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20/12/2006: "Fathom 2 ...... Heron Island macro's"

Ron T. machined an extension tube for a Nikonos camera based on what was being developed in USA but not yet available in Asutralia.

Ron and Valerie were working as 2nd unit (underwater) at Heron Island for Barrier Reef a fictional TV series being produced by Lee Robinson a largely unsucessful follow-up to his Skippy - the bush kangaroo.

During the six months the Taylor's lived on this coral island resort off Gladstone, many world class still picture opportunities occured. The pick went into a National Georgraphic Magazine feature.

At fathom we were shown these macro's -which at the time, was absolutely stunning material, a quality beyond anything previously published in any diving magazine. Such was the impact of extension tube macro photography using a Nikonos camera, at that time 36 years ago.