Karl

Managed two dives on the Busselton Jetty, Busselton, Western Australia and this was my first dives there after the extensive rebuild it underwent over the last couple of years.   Prior to the rebuild it was an iconic dive site in south western Australia.   Unfortunately alot of the growth was destroyed during the rebuild and a lot of the old growth corals, sponges etc are gone; however, new growth is appearing on the new pylons so hopefully the Jetty will return to it's gloriuos past.

 

All images were taken with the Oly OMD EM-5 in a Nauticam Housing & Macro 65 Port with custom gearing for zooming and for the macro shots a +3 macro wet lens was used with the lens at 50mm.

 

Batfish

 

Western Talma Butterfly fish and a plyon with some old growth on it

 

Old growth Tolestoro Coral on one of the old pylons left behind

 

Juvenile Dhufish

 

Western Australian Chromodoris nudibranch

 

Hi all - here are acouple more images taken with the Oly OMD EM-5 & 60mm macro and 2 x YS110A strobes (snooted).

 

The vis was only 4m so using the snoots helped to cut out the crud in the water.

 

Comments welcomed.

 

Karl

 

Cuttlefish - this guy was the size of my fist so I assume it was a juvenile one

 

 

A Dragonette

 

 

A juvenile Prickley Leatherjacket

 

Following along from my Cardinal Fish post here are some more images taken with the OMD EM-5 & 60mm macro lens and twin YS110A strobes snooted.

 

All from around Cockburn Sound Western Australia (Perth).

 

Again the vis is very poor <4m so I try and do the best I can with what I have.

 

Karl

 

Male Black Throated Triplefin

 

 

Pregnant male Seahorse

 

 

Baby Octopus hiding in a shell

 

 

Velvet Fish

 

 

 

Here are some images of male Cardinal Fish from some of my local sites in Cockburn Sound, Western Australia.

 

The males incubate the eggs for a couple of weeks and then release them when they hatch.

 

Taken with my OMD EM-5 & 60mm macro lens and twin YS110A strobes which are snooted.  

 

Unfortunately the vis isn't the best in the sites - on average around the 4m mark or less so it makes it a difficult day out.

 

Karl

 

 

 

 

Here are some of my images with the EM-5 in a Nauticam housing with the 60mm macro lens, I have twin YS 110A strobes which I had my home made snoots fitted.

The vis was about 3 - 4m and very milky.

Karl

Pygmy Leatherjacket



Triple Fin



Duster worm - with a +3 wet lens fitted to the port



Chromodoris reticulata - also with a +3 wet lens