Picture of the Month

Picture of the month

Inspired by the 'Picture of the Month' featured on the club's noticeboard, these are pictures chosen by members from pictures taken by members, many featured on the club's and members' web sites. If you've got a picture you think would make a good potm then please send a copy to the webmaster, preferrably sized no larger than 800x800 pixels.

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March 2008

This month's picture has to be the winner of the club photo competition - Colin Campbell's Turtle taken at Abo Hasish in the Red Sea.
© Copyright 2008 Colin Campbell

February 2008

It's been a bit quiet this winter for pictures. This one brings us a bit of colour from Margarita.
© Copyright 2006 Barrie Cowell

October

Don't tell them your name Pike! Ellerton Lake, October 2007.
© Copyright 2007 Lewis Bambury

July

Looking a lobster in the eye. From a dive in Bull Bay, Anglesey.
© Copyright 2007 Lewis Bambury

May

Chosen by Kerry - a pair of anenome fish under a coral head in the Red Sea in April this year. Unfortunately we missed a picture of the month for April itself so hopefully this will make up for it!
© Copyright 2007 Lewis Bambury

March

It must have been a good dive! This sea slug appears to be a Janolus Cristatus seen - guess where? - yes it's that Conger Crevice site again.
© Copyright 2006 Lewis Bambury

February

This month's picture was one of many good shots taken on a dive on Conger Crevice - a lobster hiding behind dead man's fingers in the eponymous crevice, taken by Rob Wright.
© Copyright 2006 Rob Wright

January

January's picture was taken by Dave Laurence on a club trip to Strangford Lough in 2002. It shows the sea floor covered in various forms of life including an impressive colonial hydroid (sea beard).
© Copyright 2006 Dave Laurence

December

December's picture was chosen by Kerry and Emily. A young seal nervously approaches Freda during a dive at the Farne Islands in August 2006. Lewis tells us that the seals at this spot were quite timid and that he and Freda had to wait patiently as the seals repeatedly slowly crept in and then swam off, gradually getting closer each time, until they came close enough to photograph. “We saw seals on virtually every dive on this trip; they were particularly fond of nibbling at Freda's fins. At one of the other sites we dived we were having to push them off to continue the dive”.
© Copyright 2006 Lewis Bambury

November

November's picture was taken by Barrie Cowell during the club's trip to Skye. Barrie and Freda found it waiting at the bottom shot line when diving Macleod's Maidens and got some great shots.
© Copyright 2006 Barrie Cowell

October

October's picture is a rare shot of a Goldsinny wrasse actually facing the camera. Taken by Rob on a dive on the wonderfully colourful Conger Crevice during the club's trip to Skye, using a camera he had borrowed from Graeme. For one of his first forays underwater with a camera it really is an excellent shot.
© Copyright 2006 Rob Wright