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COMPETITION
Win a copy of the BBC DVD
Wild Kingdom: The Great British Year.
Shining through
by Silvia Li
A must-visit spot for
photographers is
Cathedral Rocks near
Kiama, NSW. I was
disappointed with the
lack of water action, but
the low tide exposed
green algae-covered
rocks, which added
depth to the image.
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FLYING FRIENDS
I enjoyed your picture of flying fish in
AG 127 (page 67). As I sailed in big
seas in the Gulf of Papua one morn-
ing after a storm, I was accompanied
for more than an hour by a school of
flying fish. Far from being disturbed
by the boat, they appeared to be using
the wind-flow around the vessel to
assist them to fly in what a glider pilot
would call wave-lift. They were not
just gliding along the surface, either;
they were in seemingly controlled
flight, at about 1m above the surface
of the water, with each fish flying for
long periods before briefly dipping
back in. It was fascinating to watch!
You don’t need an engine or flapping
wings to achieve flight – I’ve flown
for a few hours in gliders and I used
to enjoy watching the hang-gliders
flying in wave-lift off the cliffs of
Newcastle. It’s probably the most
enjoyable way to fly.
PETER SCHAPER, BIGGENDEN, QLD
Fish Outta Water. Brad
Siviour’s image from
the ANZANG contest.
Excotediae family (species unconfirmed)