Maori Wars -Waikaremoana.
I once found a photograph my grandfather Rich Marshall took of the scuttled whale boat built in 1869 to help in the war against the Maori Leader Te Kooti. The boats were scuttled in Lake Waikaremoana when Te Kooti had allready fled the area. With Hawke Bay to dirty to go Shark Diving, last week [...]
New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year.
Thanks everybody for the fantastic response to winning New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year last week. It is important to acknowledge that behind the photograph’s is a fantastic team of friends, dive buddies and family whom without the support taking these images would not be possible. Cheers Richie
Ice Diving Lake Alta New Zealand.
Last week Pete Mesley and I flew down to Wanaka to hang out with Scuba Steve and his lovely family for a few days where we headed off Ice Diving with the Cromwell Dive Club on their 23rd annual trip to Lake Alta at an altitude 1837 meters in the Remarkables Mountain Range near Queenstown [...]
R.I.P Moko
Department of Conservation (DOC) staff say a dolphin found dead in the Bay of Plenty is probably Moko, who has entertained beachgoers on the North Island east coast for the past few years. The bottlenose dolphin was found on Matakana beach, north of Mt Maunganui, yesterday. DOC staff would today examine the dolphin, which is [...]
Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus).
While I was in Poland a dead Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus was washed into Rikoriko Cave at the Poorknights Marine Reserve, New Zealand. Unconfirmed reports are that the Department of Conservation tried removing it and the skeletal remains are streched over a large distance.
Seven Days at the Poor Knights Marine Reserve.
Some of the highlights from my first annual Seven-Day trip to the Poor Knights Islands with Quentin Bennett, Andrew Green, Franz Smith and Mary Carney with Ocean Blue Adventures on board their tender Mazurka with Kevin Delonge and Kent Ericksen. Quentin and various dive companions have been doing this trip every year around the same [...]
Postcards from Warszawa
Found the best cup of Coffee in Warsaw yesterday. A little cafe called foto. Awesome coffee and old cameras . The Owner gave me a print of Warsaw old town from the 60′s… well at least that’s what I think he said.
Polskie Wesele (Polish Wedding).
Maria Stolarska watches her granddaughter leave for her wedding.Polish wedding of Izabela Stolarska and Piotr Koziol in the suburb of Marki in Warszawa Poland..Saturday 08 May 2010.Photograph Richard Robinson © 2010.
Postcards from Polska
08 May 2010 On my way to a Polish Wedding, Don’t think it is mine. May 07 2010 : As beautiful as this country is, at the back of my mind I am still worried that I did not get my passport stamped when I arrived. In fact there did not seem to be any [...]
New Nudibranchs
On my last seven day trip to the Knights, found a few more Nudi’s I have not seen before.
Poor Knights Seven Day Photography Trip.
A space has become available on a seven day photography trip to the Knights leaving early on Saturday the 17th April coming back on Friday the 23d April on board MV Mazurka with Ocean Blue Adventures. The trip is more suited towards experienced photographers. This particular group, excluding myself have been doing this trip each [...]
Chromodoris aureomarginata
If you are out at the Knights keep an eye out for these little Nocturnal Nudibranch’s seems to be allot around at the moment during the day around The Great Wall.
Kingfish
Dive Number: 227.Boat: Pacific Hideaway..Site: Fred’s Pinnacle, Poor Knights Marine Reserve, New Zealand..Dive Buddy : Ian Skipworth.Temperature: 19 Degrees Celsius..Rebreather : Inspiration Vision. Total Time On Unit : 26:56 hh:mm.Maximum Depth : 25 meters.Bottom Time: 87 minutes..Bottom Time to Date: 12,307 minutes..Cumulative Time: 12,394 minutes.
Caesarean shark pups released into wild
Caesarean shark pups released into wild
Tiny Nudibranch’s
Over the last month Ian Skipworth has been helping me find some very little Nudibranchs. I must admit it is rather addictive trying to find them.
Trapania rudmani
Anna Clague spotted this little fulah the other week at Danger Rock. There is a little info on it at the Sea Slug Forum My buddy Ian Skipworth has only come across it the once, I take that as a good indication that it is not that common.
Wreck appears after 66 years
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10619650 BRISBANE – Shipwreck hunters have overcome technical difficulties to spend an extra five hours filming the Centaur wreck, including prized footage of the bell with the ship’s name on it. A submarine robot named Remora 3 descended more than 2000m to take the first underwater footage of the Australian hospital ship on Sunday, then [...]
First Dives of a New Decade
Major goal for 2010 : One Hundred Quality Hours on Rebreather. 13 Down 87 to Go.
Four Weddings and a Rebreather Course.
I have survived the first two out of four weddings I have to go to this month. Throw in one of New Zealand’s great divers Pete Mesley’s 40th birthday and my Rebreather Course it has been one hell of a end of year so far Luckly I only have a few more days work to [...]
Sugarloaf and Scary Deep
Dived the Pinnacles at the Poor Knights Marine Reserve, New Zealand on Saturday on a little Secret Mission testing a new Product for a friend. More to be Revealed on that later but it is awesome to see that the Jason mirabilis Nudibranch is back at the Knights after a few Years Hiding. Saturday 14 [...]
Sharp-toothed shark acts as midwife
Sharp-toothed shark acts as midwife
New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year Awards
The New Zealand Geographic photography awards have been announced. Stoked to be highly commended for two Blue Shark Pictures in the Wildlife section. There were some amazing Pictures taken worth a look. Congrats to everyone who participated.
Mikhail Lermontov
Sitting in Wellington getting ready to dive the Mikhail Lermontov. Have blocked ears from Diving in Taupo. Seem to be clearing. Getting excited. Just reading some poetry from Mikhail Lermontov. I lay alone upon the valley sands. Clustered above my head, the cliffs were steep With yellowed summits scorched beneath the sun That now scorched [...]
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