Mar
26
Dive Number: 455 26/03/2013 Ant Spit 12m
Conditions: ?
Visibilty: 10m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 30minutes
Max Depth: 12m
Details: This was just a random dive off the edge of Ant Spit. It wasn’t anything special, and consisted of well formed boulders more than the gnarled limestone that makes good habitat.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Mar
26
Dive Number: 454 26/03/2013 St Leonards Pier
Conditions: ?
Visibilty: 6m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 50minutes
Max Depth: 3m
Details: Testing the video mode on the 7D on this dive. I’m not going to upload vids here…photos only.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos: NO PHOTOS
Mar
12
Dive Number: 452 12/03/2013 The Ampitheatre
Conditions: ?
Visibilty: 10m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 50minutes
Max Depth: 16m
Details: Back to the Ampitheatre, this time with a working camera. The Port Jackson Sharks were there in number and some nice schooling fish. A shearwater hung around the boat topside.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Mar
12
Dive Number: 451 10/03/2013 Chimney Rock – East Section
Conditions: ?
Visibilty: 8m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 40minutes
Max Depth: 22m
Details: Back to Chimney Rock, but this time i dived the east section of the reef.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Mar
10
Dive Number: 450 10/03/2013 Chimney Rock
Conditions: ?
Visibilty: 7m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 40minutes
Max Depth: 22m
Details: A fairly gloomy dive at Chimney Rock with John. A highlight was a big school of Trevally on descent. The weather changed from mercury-like glass condition to a chrystaline chop on the way down from Castle Rock. There were no shortage of photographic opportunities though. A seal casually demolished its catch in my company, and a Little Penguin popped up for air nearby. The Barwon Bluff looked amazing on approach as the sun glistened on the wind swept surface.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Mar
10
Dive Number: 449 10/03/2013 Castle Rock
Conditions: Significant Current
Visibilty: 10m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 50minutes
Max Depth: 20m
Details: I always thought Castle Rock was far enough from the heads to not be affected by currents. I was wrong. Exercise caution if not diving on a live boat. The benefit of the current though, was that i saw a big school of Kingfish from the surface, sending the sounder nuts. They didn’t stick around for the dive though unfortunately. I do love this site… the ascidians are a big feature for me, but it has a great wall too.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Mar
6
Dive Number: 448 06/03/2013 The Ampitheatre
Conditions: ?
Visibilty: 10m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 50minutes
Max Depth: 15m
Details: The Ampitheatre is a shallowish site off the back of Charlemont Reef. Its relatively shallow coming up to about 8m, but them dropping off to about 15-16m. There some great bommies on the reefs edge and a little protected Ampitheatre that Port Jackson sharks hang out in. There was about 15 on this dive but unfortunately i had a small housing leak, so no photos from this dive.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
Photos: NO PHOTOS
Mar
6
Dive Number: 447 06/05/2013 Pipeline Bommie
Conditions: ?
Visibilty: 10m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 50minutes
Max Depth: 21m
Details: The terrain gets a little different down near Black Rock, and so do the fish species. A big school of Silver Warehou, a species I’ve never seen before, circled me closely. The usual Port Jackson shark hung out under the ledges and on the way there, Dolphins enjoyed the ride on the bough. Great dive.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Mar
5
Dive Number: 446 03/05/2013 Collendina
Conditions: ?
Visibilty: 8m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 50minutes
Max Depth: 8m
Details:
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Mar
3
Dive Number: 445 03/03/2013 Cottage by the Sea
Conditions: ?
Visibilty: 4m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 50minutes
Max Depth: 8m
Details: Ordinary conditions at Cottage by the Sea. A big school of salmon was a highlight, but just the usual gorgonian shots on the ledges.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Feb
23
Dive Number: 444 23/02/2013 Secret Garden
Conditions: Strong Northerlies
Visibilty: 10m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 50minutes
Max Depth: 11m
Details: This is a site that can be done from shore when conditions are ideal, but I decided to give it a go from the boat, as the wind was howling from the north and things were getting messy out to sea. Not many photos but a there is some beautiful kelp out here, hence the name Secret Garden. I must have felt inspired if I took a selfie…cant you see the excitement on my face?!? lol
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Feb
23
Dive Number: 443 23/02/2013 The Labrynth
Conditions: ??
