Saving Pictures during Travels
0What more important for the photographer than to have the images kept safely, and if possible, on more than one storage? I have several ways of backing up my image files when travelling. They immediately get placed in files on my notebook computer. I then …
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Scoop: Great White Sharks Spotted by Surfers in California
Local surfers Djamil Sakhri, Dialy n’diaye, and Michel Jean Philippe, have spotted to at least five great white sharks in shallow waters off the El Porto Manhattan Beach, CA. This is quite unusual in the region, at least in such quantity. The white sharks measured between 6 to …
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Lembeh Strait Macro – A-M-A-Z-I-N-G !!
This beautiful underwater video shot by EunJae Im in Lembeh Strait featuring macro critters is absolutely amazing and so moving. You get a real WOW impression when watching this state-of-the-art clip.
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GoPro for Underwater Footage
Still images are delightful, but in this internet era they are not enough. There is always a need for video footage complement. Some DSLR cameras have their own video system included. The older DSLR models (like mine) generally don’t. The GoPro is a perfect choice …
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Whaleshark’s Night
This beautiful video of whalesharks action during the night was shot in the Maldives by Swiss underwater photographer and guide, Phil Simha. The deep black color from the night adds a lot to this artistic and touching clip.
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My Focus Lights for Underwater Photography
The focus light also called modular light, is quite important for night shots or photos in dark places. I have tried and still work with a few models. On the picture above, from left to right, Green Force HID + A12 battery, UK-Mini Q40, BigBlue …
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Whale Fantasia with GoPro
Alan Watts has created this beautiful short film entirely with GoPro camera. It shows 3 sirens dancing together with 3 humpback whales like in a dream. Music by Dexter Britain New GoPro Hero3+ announced: GoPro HERO3+ Black Edition Camera , GoPro HERO3+ Silver Edition Camera
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Hook Removal from Caribbean Shark
In this clip filmed by Amanda Cotton, shark handler Cristina Zenato wearing a shark suit made of steel chain-mail, is trying to remove a hook from a small Caribbean reef shark during a dive in Grand Bahamas. It worked at the fifth trial.
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My Compact Camera for Underwater Photography
Point&shoot or compact cameras are often very convenient for specific images, video footage or when travelling without being able to drag any “big” photo gear. Picture above: Fantasea FG15 housing by Boaz Samorai for Fantasea Website I own the Canon G10 P&S camera (current model …
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Hugging Seals – A Scilly Dive
You will love this very nice video showing hugging seals seen while diving in the Isles of Scillies (South Western UK). The film was shot by Brett Thorpe.
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