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Recommendations for KRI in Raja Ampat
Recommendations for KRI in Raja Ampat

Nikolausz, Thursday at 06:25 AM3 days
- 5 replies
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bghazzal

Yesterday at 12:38 AM1 day
Travel to Baja
Travel to Baja
ianmarsh, December 28, 20231 yr
- 26 replies
- 5k views
Eric Hanauer

August 12Aug 12
What do you carry your camera rig in?
What do you carry your camera rig in?
AlClarence, December 26, 20231 yr
- 70 replies
- 11.7k views
RomiK

August 2Aug 2
Technical backpacks for carrying u/w rigs
Technical backpacks for carrying u/w rigs

vkalia, April 20Apr 20
- 7 replies
- 561 views
Barmaglot

April 21Apr 21
Briefing on Li+ and other batteries on fligths
Briefing on Li+ and other batteries on fligths

Architeuthis, May 7, 20241 yr
- 4 replies
- 755 views
Chris Ross

March 31Mar 31
Mark your gear and hopefully get it back. Things I have learned over the years
Mark your gear and hopefully get it back. Things I have learned over the years

UltralightCameraSolutions, March 14Mar 14
- 2 replies
- 470 views
UltralightCameraSolutions

March 14Mar 14
What carry on luggage are you using?
What carry on luggage are you using?

shokwaav, February 23Feb 23
- 1 reply
- 400 views
TimG

February 23Feb 23
iPad for Photo Editing / Travel Gadget
iPad for Photo Editing / Travel Gadget

Apneagraph, September 24, 2024Sep 24
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Apneagraph

September 24, 2024Sep 24
Dive luggage recommendations, please
Dive luggage recommendations, please

DiverDawn, September 1, 2024Sep 1
- 1 reply
- 529 views
TimG

September 1, 2024Sep 1
Spare parts Philippines (Dauin/Bohol)
Spare parts Philippines (Dauin/Bohol)

Fabian, March 8, 20241 yr
- 4 replies
- 851 views
bvanant

August 31, 2024Aug 31
How do you pack your dive gear for travel?
How do you pack your dive gear for travel?

Troporobo, July 17, 20241 yr
- 9 replies
- 2.2k views
bghazzal

August 21, 20241 yr
Do you fly with your o-rings in place or not?
Do you fly with your o-rings in place or not?

Pomacentridae, March 18, 20241 yr
- 11 replies
- 1.8k views
GaryR

July 5, 20241 yr
Data Transfer from SD to SSD without a Laptop
Data Transfer from SD to SSD without a Laptop

Apneagraph, February 6, 20241 yr
- 17 replies
- 19.2k views
TimG

May 16, 20241 yr
packing dive gear using a polystyrene Drone case....
packing dive gear using a polystyrene Drone case....

raytrace, December 12, 20231 yr
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- 701 views
raytrace

December 12, 20231 yr

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Afterhours Magic: Ambient Light Video Workflow for Action Cameras
Afterhours Magic: Ambient Light Video Workflow for Action Cameras

bghazzal · August 9Aug 9

Afterhours Magic: An Ambient Light Video Workflow for Action Cams (and Other WB-Challenged Cameras) INTRODUCTION Getting good colours in underwater footage, especially when shooting in ambient light, has been a challenge since the early days of underwater cinematography, and action cameras are no exception. As divers learn in their certification course, water absorbs light unevenly, with longer wavelengths like reds and oranges fading quickly as depth increases, leaving underwater scenes dom
bghazzal

August 9Aug 9

PeterN

Wednesday at 04:59 PM3 days
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- 760 views
Mafia Island: a diving destination away from the tourist crowds but rewarding for UW photographers
Mafia Island: a diving destination away from the tourist crowds but rewarding for UW photographers

Architeuthis · July 25Jul 25

Mafia Island is located in the Indian Ocean, off the East African coast of Tanzania. I learned about Mafia Island from reports of several scubadivers in internet platforms, who consider it an “insider tip”. In November/December 2024 three divers (Lisi, Franz and me) set out towards Mafia in order to experience firsthand the diving and possibilities for UW-photographers. Mafia Island is not difficult to reach via international flights from Vienna/Austria to Dar es Salaam/Tanzania. From there, t
Architeuthis

July 25Jul 25

Christian K

Monday at 12:43 PM5 days
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- 1,629 views
Adobe Lightroom Classic Upgrade - v14.5
Adobe Lightroom Classic Upgrade - v14.5

TimG · August 17Aug 17

Yet another update to Lightroom for Classic users - to v14.5 - was released on 12 August . This has all sorts of tweaks especially to the Generative Remove tool. It uploaded and ran on my Mac Studio without a hitch...... Full details are here: https://lightroom.adobe.com/home?promoid=LH4XT66T&locale=en-US&mv=other&mv2=tab
TimG

August 17Aug 17

TimG

August 17Aug 17
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Diving with the Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light
Diving with the Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light

bvanant · June 10Jun 10

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 10Jun 10

bvanant

August 17Aug 17
- 7 comments
- 2,252 views
Fibre Optic Cables: Keeping them Happy and Firing
Fibre Optic Cables: Keeping them Happy and Firing

TimG · August 5Aug 5

Some time back, I wrote an article about creating your own fibre optic cables: a quick, easy, inexpensive and very satisfying process. In case you missed it it, a link to the piece is here. https://waterpixels.net/articles/articles_technique/diy-fibre-optic-cables-easy-r32/ Now, many months on, a couple of additional suggestions: BURPING On entering the water and descending the plugs at both ends of the cables often need burping. Tiny air bubbles seem to be able to block fibre optic light tra
TimG

August 5Aug 5

Dave_Hicks

August 9Aug 9
- 21 comments
- 1,207 views
It's all a GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome
It's all a GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome

TimG · August 4Aug 4

I came across the following article by By David Clapp, published on 31 July 2025 in Digital Camera World. Worth a read, I thought! "It’s getting near that time again - as September means a new iPhone. Then there’s a new Android. Then it’s the turn Fujifilm / Canon / Nikon / Sony / Panasonic etc - all of them use tried and tested strategies stretching back as far as the 1930s to make you, the consumer, feel dissatisfied with the equipment you own. Let’s be frank, you are a subliminal and anonym
TimG

August 4Aug 4

dhaas

August 7Aug 7
- 3 comments
- 523 views

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14 topics in this forum

Recommendations for KRI in Raja Ampat

Travel to Baja

What do you carry your camera rig in?

Technical backpacks for carrying u/w rigs

Briefing on Li+ and other batteries on fligths

Mark your gear and hopefully get it back. Things I have learned over the years

What carry on luggage are you using?

iPad for Photo Editing / Travel Gadget

Dive luggage recommendations, please

Spare parts Philippines (Dauin/Bohol)

How do you pack your dive gear for travel?

Do you fly with your o-rings in place or not?

Data Transfer from SD to SSD without a Laptop

packing dive gear using a polystyrene Drone case....

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Afterhours Magic: Ambient Light Video Workflow for Action Cameras

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Adobe Lightroom Classic Upgrade - v14.5

Diving with the Weefine 3000 CCW Ring Light

Fibre Optic Cables: Keeping them Happy and Firing

It's all a GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome

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