South Face Of Dun
This was a macro photographer ’ s paradise where practically every single kelp frond was a home for some critter or other . There were numerous nudibranchs feasting on the sea mats ( bryozoans ), tiny shrimps , blue-rayed limpets and some strange looking amphipods .
The Saw Cut
( Cul Cleite )
This was probably my favourite dive at St Kilda . The dive site is basically a crack in the rock that is around 3m wide and runs around 60m deep into the Dun . We didn ’ t have the 40m visibility that St Kilda is famous for , so I opted for a macro lens . Of course as soon as we entered the fissure , I realised that the viz inside was crystal clear and would have made a fantastic picture . However I certainly wasn ’ t stuck for small subjects to photograph , the floor of the gully was stacked with dahlia anemones . On the way back out the walls in shallower water were festooned with vibrantly coloured jewel anemones and the only difficulty was managing to focus in a hefty surge . When I g
RTop : Diver surfacing next to MV Halton
after a dive on Stac Lee
VAbove left to right : Mating nudibranches
( Polycera faeroensis );
Jewel Anemones ( Corynactis viridis ) outside the Saw Cut ;
Lightbulb tunicates ( Clavelina huntsmani )
QLeft : Diver in the kelp on Stac Lee
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