CP5000 shots from Moreton Bay - Australia

[Dave H 0]

About 2 weeks ago I did a 3 day liveaboard on the Esperance Star around Moreton Bay, located off Brisbane - Australia. Who says you need to go to the Great Barrier Reef to see cool stuff!

 

I've put together a quick little collection of some of my shots. I actually used Jalbum for the first time to create the gallery - Jalbum is a very handy little program!

 

Pics can be seen here:

http://members.iinet.net.au/~diving/esperancestar/index.html

 

And below are a couple of examples:

 

Porcelain Crab Feeding - I actually got a couple of nice shots of this fella

 

Wobbygong shark and parrotfish having a little snooze together

 

Diver looking at a black coral tree at 42m's on the wreck of the St Paul.

[Cybergoldfish 1]

Some nice stuff there Dave - Especially like the Wobby & Parrot shot!

[Craig Ruaux 0]

Coooooool...

 

I originally certified in Brisbane, and dived a couple of times on Flinder's Reef, the wrecks on the inside of Moreton Island (Curtin Artificial Reef I think??) and down at Straddie. I've heard of the Esperance Star, but never have been on her. Looks like I should try and make a trip next time I'm in OZ.

 

BTW: Is the diver in the black coral/coral tree shots wearing a drysuit? I don't recall ever seeing anyone dive dry around BrizVegas (though it was often cold enough that I felt like you should).

[Dave H 0]

BTW: Is the diver in the black coral/coral tree shots wearing a drysuit? I don't recall ever seeing anyone dive dry around BrizVegas (though it was often cold enough that I felt like you should).

 

Yeah, he's wearing a drysuit. Water temp was about 21 degrees... some people are just soft!

 

We did a lot of wreck dives during the trip. A couple of dives on the St Paul, curtain artifical reef, the cementco and the wreck of the Aarhus. The Aarhus is one of the best dives I've done in a long time - heaps of macro and unusual criiters. And Qld Groper the size of small VW's!