Great Barrier Reef WARNING LOTS OF PHOTOS! - Page 23

Rustylugnuts · 09/02/2008, 03:19 PM

That christmas tree worm is my new wallpaper @ work. Thanks for sharing it with us keep up the good shootn!

wickedfish · 09/03/2008, 03:48 AM

Truly Amazing. Like a Dream. Beyond anything i have ever scene in my life. Who needs a s.w aquarium there.

eland · 09/06/2008, 06:04 AM

WOW ! I'm kinda at a loss for words after sitting here going through this entire thread the pictures are unbelievable. Please keep sending more photos.

percula99 · 09/06/2008, 06:33 AM

edr42, these are great shots as I have mentioned before, But...have we ever seen a shot of you??

littlecat34 · 10/16/2008, 08:40 PM

its elegal right to catch exotic reef fish from the ocean.I would be so tempted just to take that giant clam and sell it for thousands.I wouldent do it just saying i would be tempted to.or that clown tang.

littlecat34 · 10/16/2008, 08:40 PM

its elegal right to catch exotic reef fish from the ocean.I would be so tempted just to take that giant clam and sell it for thousands.I wouldent do it just saying i would be tempted to.or that clown tang.

Elliott · 10/16/2008, 08:55 PM

very nice photos, appreciate you taking the time to post them! makes me want to go diving!!

cymbiline · 10/20/2008, 12:46 PM

Those are great pics !! I've had this thread on my favorite for about 6 months now. It's been a pleasure to me to veiw them over and over again, kindof a sense of tranquility. Thank you for doing this!

Bob

edr42 · 10/20/2008, 03:51 PM

Hello again guys, i've got a treat for you this time, some photos from the SS Yongala wreck. So stay tuned over the next few days.

Elliott · 10/20/2008, 04:00 PM

hey, since you got your new camera I've noticed your photos getting better, some really great shots!

edr42 · 10/22/2008, 06:24 AM

Alright, time for the next installment!

This is from a trip i took down to the SS Yongala wreck just south of townsville.

This is Neil, one of my fellow instructors, coming down the descent line.

edr42 · 10/22/2008, 06:29 AM

Neil in the fish soup

the top of the wreck

The resident turtle who lives on the wreck

edr42 · 10/22/2008, 06:32 AM

edr42 · 10/22/2008, 06:35 AM

edr42 · 10/22/2008, 06:38 AM

Baby VW, only about 6 feet long.

edr42 · 10/22/2008, 06:41 AM

Elliott · 10/22/2008, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by edr42

what is this?

dvmsn · 10/22/2008, 08:05 AM

A sea snake

Elliott · 10/22/2008, 08:26 AM

looks enormous in that picture

percula99 · 10/22/2008, 08:37 AM

Awesome shots as always edr42. I noticed some of the shots were pretty gray and colorless. How deep is the wreck?

Here is a short blurb on the SS Yongala I got from Wikipedia.

"The passenger ship, 'SS Yongala', sank off Cape Bowling Green, on 23 March 1911. En route from Melbourne to Cairns she steamed into a cyclone and sank without a trace south of Townsville, Australia. The actual cause of the wrecking remains a mystery.

One hundred and twenty-two people perished in what was considered one of the most tragic incidents in Australian maritime history. There were no survivors. It was only in 1958 that the wreck of the Yongala was discovered lying in northern waters south of Townsville and has since become renowned as an internationally regarded diving and tourist destination."

If anyone wants to read more, here is the link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Yongala

melev · 10/22/2008, 01:06 PM

I didn't see the wreck in those pictures, unless it was this one:

edr42 · 10/24/2008, 06:47 PM

Elliot; that is indeed a ea snake, an olive sea snake to be exact. They are all around 4 to 6 feet long and rather fat. Very placid and curious critters. One of my favorites at the wreck.

Percula99: Some of the photos are black and white, i used this due to the nature of the site. The wreck lies in 100 feet of water at the base, and is relatively inshore, so the vis is usually only around 15 to 20 metres. Anything beyond about 3 metres away simply becomes a uniform dull greeny blue due to the depth. I was experimenting with black and white to focus on the silhouette over the colours.

