Off for a weekend of diving and fun in the Caribbean

Discussion in 'The Bucket' started by horkn, May 28, 2009.

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  1. horkn

    horkn Giant Squid

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    I will be back on Monday night.
    Yes I will take pics.
     
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  2. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    Awesome, hope you enjoy, and Im looking forward to those pictures
    Steve
     
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  3. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    man you are SO LUCKY! I would love to take dive classes and one day go diving to some reef! However, this body would not dive well...would sink straight to the bottom;D! :eek::eek:
     
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  4. horkn

    horkn Giant Squid

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    I am very lucky to have learned to dive and be certified in Fiji.


    I will have to make due with an el cheapo underwater camera. But I have seen some nice pics taken with those.
     
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  5. amcarrig

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    Those only work up to a certain depth (unless they've improved since I last used one). I always found that when I tried to take pictures while diving/snorkelling, I missed out on too much stuff so now, I just enjoy the scenery and leave the camera at home :)

    Either way, have fun and be careful!
     
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  6. Dr.Fragenstein

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    Tom, bring me back some Carribbean stags if you don't mind, I guess many guys are shipping SPS just damp no water... Have fun, see ya in a couple days!
     
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  7. horkn

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    I did see some nice elkhorn coral, but they were in the sanctuary.

    A dive buddy had a waterproof camera in a housing. She took several pics, so once she sends me the pics, I will post away.

    I had a blast diving. we even saw an unexploded bomb from WW2. There also was a sunken PT boat.
     
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  8. Siddique

    Siddique Dragon Wrasse

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    Dude. Where you heading to... I'm in Trinidad and Tobago...Tobago especially has a lot of good dive sites...
    EDIT: Opps... I must have missed this thread... Didn't realize that you had already gone and returned.
     
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  9. Crimson Ghost

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    Hi Horkn, where did you dive? In a few weeks I will be in the Grand Caymans diving with the Mrs. I use an aging DC500 for pic’s and shoot a HD Sony video to show the land folks what its like :)

    Annick – the particulate you see when snorkeling dissipates somewhat at depth and the pictures are much clearer. My DC500 (3 year old tech now) uses “shark mode” which is an ultra fast shutter mode eliminating the particulate blur and reflections.

    Oh man…now I got diving on the brain and need to wait till the end of the month….
     
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  10. amcarrig

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    Well, don't I just feel awful for you :)
     
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