Did You Know? What’s the Difference Between a Seal and a Sea Lion?
Oct 29
If you dive regularly in California, chances are you’ve gotten to dive with a sea lion. Or was it a seal? And were those seals or sea lions sitting on the buoy marking our way back into the harbor? The California Sea Lion’s range is from the west coast of Canada all the way down to Baja. The Harbor Seal’s range is from the Arctic down to Baja. So odds are that you’ll see both if...
Capturing the Elusive
Oct 23
Colorful, beautiful, and devilishly quick. Those are just some of the words I’ve heard people use to describe juvenile garibaldi. These tiny versions of their parents, sporting their temporary iridescent blue spots, spend their days darting in and out of the shallow reefs. This past weekend I set out with the intent of capturing these speedy subjects, and portraying their elusive...
Did You Know: How A Wetsuit Works?
Oct 22
The wetsuit. Most of us use them, whether it’s year round, in summer when the water warms up or on vacation because at the end of a long dive even warm water feels chilly. There are full suits, shorties, the farmer john and farmer janes, vests and beavertails to name a few. But how do they keep us warm? The basic principle is that a thin layer of water around the skin is quickly brought...
User Review: Olympus OMD EM-5 Gets Great Feedback
Oct 19
We recently received a wonderful letter from one of our customers that we felt we had to share. Take a look at some of the great images Mel has taken with the Olympus OMD. Dear Folks at Bluewater Photo: Thanks so much for pointing me in the direction of the Olympus EM-5 with Nauticam Housing! I am loving my new camera rig. After carting around a huge Ikelite housing and Canon 50D SLR, I have a...
Great Conditions at the Dive Park
Oct 16
Wow. Just wow. Get it while the gettin’s good! Warm, blue water, and amazing viz awaited us as we made our way from the Catalina Express to the Dive Park at Avalon this past weekend. When I say “warm” I mean 69°F at 70fsw. Viz was easily 70’+. It was gorgeous. We planned on three dives, and we made the most of every descent. This trip was designed to get my...
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