Visibilty: 10m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 50minutes
Max Depth: 22m
Details: An awesome site off Ocean Grove with clustered of bommies and gullies between them forming a labyrinth of passage ways to explore.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Feb
23
Dive Number: 442 23/02/2013 Popes Eye
Conditions: ??
Visibilty: 10m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 60minutes
Max Depth: 10m
Details: Nice fishy dive at Popes. Plus a cuttlefish.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Feb
18
Dive Number: 441 18/02/2013 The Ledges, Buckley Park
Conditions: ??
Visibilty: 10m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 50minutes
Max Depth: 20m
Details:
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Feb
17
Snorkel – 17/02/2013 Barwon Bluff
Conditions: ??
Visibilty: 10m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 60minutes
Details: Love this site… the terrain, the critter, the vegetation.. and good on snorkel if you pick the right day. The water was nice and clear so so i took the opportunity to catch the waves breaking above me in the shallows.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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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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Feb
9
Dive Number: 439 09/02/2013 Elsas Reef, Rye
Conditions: ??
Visibilty: 6m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 20minutes
Max Depth: 6m
Details: Some guys have created a small underwater ‘sculpture garden’ just off rye pier with old bits and pieces. Its formed and interesting little artificial reef that the fish seem to enjoy. I ran out of strobe batteries for the majority of this dive.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Feb
9
Dive Number: 438 09/02/2013 Chinamans Hat Seals
Conditions: ??
Visibilty: 8m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 30minutes
Max Depth: 5m
Details: A quick stop off at Chinamans Hat on the way over to Rye to dive with the seals. They weren’t as responsive as other visits.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Feb
9
Dive Number: 437 09/02/2013 Popes Eye
Conditions: ??
Visibilty: 10m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 55minutes
Max Depth: 12m
Details: A nice dive at Popes with great vis. Kerry pointed out a sea mouse..a creature i had no idea existed. Lots of fish as usual.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Feb
8
Dive Number: 436 08/02/2013 Point Lonsdale Pier
Conditions: ??
Visibilty: 4m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 30minutes
Max Depth: 3m
Details: Horrible conditions. Low vis and surgey. The only highlight was a seal encounter which suprised both me and the seal when we came face to face through the murk.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Feb
2
Dive Number: 435 02/02/2013 Portarlington Pier
Conditions: ??
Visibilty: 3m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 50minutes
Max Depth: 3m
Details: Despite the ordinary vis, it was a nice dive with a few nudi’s and a blue-ringed octopus.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Jan
28
Dive Number: 434 28/01/2013 North Wall Corner, Port Phillip Heads
Conditions: ??
Visibilty: 15m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 40minutes
Max Depth: 24m
Details: Conditions were great and vis was good. A good day to fork out for a charter trip for a wall dive in the heads. Some lovely terrain and colours.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Jan
27
Dive Number: 433 27/01/2013 Beach 7B – Perpies
Conditions: ??
Visibilty: 8m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 45minutes
Max Depth: 8m
Details: A nice little dive on dusk, it was dark enough for a Blue Devil to be free swimming above the legdes…something you dont see very often.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Jan
24
Dive Number: 432 01/24/2013 Shortlands Bluff
Conditions: ??
Visibilty: 6m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 45minutes
Max Depth: 14m
Details: Even on slack water the currents were ripping on this dive. Exciting stuff.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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Jan
20
Dive Number: 431 01/20/2013 Cottage by the Sea
Conditions: ??
Visibilty: 8m
Water Temp: ??c
Bottom Time: 45minutes
Max Depth: 8m
Details: Out back of cottage.
Camera Details: Canon 60mm, 2 X YS-D1 Strobes
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