Sea dragon with sunburst

Sunburst is a bit hot for me, but I have received some positive comments about the dreamy light in this shot.

Works for me!

Richard.

Very nice, always wanted to see one of these.

ed

Thanks guys

here is another one from the same day showing off the colours a bit better and it has eggs on the tail! Bit of a strange square crop on this one (cropped down from portait). Im not sure if it works but it gets you closer to the action

Taken with D200 and 10.5mm

Steve ,

Good work - I would love to see these guys but I'm afraid of the cold.

I always prefer the front 3/4 view rather than the rear ( coming rather than going ) as I find it more engaging. - perhaps you could work on that area next time your on a dragon hunt.

Steve ,

Good work - I would love to see these guys but I'm afraid of the cold.

I always prefer the front 3/4 view rather than the rear ( coming rather than going ) as I find it more engaging. - perhaps you could work on that area next time your on a dragon hunt.

Hi Peter

You need a thick skin and a thicker wetsuit on these dragon hunts. Its a good tip you gave about setting up the shot to focus on the front half of the animal. I agree and will work on it! On this dive, I was fairly happy to get these guys in focus and correctly exposed. Im still struggling a little bit with the wide angle stuff.

Cheers

Steve

PS: I will be in Cairns on 13th August. Heading out with Mike Ball on the 14th, but there will probably a good opportunity for you to sell me something!

PS: I will be in Cairns on 13th August. Heading out with Mike Ball on the 14th, but there will probably a good opportunity for you to sell me something!

Xcellnt stuff - 1 x D3 coming up.........

Good work - I would love to see these guys but I'm afraid of the cold.

You can always come to Sydney in Summer to see them. Water temperature of 22ºC is not cold at all.

I saw them in Sydney last Dec. I had a 5mm and a 3/5 hooded vest underneath. I got chilled at about 40 minutes. My buddy, on a rebreather, said we were going to dive for 90 minutes!!! I was almost glad our vis sucked so we could surface sooner.

I saw them in Sydney last Dec. I had a 5mm and a 3/5 hooded vest underneath. I got chilled at about 40 minutes. My buddy, on a rebreather, said we were going to dive for 90 minutes!!! I was almost glad our vis sucked so we could surface sooner.

Ah, yes, that is December. Water temperatures in Sydney are 1-2 months behind the seasons. But still, it is usually greater than 18ºC in December. Water temperatures in February and March are quite pleasant. For this year, I recorded:

03 Feb - 22.5ºC

10 Feb - 21.8ºC

02 Mar - 20.3ºC

09 Mar - 21.7ºC

16 Mar - 20.4ºC

Well, when I go back, I am bringing a 7mm or I may even have a drysuit by then. I don't know how my buds did it in 3mms. I get cold in a 5mm in 80 degree water. That's about 26.5.

In a little over a month I will be diving the GBR and Coral Sea in a 3mm suit. The water temperature will be 23-24ºC (73-75ºF) and a 3mm is plenty warm enough (for me).

Brrrr.