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, […]
Some time ago I urgently needed a second stage for my regulator. I din’t want to spend much on it as it was supposed to be only a temporary solution. So I decided to buy the cheapest thing I could find on the local NZ on-line auction website. I purchased a regulator made in the […]
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 […]