As I have done in previous years, here's my review of my diving in 2017. It was another great year of diving. It is almost like each year is better than the previous year but perhaps it is just that the year just finished is fresher in my mind. Sydney diving is so good at the moment but I also got to dive in Mexico and I finally got to South Australia and saw some leafy seadragons for the first time. Yet again I saw some organisms in Sydney for the first time.   More...

2016 was a fantastic year of diving. All my diving was done in Sydney at familiar dive sites other than a weekend trip to Port Stephens. This didn't mean a boring year of diving and I saw some incredible organisms around Sydney. The only dampener for the year was the massive storm that hit Sydney in June and its after effects are still being felt.   More...

2015 was another great year of diving. I had some fantastic dives, dived at some new locations as well as enjoyed diving at my favourite sites. I saw some new animals and I also saw some familiar animals in a different light.   More...

I don't think 2014 was a better year for diving than 2013 but it came pretty close. I didn't do as many dives but I still saw many incredible things and even saw some new things. I also managed to get at least one dive in for every weekend of the year.   More...

I can say without a doubt that 2013 was my best year of diving to date. I saw so many incredible things and thoroughly enjoyed myself. Even the poor dives were good. I also did more dives and longer dives.   More...

In February 2013, I went on another Siren Fleet trip, this time to Raja Ampat on board the S/Y Indo Siren. The guests were a mix of groups rather than a single group like the Komodo trip. We had 8 guests from the US, 3 from the UK, 2 from Germany, 1 from NZ and just me holding up the Aussie flag. The crew included Daeng as Captain (he'd also captained the S/Y Pa Siren on the Komodo Trip) and Nicole who had been one of the divemasters on the Komodo trip. The rest of the crew were all new, but they soon became friends.   More...

This is an account of the trip I did around Komodo Island, Indonesia with friends from St George Underwater Centre Dive Club in August 2012.   More...

This is an account of my sixth trip to the Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea aboard the Undersea Explorer. The Undersea Explorer mixes research and recreational diving for a truly fantastic experience. It is one of the few vessels that makes regular trips to Osprey Reef in The Coral Sea. For more information about the Undersea Explorer, please see their website at www.undersea.com.au.   More...

10 February 2008: I carried out the first dive with the my new Ikelite housing for my Nikon D300 digital SLR camera. The D300 is a step up from my D70 with a number of new or better features, including more focus points and a larger viewfinder. For more information on the housing and the first dive, see the blog entry on my Photography site: Ikelite Underwater Housing for the D300.   More...

This is an account of my fifth trip to the Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea aboard the Undersea Explorer. The Undersea Explorer mixes research and recreational diving for a truly fantastic experience. It is one of the few vessels that makes regular trips to Osprey Reef in The Coral Sea. For more information about the Undersea Explorer, please see their website at www.undersea.com.au.   More...

This is an account of my fourth trip to the Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea aboard the Undersea Explorer. The Undersea Explorer mixes research and recreational diving for a truly fantastic experience. It is one of the few, if not the only, vessel that makes regular trips to Osprey Reef in The Coral Sea. For more information about the Undersea Explorer, please see their website at www.undersea.com.au.   More...

On 17 May 2006 I received the underwater housing and second strobe for use with my Nikon D70 digital SLR. On Saturday 20 May I took it for its first dive. Here are my first impressions of the Nikon D70 with Ikelite housing and Ikelite DS-50 and DS-125 Substrobes. This is only after one dive with poor conditions and using a iTTL strobes.   More...

This is an account of my second trip to The Great Barrier Reef and The Coral Sea aboard the Undersea Explorer. The Undersea Explorer mixes research and recreational diving for a truly fantastic experience. It is one of the few, if not the only, vessel that makes regular trips to Osprey Reef in The Coral Sea. For more information about the Undersea Explorer, please see their website at www.undersea.com.au.   More...

This is an account of my recent trip to The Great Barrier Reef and The Coral Sea aboard the Undersea Explorer. The Undersea Explorer mixes research and recreational diving for a truly fantastic experience. It is one of the few, if not the only, vessel that makes regular trips to Ospry Reef in The Coral Sea. For more information about the Undersea Explorer, please see their website at www.undersea.com.au.   More...

On June 16 I received the underwater housing and strobe for use with my Nikon Coolpix 4500. On Saturday June 21 I took it for its first dive. Here are my first impressions of Nikon Coolpix 4500 with Ikelite housing and Ikelite DS-50 Substrobe. This is only after one dive with average conditions and using a fully manual strobe.   More...