Another picture of my friend Konstantin. We were diving off Matheson Bay in Leigh that day. It was a long swim to get out of the bay, but those walls were worth it. Underwater “climbing” is so easy, one deep breath and you are climbing up. You breath out and you’re climbing down. You can […]
I’ve made this picture close to the Ti Point wharf at the mouth of Whangateau Harbour near Leigh. On the right side of the wharf, basically right in front of that boat mini-ramp there is a maze of huge boulders. The area is not big, but it’s packed with interesting features. One of them, the […]
Leatherjackets are so cute. A big eye, a tiny mouth shaped for a kiss, sandpaper-like skin, a paintbrush-shaped tail and dorsal and anal fins used for propulsion. Their body look stiff, but I don’t know if it really is. I remember spotting a juvenile leatherjacket with my son Adam from the floating jetty on Puhoi […]
My friend Konstantin partially hidden in brown seaweeds. I use the word “seaweeds” because it is commonly used for this kind of water plants, but they are actually kelp. I’ve made this picture just out of Matheson Bay in Leigh on the left side of the beach. We swam through the narrow channel between the […]
I don’t know triplefins. I mean I cannot recognise their species. What I know is they are everywhere. They are tiny. They are curious and not afraid of divers. They are a great macro subject. It seems the best strategy is not to follow them, but wait with the camera ready for a picture. If […]
Every time I go to Browns Bay in Auckland when the water is dirty (i.e. visibility close to zero) after a rain or heavy swell, I almost cannot believe it can be actually quite clear sometimes. This picture is a proof of it. I made it one late evening, the water was calm and surprisingly clear, […]