Andaman Diving in November

[apoc68]

Just wondering what kind of conditions and sea life to expect while we're there. We'll be on the Aggressor's southern itinerary.

Thanks!

 

[stevenl]

Diving in the Southern parts has been really, really good the last seasons, I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time.

The boat though is IMO overpriced and the operator is really inexperienced in the area.

 

[apoc68]

We booked it at 50% off (which is why we are going) so hopefully it will be a good value. Do you expect any problems due to the el nino effect?

 

[stevenl]

Yes, at 50% off it should be good value.

El nino effect is IMO just a hype. It may effect the amount of rainfall, although I think climate change is caused by different things than El Nino, but under water the effect so far has been zilch.

 

[Patchy]

Hi, just got back from South Andaman live-aboard trip but not that luxurious one! the weather was fine even in August, so I am pretty sure it will be better in November. Have fun!

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[apoc68]

That's good to hear! How was the diving?

 

[apoc68]

I'm happy to report the diving was excellent on our trip! We didn't see any big animals but still a great trip! I posted the video from our trip on youtube.

https://youtu.be/6Xsc9TpygTQ

 

[coreb62]

Beautiful work - what type of video equipment do you use?

 

[apoc68]

Thanks! Most of the footage was filmed with a GoPro Hero 4 Silver edition with the Backscatter Flip 3.1 filters and Macromate Mini lens for the macro stuff. The lights are SeaLife Sea Dragon 2500s

 

[MikkelBC]

Very nice video. You got a lot of interesting animal action in there, which is definitely not easy to capture.

Being a GoPro photographer myself, I am curious about some artifacts I noticed. For example in the banded boxer shrimp clip at about 2:55, there is some wobbling/warping especially in the background. Is that caused by the macro lens or by some filter in post production, maybe stabilization?