Melev; the whole thing is all wreck, the yongala lies in 100 feet of water, in the middle of the 30 mile wide sandy channel between the reef and the shore, so anything solid you see it wreck.
This is why it acts like such a magnet to all the fish, because its the only large piece of structure for miles around. At just over 100 metres long its also a rather large ship, so getting a classic wreck shot it next to impossible due to the size and nature of the wreck (its completely encrusted in hundreds of different species of corals).
But yes, that photo is the wreck.

melev · 10/24/2008, 09:46 PM

Very interesting. Sounds like you continue to live the life we dream of.

coralreeferhead · 10/27/2008, 02:57 PM

Yeah- it's tough being a reefer in the midwest. The pics keep us dreamin'

edr42 · 10/27/2008, 07:03 PM

Another set of Yongala pics, this time from about 2 weeks ago.
I had a day off, so naturally i went diving

Launching at Alva beach. This boat has twin 250hp outboards, so the ride out is pretty fast!

This is beside the wreck, just a carpet of soft corals at 110 feet down (with a large napoleon wrasse in the background)

Olive sea snake on the sand at the base of the wreck

Medium VW cruising in open water, she was being elusive that day, couldn't get close, but she's around 8 feet long, and easily 4 feet wide.

Fish soup on the leeward side of the wreck

09/02/2008, 03:19 PM	#551
Rustylugnuts Powdered Toast Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 813	That christmas tree worm is my new wallpaper @ work. Thanks for sharing it with us keep up the good shootn! __________________ And now back to my regularly scheduled lurking. Drill It! Current Tank Info: Buncha parts and tanks of various size. Nothing currently running :(

09/06/2008, 06:04 AM	#553
eland Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lafayette, LA Posts: 71	WOW ! I'm kinda at a loss for words after sitting here going through this entire thread the pictures are unbelievable. Please keep sending more photos. __________________ Earl

10/16/2008, 08:40 PM	#555
littlecat34 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: dallas tx Posts: 30	its elegal right to catch exotic reef fish from the ocean.I would be so tempted just to take that giant clam and sell it for thousands.I wouldent do it just saying i would be tempted to.or that clown tang. __________________ i am pretty cool Current Tank Info: 54 gallon mixed reef. sailfin tang,yellow tang,bluethroat trigger maroon clown ,purple pseudochromis . Planning on upgrading to a 180 gallon fish only tank in a year.

10/16/2008, 08:40 PM	#556
littlecat34 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: dallas tx Posts: 30	s its elegal right to catch exotic reef fish from the ocean.I would be so tempted just to take that giant clam and sell it for thousands.I wouldent do it just saying i would be tempted to.or that clown tang. __________________ i am pretty cool Current Tank Info: 54 gallon mixed reef. sailfin tang,yellow tang,bluethroat trigger maroon clown ,purple pseudochromis . Planning on upgrading to a 180 gallon fish only tank in a year.

10/16/2008, 08:55 PM	#557
Elliott Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 3,849	very nice photos, appreciate you taking the time to post them! makes me want to go diving!! __________________ Rodney Dangerfield - "I worked in a pet store and people would ask how big I would get." TOTM, March 2015 Current Tank Info: tank video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va1dI7mdnGU ,900g in wall mixed reef, another 500g sumps, 19 AI Sol LED's, 2 CL's w/VFD's controlled pumps to 24 eductors, 2 Tunze WB's, 2 Barr 5220's and RK2 25PE and BK500, etc

09/03/2008, 03:48 AM	#552
wickedfish Moved On Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southbay Posts: 2,167	Truly Amazing. Like a Dream. Beyond anything i have ever scene in my life. Who needs a s.w aquarium there.

09/06/2008, 06:33 AM	#554
percula99 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 609	edr42, these are great shots as I have mentioned before, But...have we ever seen a shot of you??

10/20/2008, 12:46 PM	#558
cymbiline Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Valrico Fl Posts: 844	Those are great pics !! I've had this thread on my favorite for about 6 months now. It's been a pleasure to me to veiw them over and over again, kindof a sense of tranquility. Thank you for doing this! Bob __________________ With age comes wisdom, but sometimes age arrives alone! Current Tank Info: 125 gal reef 2 250 MH 75 gal sump

10/20/2008, 03:51 PM	#559
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	Hello again guys, i've got a treat for you this time, some photos from the SS Yongala wreck. So stay tuned over the next few days.

