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Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus).

Richard Robinson — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 23:44:33 +0000

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.

Diver Ian Skipworth looks over the Skeletal remains of a Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) at Rikoriko Cave, Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve New Zealand..Friday 25 June 2010.Photograph Richard Robinson © 2010

: Skeletal remains of a Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) at Rikoriko Cave, Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve New Zealand..Saturday 26 June 2010.Photograph Richard Robinson © 2010.

Skeletal remains of a Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) at Rikoriko Cave, Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve New Zealand..Saturday 26 June 2010.Photograph Richard Robinson © 2010.

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Seven Days at the Poor Knights Marine Reserve.

Richard Robinson — Fri, 14 May 2010 18:22:42 +0000

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 week in April since the late sixties.

I felt very privileged to be asked along and it was fascinating listening to story’s of trips past and how things have changed and in some cases stayed the same at the Knights.

Certainly the week was one of my best dive experiences, peaking when a pod of False-killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) and Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) approached as I ended a dive in Crater Bay. Having come up from a 120 minute dive at dusk on the East Side of the Island with no more power left in my strobes I was forced to really test the 5D Mark 2 in low light with exposures around 60^th second at f2.8 at 1000iso the results are amazing… A few years ago, I would never expected that we could get this quality from digital in saying that a few years ago, shooting film you could not change film underwater, I would have been stuck with a low iso film and would not have got the shots at all.

Unfortunately I am being a tease because I can’t show you the pictures until they are published… keep your eyes out and just a friendly reminder to buy the current New Zealand Geographic in fact get a subscription we are very lucky to have a magazine of this calibre in New Zealand.

Over the seven days squeezed in 21 Dives with a total of 26 hours in the water…

New Zealand Diving Pioneer and Underwater Photographer Quentin Bennett with Eastern Arch on Aorangaia Island in the background at the Poor Knights Islands Marine Reserve New Zealand. Friday 23 April 2010 Photograph Richard Robinson © 2010.

One very cool thing I photographed was sun being refracted through Salps not unusal I know, but the Refracted Prisms were lighting up Snapper…. Rainbow Snapper.

Nudibranch, Cratena lineata Order: Nudibranchia Suborder: Aeolidina Family: Glaucidae Location :The Canyon, Poor Knights Marine Reserve, New Zealand. Saturday 17 April 2010 Photograph Richard Robinson © 2010

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New Nudibranchs

Richard Robinson — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:34:33 +0000

On my last seven day trip to the Knights, found a few more Nudi’s I have not seen before.

Nudibranch, Cratena lineata?.Order: Nudibranchia.Suborder: Aeolidina.Family: Glaucidae.Location :The Canyon, Poor Knights Marine Reserve, New Zealand..Saturday 17 April 2010.Photograph Richard Robinson © 2010

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Poor Knights Seven Day Photography Trip.

Richard Robinson — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:06:03 +0000

The Poor Knights Islands and Marine Reserve, New Zealand.Thursday 05 June 2008.

A space has become available on a seven day photography trip to the Knights leaving early on Saturday the 17^th 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 year since the dawn of scuba.

A chance to see some real Masters at work.

Please Contact me if you are keen.

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First Dives of a New Decade

Richard Robinson — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:51:02 +0000

The Pinnacles (High Peak Rocks) and Sugar Loaf part of the Poor Knights Marine Reserve New Zealand.

Major goal for 2010 : One Hundred Quality Hours on Rebreather. 13 Down 87 to Go.

Saturday 02 January 2010 www.depth.co.nz
Dive Number: 214
Boat: Yukon Charters.
Site: Sugar Loaf Rock, Poor Knights Marine Reserve.

Temperature: 21.2 Degrees Celsius Atmospheric.

Rebreather : Inspiration Vision. Total Time On Unit : 11:40 hh:mm

Maximum Depth : 33.4 meters
Bottom Time: 94 minutes.
Bottom Time to Date: 11,253 minutes.
Cumulative Time: 11,347 minutes.

The Moon Rises over Eastern Arch on the Aorangaia Island.

Dive Number: 215
Boat: Yukon Charters.
Site: Eastern Arch, Poor Knights Marine Reserve.

Temperature: 21.2 Degrees Celsius Atmospheric.

Rebreather : Inspiration Vision. Total Time On Unit : 13:07 hh:mm

Maximum Depth : 28.6 meters
Bottom Time: 88 minutes.
Bottom Time to Date: 11,347 minutes.
Cumulative Time: 11,435 minutes.

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