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A selection of tips from members and industry on how to improve your image-making or learn new techniques

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Fibre Optic Cables? Make your own....
Fibre Optic Cables? Make your own....
TimG, December 21, 20232 yr
- 162 replies
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bvanant

July 17Jul 17
Proven 3D printed Parts For Underwater Imaging
Proven 3D printed Parts For Underwater Imaging
Davide DB, January 9, 20242 yr
- 163 replies
- 38.8k views
wdeutsch

July 10Jul 10
Custom battery Solutions For Our Housings
Custom battery Solutions For Our Housings
Nikolausz, April 12, 20242 yr
- 91 replies
- 15.9k views
bghazzal

July 10Jul 10
3D Printed n120 Port Body Extensions for Nauticam
3D Printed n120 Port Body Extensions for Nauticam

Dave_Hicks, April 28Apr 28
- 6 replies
- 762 views
Dave_Hicks

June 10Jun 10
3D Printed Macro Port Buoyancy Float for Nauticam n120
3D Printed Macro Port Buoyancy Float for Nauticam n120

Dave_Hicks, May 10May 10
- 19 replies
- 1.2k views
Dave_Hicks

May 14May 14
Books on Underwater Photography
Books on Underwater Photography

Kraken de Mabini, January 11, 20242 yr
- 10 replies
- 6.3k views
jlaity

September 12, 20241 yr
Methods to determine the appropriate dome port for a wide angle lens in an underwater housing
Methods to determine the appropriate dome port for a wide angle lens in an underwater housing

Guest, January 6, 20242 yr
- 0 replies
- 2.3k views
Guest

January 6, 20242 yr
PVC Foam Floats
PVC Foam Floats

Davide DB, July 7, 20251 yr
- 20 replies
- 4.6k views
CCRphoto

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Protective Bumper for the Backscatter OS-3 Snoot
Protective Bumper for the Backscatter OS-3 Snoot

Dave_Hicks, Sunday at 11:31 PM1 day
- 0 replies
- 50 views
Dave_Hicks

Sunday at 11:31 PM1 day
Underwater photographers: how do you identify species after a trip?
Underwater photographers: how do you identify species after a trip?

HugzzPictures, Thursday at 02:21 PM4 days
- 4 replies
- 182 views
KPV

Saturday at 09:35 PM2 days
Design for a Universal Dome Port Hard Cap
Design for a Universal Dome Port Hard Cap

Dave_Hicks, February 9Feb 9
- 21 replies
- 1.7k views
SlimSelim

July 21Jul 21
3D Printed Curved Glass Macro Port - Nikon 60mm n120
3D Printed Curved Glass Macro Port - Nikon 60mm n120
Dave_Hicks, June 19Jun 19
- 41 replies
- 1.5k views
jyuny1

July 20Jul 20
Damaged thread on a Nauticam 100 port flat port 45
Damaged thread on a Nauticam 100 port flat port 45

bghazzal, July 17Jul 17
- 5 replies
- 214 views
Luko

July 19Jul 19
Printed n100 extension rings
Printed n100 extension rings

Dave_Hicks, July 16Jul 16
- 6 replies
- 197 views
Grantmac

July 17Jul 17
Nauticam Shackle
Nauticam Shackle

Lauren Wang, May 11May 11
- 8 replies
- 757 views
Architeuthis

June 23Jun 23
Old Gates SWP44 into DIY
Old Gates SWP44 into DIY

Sokrates, June 17Jun 17
- 2 replies
- 473 views
Sokrates

June 18Jun 18
DIY Dome Port?
DIY Dome Port?

brightnight, February 27Feb 27
- 18 replies
- 1.7k views
brightnight

June 10Jun 10
3D printed Float for Backscatter Atom Strobe - Add 140 grams buoyancy!
3D printed Float for Backscatter Atom Strobe - Add 140 grams buoyancy!

Dave_Hicks, June 2Jun 2
- 5 replies
- 444 views
Dave_Hicks

June 2Jun 2
3D printed Float for Backscatter HF-1 Strobe - Add 220 grams buoyancy!
3D printed Float for Backscatter HF-1 Strobe - Add 220 grams buoyancy!

Dave_Hicks, June 2Jun 2
- 0 replies
- 306 views
Dave_Hicks

June 2Jun 2
Artisanal Warming Gel Filters
Artisanal Warming Gel Filters

Dave_Hicks, May 15May 15
- 1 reply
- 469 views
Dave_Hicks

May 17May 17
They just don't design Strobe Knobs for cold water divers!
They just don't design Strobe Knobs for cold water divers!

