Great Barrier Reef WARNING LOTS OF PHOTOS! - Page 17

amphirion · 02/18/2008, 04:08 PM

This thread is amazing, thanks to share all these pictures with us!

edr42 · 02/20/2008, 05:51 PM

Hey people,
Time for an update.
Well, my strobe is brilliant, and i can vouch for the accuracy of the Inon STTL system.
Here are some images from the last week of so:

edr42 · 02/20/2008, 05:54 PM

Leatherjackets in breeding colours

edr42 · 02/20/2008, 05:56 PM

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ezcompany · 02/21/2008, 12:52 PM

do you feed bluey at all? or is it very restricted

grallster · 02/21/2008, 12:58 PM

Love the pics--keep 'em coming!
One question, is wave action what makes those boulders so smooth and round, or were they formed that way?

ankur1113 · 02/21/2008, 02:40 PM

Is that orange/white bubble coral

edr42 · 02/22/2008, 01:45 AM

ezcompany: you can feed fish at will, its just frowned upon to strip the rock platforms of critters to feed the groupers. But you are free to feed the fish as much as you wish, just be careful not to wave around too much flesh and blood out on the open reefs in case you attract something a little further up the food chain than bluey. Common sense is the only rule.
If there is an urchin out in the open, i'll offer it to bluey, but i try not to give him anything he couldn't have gotten anyway. Usually i'll just turn over the odd rock for him to keep him from getting in front of the lens all the time.

grallster: Thanks!

Sydney is sitting on top of a big sandstone formation (hawksbury sandstone formation). This provides the big sandstone cliffs that you see in the area. Those boulders are merely eroded chucks of the rock face that have fallen down and been rounded by wave action. I wont go into the details of the geology of the area, but suffice to say that it is quite interesting. Incidentally, i'll be finishing my degree in geology this year.

ankur1113: It is a bubble coral, but I'm still a little confused as to what exactly it is doing in Sydney. Could be a refugee from the reef that has found a home down here, or it could (hopefully not) be an escapee from a tank. Whatever the cause, tropical critters do often find their way south to sydney on the East Australian Current.

ezcompany · 02/22/2008, 12:40 PM

i'm sure this has been answered b4 so pls forgive me, but what kind of grouper is bluey? his lips kinda look like its designed for coral / urchin / starfish eating : ) i've never seen groupers during my dives =(

Kinetic · 02/22/2008, 01:14 PM

awesome photos! i can't believe i didn't see this thread earlier.

ankur1113 · 02/22/2008, 03:08 PM

ankur1113: It is a bubble coral, but I'm still a little confused as to what exactly it is doing in Sydney. Could be a refugee from the reef that has found a home down here, or it could (hopefully not) be an escapee from a tank. Whatever the cause, tropical critters do often find their way south to sydney on the East Australian Current. [/B][/QUOTE]

Thanks for the reply. That is so strange but also look at the color on that thing, I have never seen anythng like this before.

edr42 · 02/22/2008, 05:17 PM

Bluey is an eastern blue grouper. Strictly speaking he isn't actually a grouper at all, just a supersized wrasse.

ezcompany · 02/22/2008, 06:23 PM

i knew it! he resembles more of the humphead wrasse than large groupers

edr42 · 03/30/2008, 10:58 PM

Ok, i thinks its about time to dust off this thread and add some more updates.

I've been kinda all over the place recently, but finally sorted things out and went diving this weekend. I am now a PADI Rescue Diver, and for anyone thinking of doing the course, i highly recommend it!

My G9 and Inon D2000S got its first proper outing on the reef, and i've got around 130 really good photos from the weekend.

At the moment i'm sorting them and filing them away on the computer, but they will be up on the thread soon, so keep an eye out.

This adventure features lionfish, sea fans, sea whips, lots of nudibranchs, corals, feather stars, and clowns in anemones, oh and a curious reef squid that i found on the night dive.

Stay tuned!

melev · 03/30/2008, 11:08 PM

Congratulations on your latest certification. That's excellent.

Looking forward to your next set of images.

edr42 · 03/31/2008, 04:11 AM

Ok guys, here we go:

All of these images are taken at Pelorus Island, part of the Cook Island Group off Townsville. It's immediately to the north of Orpheus Island, which i have some photo from earlier on in the thread.

