Protect Your Dome
Sep 28
Usually when I say “dome” I’m referring to my bald head. But today, I’m referring to a port. Specifically, a large dome port. Having a larger dome port (e.g. >8″) is a great tool to have in your bag. But when it’s not attached to your housing, how are you keeping it protected? I recently purchased a large dome port from Bluewater Photo, with the...
New Spin on a Common Subject
Sep 24
Sometimes finding a subject that inspires you to lift the camera up to your eye is challenging. I recently took my 105mm macro lens and SubSee +10 close-up lens with me to Anacapa Island, and I found my inspiration in a tiny, but common subject: a Christmas Tree worm. The colorful feeding plume was a perfect subject to use with my SubSee +10 diopter. I used auto-focus to focus on my finger...
Personal Rinse Bucket
Sep 17
How many times have you come up from a dive and gone over to rinse your camera in the rinse bucket, only to find it full of other cameras? Probably more than a few, I would imagine. Somewhere along the way, the “rinse” bucket became the “soak” bucket. And that totally “soaks,” if you ask me. Rinsing your camera housing after a dive is an important step in...
Check Your Leak Alarm
Sep 17
It’s good practice to test and/or change the batteries in your household smoke alarms twice a year, right? So why not do the same with the moisture alarm in your housing? I realize that not every housing has a moisture alarm (leak detector), but for those that do, testing it should be part of your maintenance procedure, and it only takes a few seconds. For my Sea & Sea...
Great vis in Southern California
Sep 16
There has been exceptional visibility this past weekend at Catalina Island (including the dive park), ranging from 60-90ft, at Santa Barabara Island, Anacapa Island,and also at the Oil Rigs and Farnsworth Banks. Get out diving while you can! Bat rays are out in full force, and there are also a lot of sea lions out. Black sea bass are scattered around the islands. A Mola Mola was seen at the Oil...
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