James Peake
Profile
Hi There and Welcome!
I hope you enjoy my photos as much as I have enjoyed diving for and taking them. I’m born & raised in Melbourne, Australia and have always lived close to the sea, as such it has a great attraction for me and I was inevitably drawn to scuba diving. The bulk of my diving is done in nearby Port Phillip and Westernport Bays. I love showing folks the amazing marine diversity that these southern temperate waters support as most people, including locals, don’t have a clue of the treasures under the surface here. For this reason I took up underwater photography in early 2007 and despite being a complete newbie and photographic beginner I’ve managed to get the idea pretty quick (digital photography with its instant feedback certainly helps!)
To begin with I did a fair bit of research looking at what cameras others where using underwater and asked a lot of questions at Dive Oz .
In Feb ‘07 I purchased a point & shoot Fuji E900 in an Ikelite housing + Ikelite DS-125 strobe from Digital Diver in Cairns. I was very happy with results I achieved with that rig and I’m enjoyed the learning curve it provided. I have recently upgraded to DSLR with a Nikon D90 and have sold my faithful E900 rig complete to help fund housing the D90.
Please note that although I try to be accurate when naming the animals and plants I find, I am not a professional and if you have any corrections I’d be delighted to hear from you.
My photostream on Flickr – if you see an image on it you would like to purchase on RedBubble let me know and I shall make it available for you.
NB- Please contact me for any inquiries relating to purchase and use of my images. All my photos are © James Peake, worldwide. All rights reserved.
Cheers,
Jim.
Groups
James Peake is a member of ** Super Macro Photography (Two Per Day ), 1:1 Macro Photography (Limit: 2 posts per 24 hour period), All That is Nature (Photography Only), All the Colors of the Rainbow, Animal Portraits, Australian Wildlife, Birds and Creatures of Flight, Black and White Photography, Bokeh, Depth Of Field (2 images per day) - Read Group Rules Please, Extreme Close-Ups, Images & Ideas, Mornington Peninsula & Port Phillip Bay, Mother Nature's Finest, Nature's Wonders, Nirvana (1 images per day and 1 written per day), SEA, Shapes & Patterns - Limit of 2 images per day, Something Fishy, Stillness Speaks **Max 2 uploads per day** {{No NUDES, ABSTRACT, CANDIDS or ACTION IMAGES}}, The Birds, The true beauty, Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art, Underwater & Sealife (Limit 2 Per Day), Underwater Photographer's Guild and Zoophoria (2 per day, approval required).
