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Here's a picture I took last week in the Sea of Cortez, of a mystery creature most likely related to sea fans or gorgonians. This was shot at about 30 feet, though I saw these at a variety of depths. This one is about a foot across. The branches are firm, but slightly flexible. What...

I'm finally getting around to posting some pictures from my recent trip to the Great Barrier Reef. We actually spent three weeks down under, with a week touring New Zealand, a week touring Australia, and then some time on the reef. It was an amazing trip. Diving was on Mike Ball's Spoilsport...

Just back from a wonderful trip to Fiji, spending 10 days aboard the Naia. I took about a thousand pictures during 37 dives. I had a strobe flood, which miraculously recovered after a freshwater rinse and thorough drying. Here are my favorite pictures from the trip. Many more are at...

I had my first problem ever with my Olympus housing on my recent trip to Fiji. Luckily, it didn't flood. However, the shutter button didn't pop back up after pressing it down. This happened near the start of a dive. It wasn't a particularly deep dive, to about 50 feet. Thanks to the clear...

Can anyone recommend a reference book that's helpful in identifying gelatinous sea creatures (jellyfish, comb jellies, siphonophores, etc)? I'm interested in both the Caribbean and the south Pacific, though I realize there may not be a single book that covers both. Thanks, -Mark

I was in Saba last week and had a wonderful time diving. Here are my favorite pictures from the week: And one that isn't as sharp a picture as I would like, but is of a creature I had never seen before, a leopard flatworm: If you want to see all of my pictures from the...

I've got an INON D-180 strobe, though I believe that the same part is used on their other strobes as well. On the end of the fiber optic cable that attaches to the strobe, there's a tiny screw which holds the connector together. My screw worked loose and fell out during a dive. Anyone know...

I'm looking for some advice about selling photos. A regional lifestyle magazine has approached me about using some of my underwater photos in an article. As I start negotiating with them, I have no idea what customary rates are for such things. I know that my pictures aren't what I would...

So I've invested in all of this underwater camera gear, and have a C5050, PT-015, INON strobe and INON WAL and macro lenses. I'm pretty happy with how it works underwater. It has occured to me that it would occasionally be nice to be able to use a macro lens on land too. While I could do...

I discovered on my recent trip to Belize that all of my pictures seem to have a slight defect in them. It's only really noticable on those too-far-away blue shots that I push the contrast in Photoshop to try to save. I'm using a C5050 in a PT-015 housing, with INON D-180 strobe. I've...

Had a good week in Belize at the Blackbird Caye Resort. We had great large animal encounters (eagle rays daily, a pod of 12 dolphins, bull sharks, plus the usual turtles, nurse and reef sharks) though the reefs weren't in great health for corals and small creatures. But I still managed to get...

I was in Fiji a few weeks ago, diving in the Bligh Waters on the Naia. Had a great time. Here are a few of my favorite pics from the week. All shot with my Olympus C5050 in the Olympus housing with INON D180 strobe. Longnose filefish with staghorn coral Midas Blenny...

I've noticed a problem that I seem to encounter a lot. I'll see some interesting fish, who doesn't mind me swimming a couple feet away watching it. But when I lift my camera up and point it at the fish, it becomes afraid and hides. I really think it is the camera that they are responding to...

I've got a C-5050 in the PT-015 with INON D-180 strobe. I've been using this setup for a year and am pretty happy with it. But I'd like to be able to take better macro pictures. Ideally be able to fill the frame with something under an inch long. Regular mode will not zoom in close enough...

I'm going to be in the area on Saturday and am trying to figure out how to get a couple dives in. I've done a lot of Caribbean diving and some here in New England where it's cold and the vis is only 10-20 feet. But I've never been in kelp forests. I don't mind paying for a boat if it will...

I'm looking to collect tropicals which stray up the coast in to temperate waters. At this time of year you can find them in New England. They will die when it gets cold in the winter, so you're doing them a favor to put them in an aquarium. I've seen (and borrowed) nets for this which are...

I've been diving for a while, and browsing various sites on the net. I finally signed up here. I live in New England and mostly dive in the Caribbean, making several trips a year. A little diving up here too, but I don't like cold water and am mainly interested in reefs. I partly signed...

I've written dive management software for the Mac which talks to Suunto dive computers. It is available for public beta testing now. The beta is fully functional, but will expire on 11/30/2004. I'm still deciding how to distribute the finished program. See http://divelog.actwin.com/...