Dive Number: 50 19/06/2010 12.15 Beach 10B
Wind: 15-20 knot NW
Tide: 2 hrs 20mins after 0.44 low tide at the heads
Conditions: A pretty ordinary day…overcast, windy with touches of rain around as well. Swell was up, and the ocean fairly choppy.
Bottom Type: Rocky reef and legdes over sand base.
Visibilty: 3m
Water Temp: 12c
Bottom Time: 59 minutes
Max Depth: 8.2m
Air usage: 120bar/1700psi
SAC: 13.7 litres/min
Details: After filling my tank, i decided to check out cottage. It wasn’t looking the best and wasn’t the right tide for it, but i ended up heading in anyway. I headed in mid way along the ledge and planned to check out the westerly side where the tall legdes start to dissapate. However, i ended up just playing aound the ledges since the vis was bad and it was very surgey, so stayed around the protection of the reef.
Camera Details: Tokina 10-17mm fisheye , single SS200 strobe.
Dive Report: I had the wide-angle on for this dive, but vis was nasty. I just tried to get some close up gorgonian shots.
I couldn’t resist trying a self-portrait…reg out! ;)
There seemed to be alot of recent growth of soft corals and sponges…good to see.
I hadn’t noticed this soft coral before.
This smooth ray was resting in one of the only sheltered areas… i took photos while it slept.
A biscuit star hung precariously on some red algea swaying in the current.