Dave_Hicks, April 30Apr 30
- 2 replies
- 505 views
Dave_Hicks

May 14May 14
Which 3D printer to buy
Which 3D printer to buy

Sokrates, May 7May 7
- 4 replies
- 613 views
SwiftFF5

May 10May 10
Backscatter HF-1 Strobe Reduction Ring Set
Backscatter HF-1 Strobe Reduction Ring Set

Dave_Hicks, August 30, 2025Aug 30
- 6 replies
- 1.5k views
ACHiPo

May 9May 9
Reduction Rings and Bumper for the Backscatter Atom Strobe
Reduction Rings and Bumper for the Backscatter Atom Strobe

Dave_Hicks, May 6May 6
- 0 replies
- 381 views
Dave_Hicks

May 6May 6
How to clean Nauticam flat port glass?
How to clean Nauticam flat port glass?

Vitaly, March 30Mar 30
- 11 replies
- 1.1k views
Vitaly

May 1May 1

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DIY Fibre Optic cables - Easy!
DIY Fibre Optic cables - Easy!

TimG · December 21, 20232 yr

DIY Fibre Optic cables Like most members, when I bought my first system that used fibre optic cables, I paid for the ones that the dealers sell. Reading various articles about fibre optics, I realised later that they were relatively easy to make and that DIY cables could cost a fraction of shop-bought. I gave it a go. I thought it worth a write-up here on Waterpixels. And yes, they are really easy to make and are cheap. The Cable The best fibr
TimG

December 21, 20232 yr

Morgan

Friday at 05:40 PM3 days
- 18 comments
- 23,423 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

CCRphoto

Thursday at 09:14 AM4 days
- 43 comments
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Adobe Lightroom Classic Update - v15.4.1
Adobe Lightroom Classic Update - v15.4.1

TimG · July 7Jul 7

.... and another update to LR Classic. This to version 15.4.1 Adobe report this as: "includes improved Subject Masking, Keyword Sync to Cloud, upgraded Assisted Culling, Duplicate Detection, a Background Process Indicator, Al-focused metadata filters, performance improvements, support for newly released cameras and lenses, bug fixes, and more. Available from the usual places
TimG

July 7Jul 7

TimG

July 7Jul 7
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Over 50 and still diving? (Go on, admit it....)
Over 50 and still diving? (Go on, admit it....)
TimG · October 31, 2025Oct 31

On a recent dive trip I met someone who is writing a dissertation on people who are 50+ and diving. If you are interested in contributing, the following is a link to a simple questionnaire which takes about 5 minutes to complete. I've become paranoid about online scams, phishing etc. But this looks fine and I know the author - and the information gathered is pretty innocuous. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=e3VPRDDLUkaTvMqNbR74E5Cna1DJ6d1KvM2oRz5_gAdUM0Y3UEpYTkZERDJON
TimG

October 31, 2025Oct 31

Nemrod

July 4Jul 4
- 31 comments
- 6,245 views
Adobe Lightroom update 15.4
Adobe Lightroom update 15.4

TimG · June 18Jun 18

Another update from Adobe for Lightroom Classic. Some details courtesy of the Lightroom Queen: All Versions: Keyword Sync! Yes, between the Cloud Ecosystem and Classic! How long have we been asking for this?! As well as our June release blog, see our special post How do I sync keywords? Classic: new native duplicate detection added Classic & Desktop: Assisted Culling refinements and additional options with faces All versions: dramatic improvement in Subject Masking (see example below)
TimG

June 18Jun 18

TimG

June 18Jun 18
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Diving with the Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light
Diving with the Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light

bvanant · June 10, 20251 yr

I have long fascinated with shooting ring lights underwater starting with the Inon Quadflash, through the various Athena modifications to Sea and Sea strobe heads, continuing to the Saga fiber optic rings and now to the Weefine 3000. The Weefine 3000 is the latest version of the LED lights made by Kraken and Weefine. The Weefine 3000 CCW Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light It's similar to the earlier 3000 lumen LED modules but has adjustable color temperature and a 3000-lumen burst (strobe) mode. It
bvanant

June 10, 20251 yr

Mike Saunders

June 4Jun 4
- 24 comments
- 10,826 views

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