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Destination, Resort, Dive Guide and Critter-Spotter Recommendations
Destination, Resort, Dive Guide and Critter-Spotter Recommendations
TimG, February 15, 20242 yr
- 25 replies
- 8.5k views
Sergio

February 23Feb 23
First time flying with camera gear, any tips or tricks?
First time flying with camera gear, any tips or tricks?
AlClarence, February 6, 20242 yr
- 39 replies
- 8.6k views
Christian K

December 23, 2025Dec 23
Roatan: seeking recommendations
Roatan: seeking recommendations

TimG, July 27, 20251 yr
- 3 replies
- 803 views
Nemrod

Sunday at 05:00 AM2 days
Diving in Hong Kong
Diving in Hong Kong

Sarthur1, Thursday at 12:50 PM5 days
- 0 replies
- 96 views
Sarthur1

Thursday at 12:50 PM5 days
Mikomoto
Mikomoto

Sokrates, January 15Jan 15
- 9 replies
- 1.2k views
jjmochi

Thursday at 06:57 AM5 days
Photography tips for Tonga
Photography tips for Tonga

Nir Friedman, July 27Jul 27
- 9 replies
- 409 views
Nir Friedman

August 10Aug 10
Anyone dived Samoa?
Anyone dived Samoa?

CCRphoto, August 6Aug 6
- 0 replies
- 125 views
CCRphoto

August 6Aug 6
Malpelo July 20 - Aug 2, 10 dive days
Malpelo July 20 - Aug 2, 10 dive days

Grm, August 5Aug 5
- 2 replies
- 179 views
Grm

August 5Aug 5
Trip to Moalboal and Malapascua
Trip to Moalboal and Malapascua

atus, July 20Jul 20
- 20 replies
- 666 views
Nando Diver

August 4Aug 4
Has anyone been to Roatán recently?
Has anyone been to Roatán recently?
Jenny Stock, November 21, 2025Nov 21
- 25 replies
- 2.6k views
SwiftFF5

August 4Aug 4
Mexico Underwater Camera "Tax" spread to Cancun
Mexico Underwater Camera "Tax" spread to Cancun
ShallowSeasGallery, July 15, 20242 yr
- 144 replies
- 32k views
Johno1530

July 26Jul 26
Thailand Photo-centered Diving Recommendation?
Thailand Photo-centered Diving Recommendation?

ACHiPo, July 2Jul 2
- 7 replies
- 634 views
bghazzal

July 16Jul 16
Galapagos photography advice
Galapagos photography advice

umiami05, March 22Mar 22
- 17 replies
- 1.2k views
gnarliest_gnome

July 14Jul 14
25 years on Bali's USAT Liberty Wreck
25 years on Bali's USAT Liberty Wreck

Don Silcock, June 1Jun 1
- 6 replies
- 777 views
John E

June 5Jun 5
Patagonian Southern Right Whales - One spot open August 25-31
Patagonian Southern Right Whales - One spot open August 25-31

Lasongo, May 30May 30
- 0 replies
- 388 views
Lasongo

May 30May 30
1 Remaining Slot for Tubbataha Reefs (May 20-26, 2026) & Malapascua Island (May 28-June 1)
1 Remaining Slot for Tubbataha Reefs (May 20-26, 2026) & Malapascua Island (May 28-June 1)

noelmalegant, April 16Apr 16
- 0 replies
- 485 views
noelmalegant

April 16Apr 16
Maldives on Emperor Voyager
Maldives on Emperor Voyager

Christian K, April 12Apr 12
- 1 reply
- 584 views
humu9679

April 12Apr 12
Diving with whale sharks
Diving with whale sharks

Toque, March 28Mar 28
- 16 replies
- 1.6k views
Toque

April 4Apr 4
Photography Centered Dive Trips in Indonesia
Photography Centered Dive Trips in Indonesia

Pomacentridae, January 29Jan 29
- 10 replies
- 1.4k views
ACHiPo

March 30Mar 30
Costa Rica Canó Island
Costa Rica Canó Island

Grm, March 24Mar 24
- 0 replies
- 746 views
Grm

March 24Mar 24
Trip Report Thailand Koh Tao & Samui
Trip Report Thailand Koh Tao & Samui

Nando Diver, March 19Mar 19
- 3 replies
- 672 views
OneYellowTang

March 20Mar 20
Anilao - Freelance Dive Guides - La Cheverie
Anilao - Freelance Dive Guides - La Cheverie

pdxDiver, March 13Mar 13
- 3 replies
- 815 views
RickMo

March 15Mar 15
Solo friendly dive center in France/Italy
Solo friendly dive center in France/Italy

Fabian, March 13Mar 13
- 1 reply
- 690 views
Davide DB

March 13Mar 13
Diving in China?
Diving in China?

