Catalina 07/22/2007

DM'd a boat to Catalina last weekend and was able to get in a little bottom time myself. HC-7 was stuck in auto-white balance mode (argh - the HC-7 does not auto white balance well IMO) so a majority of the shots were useless - but I was still able to get some ok close-up footage (with HID lights). Here's the video

Dive info:

Catalina Island, CA. - Isthmus (Bird Rock and Reef), TBT 57 minutes (2 dives), Water temp 68 surface, 64 at 70', Viz 20-30'.

Nice little nudis there Bob.

What housing did you have the HC7 in?

Nice little nudis there Bob.

 

What housing did you have the HC7 in?

Thanks Wags.

Setup:

Sony HDR-HC7

Gates HC7 Housing

NiteRider HID Pro 20 Lights

Flat Port lens

The Gates housing has a MWB control, but sometimes the camera seems to revert back to auto white balance (maybe after 12 or more hours?) and I forget to check before descending. I guess I will learn eventually..

The blue banded gobi's are way cool.

The blue banded gobi's are way cool.

Yeah, definately need a little more practice with them. I've seen some great shots that seem to require just a little more patience. Unfortanetly I didn't have the time for these dives since I was trying to keep them short. Hope to get back out to Island soon..