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02/18/2008, 04:08 PM	#401
amphirion Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 209	This thread is amazing, thanks to share all these pictures with us! __________________ François-Étienne Current Tank Info: 110g Mixed Reef

02/21/2008, 12:52 PM	#407
ezcompany Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 4,640	do you feed bluey at all? or is it very restricted __________________ Jin Have a nice day! Current Tank Info: IM40

02/21/2008, 02:40 PM	#409
ankur1113 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: ATL Posts: 18	Is that orange/white bubble coral __________________ Marineland 250gal (total 420) Bubbleking 300Ext 11x80watts overdriven T5 Geo618 Ca Reactor Current Tank Info: DeepSea 185 Mix

02/22/2008, 12:40 PM	#411
ezcompany Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 4,640	i'm sure this has been answered b4 so pls forgive me, but what kind of grouper is bluey? his lips kinda look like its designed for coral / urchin / starfish eating : ) i've never seen groupers during my dives =( __________________ Jin Have a nice day! Current Tank Info: IM40

02/22/2008, 03:08 PM	#413
ankur1113 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: ATL Posts: 18	ankur1113: It is a bubble coral, but I'm still a little confused as to what exactly it is doing in Sydney. Could be a refugee from the reef that has found a home down here, or it could (hopefully not) be an escapee from a tank. Whatever the cause, tropical critters do often find their way south to sydney on the East Australian Current. [/B][/QUOTE] Thanks for the reply. That is so strange but also look at the color on that thing, I have never seen anythng like this before. __________________ Marineland 250gal (total 420) Bubbleking 300Ext 11x80watts overdriven T5 Geo618 Ca Reactor Current Tank Info: DeepSea 185 Mix

02/20/2008, 05:51 PM	#402
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	Hey people, Time for an update. Well, my strobe is brilliant, and i can vouch for the accuracy of the Inon STTL system. Here are some images from the last week of so:

02/20/2008, 05:54 PM	#403
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	Leatherjackets in breeding colours

02/20/2008, 05:56 PM	#404
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355

02/20/2008, 05:59 PM	#405
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355

02/20/2008, 06:01 PM	#406
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355

02/21/2008, 12:58 PM	#408
grallster Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 541	Love the pics--keep 'em coming! One question, is wave action what makes those boulders so smooth and round, or were they formed that way?

02/22/2008, 01:45 AM	#410
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	ezcompany: you can feed fish at will, its just frowned upon to strip the rock platforms of critters to feed the groupers. But you are free to feed the fish as much as you wish, just be careful not to wave around too much flesh and blood out on the open reefs in case you attract something a little further up the food chain than bluey. Common sense is the only rule. If there is an urchin out in the open, i'll offer it to bluey, but i try not to give him anything he couldn't have gotten anyway. Usually i'll just turn over the odd rock for him to keep him from getting in front of the lens all the time. grallster: Thanks! Sydney is sitting on top of a big sandstone formation (hawksbury sandstone formation). This provides the big sandstone cliffs that you see in the area. Those boulders are merely eroded chucks of the rock face that have fallen down and been rounded by wave action. I wont go into the details of the geology of the area, but suffice to say that it is quite interesting. Incidentally, i'll be finishing my degree in geology this year. ankur1113: It is a bubble coral, but I'm still a little confused as to what exactly it is doing in Sydney. Could be a refugee from the reef that has found a home down here, or it could (hopefully not) be an escapee from a tank. Whatever the cause, tropical critters do often find their way south to sydney on the East Australian Current.

02/22/2008, 01:14 PM	#412
Kinetic Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 7,230	awesome photos! i can't believe i didn't see this thread earlier.

02/22/2008, 05:17 PM	#414
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	Bluey is an eastern blue grouper. Strictly speaking he isn't actually a grouper at all, just a supersized wrasse.

02/22/2008, 06:23 PM	#415
ezcompany Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 4,640	i knew it! he resembles more of the humphead wrasse than large groupers __________________ Jin Have a nice day! Current Tank Info: IM40

03/30/2008, 10:58 PM	#416
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	Ok, i thinks its about time to dust off this thread and add some more updates. I've been kinda all over the place recently, but finally sorted things out and went diving this weekend. I am now a PADI Rescue Diver, and for anyone thinking of doing the course, i highly recommend it! My G9 and Inon D2000S got its first proper outing on the reef, and i've got around 130 really good photos from the weekend. At the moment i'm sorting them and filing them away on the computer, but they will be up on the thread soon, so keep an eye out. This adventure features lionfish, sea fans, sea whips, lots of nudibranchs, corals, feather stars, and clowns in anemones, oh and a curious reef squid that i found on the night dive. Stay tuned!

03/30/2008, 11:08 PM	#417
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Congratulations on your latest certification. That's excellent. Looking forward to your next set of images.

03/31/2008, 04:11 AM	#418
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	Ok guys, here we go: All of these images are taken at Pelorus Island, part of the Cook Island Group off Townsville. It's immediately to the north of Orpheus Island, which i have some photo from earlier on in the thread.

03/31/2008, 04:13 AM	#419
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355

03/31/2008, 04:15 AM	#420
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03/31/2008, 04:18 AM	#421
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03/31/2008, 04:19 AM	#422
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03/31/2008, 04:21 AM	#423
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03/31/2008, 04:23 AM	#424
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03/31/2008, 04:25 AM	#425
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