Belize liveaboard dive trip video

[stphnmartin]

Here's a video of a recent liveaboard dive trip in Belize. 27 dives condensed into highlights along with some drone footage for good measure.

 

[CuzzA]

Nice video and really well edited. I especially like the additon of the drone footage. It adds a cool perspective. In fact I just posted a thread in the basic scuba forum with a video of a prototype that flys, float and dives.

Thanks for sharing. Can you share any details about the drone?

 

[chillyinCanada]

Nice. Particularly enjoyed the footage of the conch and the squid at night! Sure hope some of those sharks are still around. Belize allowed a shark cull.

 

[stphnmartin]

Nice video and really well edited. I especially like the additon of the drone footage. It adds a cool perspective. In fact I just posted a thread in the basic scuba forum with a video of a prototype that flys, float and dives.

Thanks for sharing. Can you share any details about the drone?

Thanks CuzzA! The drone I used was the Phantom 2 Vision Plus. I've since upgraded to the Phantom 3 and the Phantom 4 was just announced yesterday! These things are advancing quickly. But, the Phantoms are not water compatible! One that flys, floats and dives would be quite an advancement. I get very nervous flying over water!

I really like the added dimension the aerial footage adds to dive videos. Particularly in beautiful locations.

 

[ronscuba]

Yes, the ariel footage was awesome. Your UW footage was very good too. Very steady. Did you use a tripod or set your housing down in the sand ?

 

[stphnmartin]

Nice. Particularly enjoyed the footage of the conch and the squid at night! Sure hope some of those sharks are still around. Belize allowed a shark cull.

Thanks! Up close the conch is a strange creature. I sequenced it so it would start off like what the hell is that before revealing the whole thing.

I hadn't heard about the shark cull. That's sad. I was diving for a week and didn't see many.

 

[stphnmartin]

Yes, the ariel footage was awesome. Your UW footage was very good too. Very steady. Did you use a tripod or set your housing down in the sand ?

Appreciate your compliments. Yes, I use a tripod as much as possible. It's cumbersome and a pain, but the results are very nice. Sometimes there's no place to setup on a reef teaming with life. For those times I just try to be as steady as possible. But, there's really no way to get extended steady shots without a tripod. At least for me there isn't!

 

[jbishop.rwc]

Very nice. Love the night shots of the squid and octopi.