Mark Derail
Contributor
I agree. I've seen a photo of a sea slug rolled in sand, then the word ALOHA written on it by removing sand with a finger.
Was that slug traumatized or not?
Point is, the DM of that group did that and took the picture.
If a customer really wants a special souvenir pic, they should pay you extra, and you choose the "how".
Was that slug traumatized or not?
Point is, the DM of that group did that and took the picture.
If a customer really wants a special souvenir pic, they should pay you extra, and you choose the "how".
Diver, do not for a minute think that I am amused -- like some of the less responsible and/or less experienced divers in our group -- by what you are doing to that Pufferfish. You are causing it trauma and maybe even jeopardizing its life. I will aim away and even turn my camera off before I'll shoot a single frame of that. You should be ashamed of yourself. As the divemaster/guide on this dive (this just makes it worse), you of all people should know better.
I hope that other videographers/photographers will join me in adamantly refusing to document this and similar behavior. While you may not be comfortable actually CONFRONTING the offender, you can at least demonstrably ignore them.