This is my second time to use my new SeaLife DC500 Underwater Camera. It will be interesting to compare these photos with those I take later on, once I’ve had more experience.

John and I got up early last Sunday morning to go down to Byron Bay in NSW for a couple of dives at Julian Rocks.

This is one of our favourite spots to dive so we were excited and I was looking forward to using my new camera too. It was only the second time for me to use it underwater.

We got our gear ready and put it on the boat as soon as we arrived at the SunDive shop at Byron. Ruth was there with the rest of the people from the Gold CoastDive Centre. It wasn’t long and we were driving down in the truck ready to launch the boat. The surf was high and it was a bitrough getting in and riding out there. Not too bad though!!

In the boat, we divided up into 3 groups, kitted up and fell back into thewater. It was warmer in the water than out of it. We all had an easy ascent straight down the rope, and saw some Wobbegongs down at the bottom. Oops! I was taking a photo of one, and nearly leaned on another. As usual at Byron Bay, there were lots of them!

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Photos have been chosen for the 2005 Project AWARE Contest. More than 150 Scuba Divers sent in their best photographs.

The Project AWARE foundation awards prixes for the best shoots in the categories “Reefs”, “Sharks”, “Turtles”, “Coral”, “Wrecks” and “Underwater Pollution”. A group of international diving specialists then preselect a number of the most attractive pictures from each category.

From that pre-selection, PADI divers are asked to vote for the best picture per category. The winners for the 2005 Scuba Diving Photo Contest were announced recently.