254 15/01/12 16.30, The Dell – Clifton Springs

Wind: Strong Southerlies

Tide: ???

Conditions: Choppy.

Visibilty: 8m

Water Temp: ????

Bottom Time: ????

Max Depth: 3m

Air usage: 170bar/2500psi

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details: Howling southerlies so i just poked around close to the boat ramp at the old Jetty of the Dell. It was a nice dive, especially when a big squadron of squid came into feed. I was surrounded what felt like a militia of squid all very focussed on hunting their prey and ignoring me.

Camera Details: Canon 60mm, SS200 Strobe

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Dive 253 – Curlewis Zen Gardens

By pfuller

Jan

15

Dive Number: 253 15/01/12 ??? Curlewis Zen Gardens

Wind: ???

Tide: ???

Conditions: ???

Visibilty: 8m

Water Temp: ???

Bottom Time: ???minutes

Max Depth: 3m

Air usage: 170bar/2500psi

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details: Took the boat exploring from the Clifton Springs Ramp and came across a nice little area of reef i’ve dubbed the Zen Gardens. Its a fairly barren rocky outcrop with sparse scatterings of sponges and ascidian. I only had the macro on, but i was determined to revisit with the wide angle to capture the zen-ness of this place.

Camera Details: Canon 60mm , SS200 Strobes

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Dive 239 – Curlewis Boat Dive

By pfuller

Dec

27

Dive Number: 239 27/12/11 16.00, Curlewis

Wind: ???

Tide: ???

Conditions: ???

Visibilty:

Water Temp: 20.8c

Bottom Time: 59minutes

Max Depth: 2.8m

Air usage: 170bar/2500psi

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details: A dive from the boat at Curlewis. Not much around.

Camera Details: Canon 60mm SS200 Strobe

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Dive 237 – Clifton Springs Boat Dive

By pfuller

Dec

27

Dive Number: 237 27/12/11 14.35, Clifton Springs – Boat

Wind: ???

Tide: ???

Conditions: ???

Visibilty: ???

Water Temp: 20.4c

Bottom Time: 33minutes

Max Depth: 2.6m

Air usage: 170bar/2500psi

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details: Took the boat out with mick and dropped in on a small reef jusat west of the boat ramp. Not much of a dive.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS400/SS200 Strobes

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Dive 238 – 10m off Clifton Springs

By pfuller

Dec

27

Dive Number: 238 27/12/11 15.30, Clifton Springs

Wind: ???

Tide: ???

Conditions: Choppy, murky, shitty

Visibilty: 1m

Water Temp: 19.6c

Bottom Time: 10minutes

Max Depth: 10.0m

Air usage: 170bar/2500psi

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details: A scary dive with zero vis and a gluggy clay bottom with no life. Straight down and straight back up again. Just a random spot off clifton springs near the channel edge.

Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm , SS400/SS200 Strobes

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Dive 234 – Prince George Bank

By pfuller

Dec

23

Dive Number: 234 23/12/11 16.57, Prince George Bank

Wind: ???

Tide: ???

Conditions:

Visibilty: ???

Water Temp: 19.6c

Bottom Time: 28minutes

Max Depth: 11.5m

Air usage: 170bar/2500psi

SAC: ???? litres/min

Details: A random dive to see if there were many scallops around over the Bellarine side. There were a couple, but nothing like Rye. Some interesting anemones out there.

Camera Details:

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NO PHOTOS