10/20/2008, 04:00 PM	#560
Elliott Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 3,849	hey, since you got your new camera I've noticed your photos getting better, some really great shots! __________________ Rodney Dangerfield - "I worked in a pet store and people would ask how big I would get." TOTM, March 2015 Current Tank Info: tank video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va1dI7mdnGU ,900g in wall mixed reef, another 500g sumps, 19 AI Sol LED's, 2 CL's w/VFD's controlled pumps to 24 eductors, 2 Tunze WB's, 2 Barr 5220's and RK2 25PE and BK500, etc

10/22/2008, 06:24 AM	#561
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	Alright, time for the next installment! This is from a trip i took down to the SS Yongala wreck just south of townsville. This is Neil, one of my fellow instructors, coming down the descent line.

10/22/2008, 06:29 AM	#562
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	Neil in the fish soup the top of the wreck The resident turtle who lives on the wreck

10/22/2008, 06:32 AM	#563
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355

10/22/2008, 06:35 AM	#564
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355

10/22/2008, 06:38 AM	#565
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	Baby VW, only about 6 feet long.

10/22/2008, 06:41 AM	#566
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355

10/22/2008, 08:05 AM	#568
dvmsn Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Surfside Beach, SC Posts: 3,008	A sea snake

10/22/2008, 08:26 AM	#569
Elliott Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 3,849	looks enormous in that picture __________________ Rodney Dangerfield - "I worked in a pet store and people would ask how big I would get." TOTM, March 2015 Current Tank Info: tank video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va1dI7mdnGU ,900g in wall mixed reef, another 500g sumps, 19 AI Sol LED's, 2 CL's w/VFD's controlled pumps to 24 eductors, 2 Tunze WB's, 2 Barr 5220's and RK2 25PE and BK500, etc

10/22/2008, 08:37 AM	#570
percula99 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 609	Awesome shots as always edr42. I noticed some of the shots were pretty gray and colorless. How deep is the wreck? Here is a short blurb on the SS Yongala I got from Wikipedia. "The passenger ship, 'SS Yongala', sank off Cape Bowling Green, on 23 March 1911. En route from Melbourne to Cairns she steamed into a cyclone and sank without a trace south of Townsville, Australia. The actual cause of the wrecking remains a mystery. One hundred and twenty-two people perished in what was considered one of the most tragic incidents in Australian maritime history. There were no survivors. It was only in 1958 that the wreck of the Yongala was discovered lying in northern waters south of Townsville and has since become renowned as an internationally regarded diving and tourist destination." If anyone wants to read more, here is the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Yongala

10/22/2008, 01:06 PM	#571
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	I didn't see the wreck in those pictures, unless it was this one:

10/24/2008, 06:47 PM	#572
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	Elliot; that is indeed a ea snake, an olive sea snake to be exact. They are all around 4 to 6 feet long and rather fat. Very placid and curious critters. One of my favorites at the wreck. Percula99: Some of the photos are black and white, i used this due to the nature of the site. The wreck lies in 100 feet of water at the base, and is relatively inshore, so the vis is usually only around 15 to 20 metres. Anything beyond about 3 metres away simply becomes a uniform dull greeny blue due to the depth. I was experimenting with black and white to focus on the silhouette over the colours. Melev; the whole thing is all wreck, the yongala lies in 100 feet of water, in the middle of the 30 mile wide sandy channel between the reef and the shore, so anything solid you see it wreck. This is why it acts like such a magnet to all the fish, because its the only large piece of structure for miles around. At just over 100 metres long its also a rather large ship, so getting a classic wreck shot it next to impossible due to the size and nature of the wreck (its completely encrusted in hundreds of different species of corals). But yes, that photo is the wreck.

10/24/2008, 09:46 PM	#573
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Very interesting. Sounds like you continue to live the life we dream of.

10/27/2008, 02:57 PM	#574
coralreeferhead Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Norwalk, Iowa Posts: 136	Yeah- it's tough being a reefer in the midwest. The pics keep us dreamin'

10/27/2008, 07:03 PM	#575
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	Another set of Yongala pics, this time from about 2 weeks ago. I had a day off, so naturally i went diving Launching at Alva beach. This boat has twin 250hp outboards, so the ride out is pretty fast! This is beside the wreck, just a carpet of soft corals at 110 feet down (with a large napoleon wrasse in the background) Olive sea snake on the sand at the base of the wreck Medium VW cruising in open water, she was being elusive that day, couldn't get close, but she's around 8 feet long, and easily 4 feet wide. Fish soup on the leeward side of the wreck