I had been shooting over/underwater images of these waratah anemones at Port Kembla, NSW for several weeks but couldn't quite coincide the required low tide with a complimentary sunrise. However, on this particular day there were a lot of silver gulls around and the hazy morning mist created a beautiful sun halo. I quickly fired a few frames before the light changed and as I did I really lucked in as one of the gulls flew right through the suns orb! ..... The decisive moment had arrived! I shot the image with my camera housed in a waterproof case and an 8" acrylic lens dome. The anemones were lit with underwater strobe guns. What I really love about over/under photographs is that it gives the underwater element a sense of place. For the viewer it marries the underwater environment with our own familiar world. It links the unknown with the known.