June 13, 2017 by admin

Lord Howe Island 2nd Annual Underwater Shootout Event 2018

June 2nd – 11th 2018

Lord Howe Island’s Annual Underwater Shootout Event.

WIN Amazing Prizes!

Dive Packages for 10 days including flights & Accommodation
Categories for Amateurs & Professionals
Attend Photo Workshops, Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner

Includes:

Return flights from Sydney

10 nights accommodation at Leanda Lei Apartments

Return airport transfers

10 dive package around Lord Howe Island

2 night dives

All dive gear

Refreshments in between dives

Morning tea at the Museum to kick off the event

Gala Dinner at the Golf Club to conclude the event and announce the winners

Price: $3300

Workshops:

Attend workshops with Scott Portelli to learn more about your photography or tweak what you already know. Workshops will include practical and in classroom techniques.

Prize categories

Wide

Macro

Black & white

Video (under 2 mins)

Endemic species

Split (Over/under shot)

Portraits

Behaviour

Portfolio

Creative/fine art

Shootout-Terms-and-Conditions

If you want to join us for this underwater shootout event and hone your skills at our workshops, please email scott@scottportelli.com for more information.

November 7, 2015 by admin

Weedy Seadragon Tours and Private Guiding

Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus)

Want to see one of the rarest most elusive creatures in the underwater world? Then Sydney is the place to dive. The east coast of Australia has some of the best underwater habitats in which the Weedy Seadragon thrives.

But they are not always easy to find as they camouflage themselves in the kelp that resembles their colour and features. I have been diving in Sydney for over 20 years and know the underwater terrain of many of the dive sites across Sydney north and south.

I have been photographing the various stages of the Weedy Seadragon’s life cycle in order to gain valuable data and learn more about their behaviour and population along our coastline.

If you would like to join a private guided tour to get up close and personal with these amazing creatures, I can organise dives around Sydney to some of the best hotspots for seeing Weedys.

These beautiful coloured dragons are closely related to the seahorse, being a member of the Syngnathidae family.

Join Our Weedy Seadragon tours

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January 4, 2012 by admin

Diving Sydney – Underwater Photography In My Backyard

Many people don’t realise how much diversity there is in the underwater world around Sydney beaches. I spent a lot of time in the water in 2011 photographing the various creatures we can find in our own back yard. Cuttlefish, Octopus, Sea Horses, Weedy Sea Dragons, Nudibranchs, Shrimp, Moray Eels, Port Jackson sharks and Wobbygong sharks to name just a few. I seriously recommend any underwater photographer taking the time to try diving Sydney and explore what it has to offer.

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