Blue Horizon - Simply the best June 2017?

Hey hey all

I am looking at taking the Blue Horizon Liveaboard in Egypt in the first week of June next year for the Simply the best schedule. Any thoughts/opinions on the boat, schedule and time of year?

First time in Egypt after hearing so many good things

Thanks

Byron

Hey Byron

I did a write-up some time ago in WP on the Simply The Best trip which I did with Emperor Divers. I'm not familiar thought with the Blue Horizon.

For wide-angle and possible big fish encounters it's a very good trip. If you haven't dived the Red Sea before, you are not going to be disappointed - well, I would hope not anyway!

Depending on what photo gear you have, I'd suggest you don't really need any macro gear. if you use a DX format, it's Tokina 10-17 country. If FX, a Sigma 15mm. If you are lucky, something maybe a little less wide for the Big Fish. But, I have to say, everytime the dive guide suggested hanging out in the blue just in case...... nothing. It's a good place for the shots of divers against fan corals, sticky-out bits of colourful soft corals, shots up the wall showing variations in blue to the surface.

In June the water should be getting to be a nice, toasty temperature and I would suggest a 3mm suit should be enough.

I don't know how Blue Horizon operate but I'd expect most dives to be drifts with a pick-up - and sometimes drop-off - by RIB. A safety sausage is essential (just in case).

Enjoy!

Thanks Tim

I will be looking at building bit of a WA portfolio hence this choice, I currently live and dive daily in Iceland where water temperature is usually 2-3 degrees so this should be a nice change for me! I obviously take a lot of Macro in the Oceans here as vis is usually 1-2m but Silfra is perfect for WA

I will be shooting the 10-17 and also have the Sigma 17-70 which I like as a bit of an all-round lens

I have previously dived all around the world so very much looking forward to some more reef action, I used to work on a live aboard in far North Queensland before moving to Iceland

I am also booked in for a months Tec diving in Malta in September to build up the wreck portfolio which is why I have chosen the simply the best schedule as a contrast to the photo's I should get in Malta

Cheers for your reply, do you have a link to the article you wrote?

Byron

Hey Byron

Yep, here's the link to what I wrote previously:

http://wetpixel.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=37542&hl=%2Bsimply+%2Bthe+%2Bbest&do=findComment&comment=374150

If you are building a WA portfolio, StB is a good choice. Also, I'd suggest, St John's and the Furys in the Southern Red Sea.

Yes, I think you will find it a tad warmer than Iceland

Perfect, thanks again Tim

Byron