Editorial: My backyard, Trends in underwater images, UPY 2020

Staff · Issue 113, Mar/Apr 2020 · pp. 4

Editorial My backyard Bryant Turffs’ excellent article about Blue Heron Bridge may look and read like just another UwP location report but it is more than that and I hope it will lead to a regular UwP feature. As the title implies Bryant is fortunate to live a short drive away from Blue Heron Bridge and that’s the whole point. He didn’t need to take a flight and in today’s uncertain times that is perhaps something that we should all consider doing more. OK I accept that cars pollute too but nowhere near the extent of a 747 especially on a longhaul flight. Bryant is indeed lucky to live in Florida generally as it has world class and incredibly varied underwater habitats to dive and photograph. In addition BHB is a shore dive so no diesel driven boats are involved. Living as I do in the southwest of the UK I may not have the clearest or warmest water but I am not short of subjects from wre…