Seamounts in Gulf of Mexico
Another cool documentary from Jonathan Bird … diving offshore seamounts in the Gulf of Mexico. Plus watching coral spawning as a bonus.
Strobes Farewell in Mahurangi Harbour
20/12/2016 (609) This was possibly the last dive with my trusty Ikelite Substrobe M strobes (for now). I’ve been using two Ikelite Substrobe Ai for a couple of years. They were good for both macro and wide angle photography and allowed me to set either the full or half power. At some point one of […]
Plankton Soup
17/12/2016 (608) A dive with very interesting water conditions. The visibility was great in general, I believe it was more than ten metres (even more than 15 m in some places) which is great for the place (Goat Island) and the season (early summer). However, in some areas I felt like swimming in a jelly […]
Spring Growth
1/12/2016 (607) Yesterday dive conditions were a bit of a surprise. The ocean surface was calm, almost flat, yet the water seemed to be very murky. When I jumped into it I realised why. I felt as if I was in a washing machine. Water was moving a lot. Sand and pieces of colourful algae […]
Sony UW Lights Test After Rebuild
26/11/2016 (606) A shallow dive off the Browns Bay beach. I had no expectations regarding the life there. The main purpose of the dive was to test my Sony UW lights after a rebuild. They used to use 6V halogen bulbs and NiCd batteries, I’ve put LEDs and LiIons inside. They worked well, I could […]
Friendly Blue Cod Again
24/11/2016 (605) This was not a very good dive. The sea surface was exceptionally calm (especially for Goat Island), yet the visibility was below the average. Also underwater I could feel quite a strong water movement, that made photography rather difficult. However, I met a large friendly blue cod … the first time after one […]