Sarthur1, March 12Mar 12
- 2 replies
- 882 views
Sarthur1

March 13Mar 13
Looking for resort opinions for Anilao
Looking for resort opinions for Anilao

JohnD, February 4Feb 4
- 13 replies
- 1.5k views
Ajay

March 5Mar 5

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Shooting a Snoot
Shooting a Snoot

TimG · October 30, 20232 yr

Shooting a Snoot Underwater photography is an absorbing form of photography. For some, it’s a technical issue of capturing fish portraits. For others an art form about capturing the beauty and mystery of the underwater world. Whichever you aim for, it presents unique challenges. Everything moves: you, the water, and the subject. Photography is all about capturing and controlling light. In the underwater world lighting and highlighting the subject is often impacted by either a
TimG

October 30, 20232 yr

TimG

Wednesday at 09:22 PM5 days
- 4 comments
- 3,274 views
UWT Trigger for Nauticam/OM System OM-1
UWT Trigger for Nauticam/OM System OM-1

TimG · August 8Aug 8

Having recently written about installing the o-Turtle trigger into a Nauticam housing, I’ve now had a go with a UWT internal trigger for the Nauticam NA-OM1 housing. UWT describes it as the 11072-22-HSS TTL-Converter for NAUTICAM for OLYMPUS/ OM SYSTEM. The UWT trigger arrives in a bubble-wrap envelope in a small cardboard box. No frills functional. It consists of a small electronics board with two LEDs and a cable leading to a hot shoe connector. The manual explains that strobes are selected
TimG

August 8Aug 8

Chris Ross

August 12Aug 12
- 3 comments
- 323 views
Strobe Triggers for OM System/Nauticam: o-Turtle and a Fitting Tip
Strobe Triggers for OM System/Nauticam: o-Turtle and a Fitting Tip

TimG · August 4Aug 4

Having bought a Nauticam housing and OM System OM-1ii recently as the base of my new underwater camera setup, I needed an LED trigger to fire the strobes. Although I havn’t used TTL underwater for many years, I did want HSS as I often include the sunball when shooting wide-angle. This usually requires high shutter speed to avoid exposure burn outs. HSS options for an OM trigger seemed to boil down to the Turtle or UWT. The Nauticam flash trigger, although an attractive option, doesn’t provide
TimG

August 4Aug 4

Nir Friedman

August 10Aug 10
- 2 comments
- 401 views
Nikon defends the patent it tried to destroy and loses anyway
Nikon defends the patent it tried to destroy and loses anyway

Davide DB · August 7Aug 7

Panasonic achieved a result that Apple, Sony and Nikon did not. The Japanese Intellectual Property High Court invalidated a major RED patent concerning raw video files. RED had historically used this patent to demand licensing fees and stop competitors. Nikon initially challenged the patent in court but purchased RED before a ruling and dropped the case. When Panasonic recently challenged the same patent in Japan, Nikon defended the claims it had previously opposed. The court ultimately rejecte
Davide DB

August 7Aug 7

Davide DB

August 7Aug 7
- 0 comments
- 312 views
Liveaboards: A Word to the Wise
Liveaboards: A Word to the Wise
TimG · May 17May 17

You may have read or seen pictures of the fire that broke out in the Maldives on the Emperor Explorer liveaboard on 9 May. My partner and I were on it as part of a group of 25. Like many members, we’ve been lucky enough to have been on lots of liveaboards. During the pre-departure safety briefing we were given the usual advice: If an alarm sounds do not return to our cabins to collect stuff: head immediately to the muster station by the dive platform; put together a grab bag in case of emerge
TimG

May 17May 17

TimG

August 7Aug 7
- 45 comments
- 5,008 views
Adobe Lightroom Classic: v 15.5
Adobe Lightroom Classic: v 15.5

TimG · August 4Aug 4

It's almost hard to keep up with the updates. Version 15.5 for LR Classic now available. Adobe report the update: "includes enhanced crop tool, mask refinements, render to DNG option, support for newly released cameras and lenses, bug fixes, and more".
TimG

August 4Aug 4

TimG

August 4Aug 4
- 0 comments
- 324 views

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