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JimSwims

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Recent Dives- Port Phillip Bay, SE Australia

13 January 2013 - 06:15 PM

Hi Folks,

while on annual leave I've been enjoying some nice diving lately at my local site, Blairgowrie Marina. Despite a new dive school that has been really
punishing the site for the last 18 months+ I have been finding some interesting critters. Its the height of Summer here now and the marine life is at its
peak. Recently added the Nikon 105mm and SubSee magnifiers to my kit so I've been focusing on using those to hunt for slugs.




One of my fave local slugs is an as yet undescribed Tritonia sp. and I came across one the other day laying eggs.

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Slug Spiral. by JimSwims, on Flickr






A new find for me was this Spurilla australis, a beautiful species I've been on the lookout for.

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Spurilla australis. by JimSwims, on Flickr






At the moment there are good numbers of this bubble shelled slug about.

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Green Oxynoe on kelp. by JimSwims, on Flickr


1st and 3rd images were taken using the 105mm with SubSee+10. 2nd with 105mm only.



Cheers,
Jim.

Polycerid ID

31 August 2012 - 08:52 PM

Hi Folks,

was going through some images after transferring to Lightroom catalog and found this image of a Nudibranch,
family Polyceridae.It may be a Thecacera pennigera that has no black spots only orange. My other wild guess
was a variation of Paliolla cooki. Any ideas?


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Unknown Nudibranch. by JimSwims, on Flickr


Found on night dive at Blairgowrie Marina, Victoria , Australia; depth 4-5m.


Cheers,
Jim.

Mug Shots.

31 August 2012 - 12:03 AM

Hi Folks,

If I haven't declared so already I must admit I'm totally addicted to taking fish portraits. Recently added
the Nikon 105mm to my lens collection and here's a couple of mug shots taken with it of the locals found
under Blairgowrie Marina, Port Phillip Bay.





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Are You Cirrious? by JimSwims, on Flickr











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Come Closer. by JimSwims, on Flickr








Plus one more taken with the 60mm back in Autumn.

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Big Smile. by JimSwims, on Flickr




Cheers,
Jim.

Winter Nudi's in Port Phillip Bay.

18 August 2012 - 07:08 PM

Hi Folks,

I recently got around to getting a 105mm lens and a Deeproof 67mm lens adapter to try for some greater than 1:1 images
of some of our local super macro subjects. Many thanks to Jon(Otara) for his loan of Subsee lens to trial them out. I now
have a set on their way to me from the ever helpful team at Reef Photo and Video.

Using the Subsee was like going back to my previous compact rig with stacked Inon UCL lens. I found the technique I learnt
when using the compact was very helpful with the Subsee, with a few tweaks. Winter is not exactly the most comfortable time
here to be sitting still with a tiny subject trying to hold the camera steady but I was warmed by some of the results.

http://www.flickr.co...ims/7807267518/

http://www.flickr.co...ims/7807000794/


On a side note I have also switched from using PS to Lightroom 4 for editing and image file management so I'm very busy learning
how that works for me too.


Cheers,
Jim.

Chinese site apparently built on stolen images.

15 August 2012 - 04:35 AM

Hi Folks,

while doing some google searches on some of my own images and came across this site with hordes of images clearly taken without permission or even
attribution. Some of them were mine and there where many others that I am familiar with taken by other UW Photgraphers. I could not find any contact info
on the site so a "Please Explain" email may be problematic.

http://www.blueanimalbio.com/index.htm


Cheers,
Jim.

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