encrusting – Daniel Poloha Underwater

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April 16, 2019

Clear Water In Matheson Bay

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Surprisingly clear water in Matheson Bay … not just last Friday, but through the whole week. V zátoke Matheson bola prekvapivo čistá voda … nielen minulý piatok, ale počas celého týždňa.

November 18, 2016

Macro After Rainy Week

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18/11/2016 (604) After a week of rain water was quite murky as expected. However, it got much better further off shore and I realised the swell was a much bigger problem for photography. I was not keen to swim much so even did not cross the channel to Goat Island. I spent most of my […]

October 13, 2016

Yellow in Darkness

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For a long time I’ve been intrigued by the wild, unearthly colours of sponges. My experience with them was very limited while I was living in Europe. There are (almost) no sponges in fresh water, also they are not so typical for the underwater scenery of Mediterranean Sea. When we moved to New Zealand and I […]

July 14, 2016

Check Colours Under Kelp Forest

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I admit my freediving capabilities are very sad. Perhaps I should say they are nonexistent. That’s why I use a scuba tank even in a very shallow water. But there are other reasons for that as well. I have some experience with pushing my heavy camera equipment while freediving. Believe me, it’s exhausting. Also I […]