The first thought upon entering the reservoir: green. Everything is green. Large, healthy crawdads start crawling out of their wintertime mud beds, the algae is already starting to take over as the Chironomids start dancing in the water column. Each sight and sound signifies the beginning of spring and the local diving scene opening. It’s …
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Photographs of coral reefs, wrecks, sharks, micro and macro. Snapshots of the Exuma Cays of the Bahamas are loaded with stunning imagery both topside and underwater. Embark on a photographic journey below to enjoy the scenes with us, and also visit our A Day in the Life of a Diver: Bahamas video.
The sound of slight commotion. The smell of coffee. A beam of light sneaks through the curtain from the upper hatch. It’s time for breakfast as the bell rings on deck. So begins the day, with as we scarf down breakfast and immediately scurry topside to set up our tank for the day. It’s time …
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Pitch black. Overhead environment. Cold water. No lights allowed. What could go wrong? Bonne Terre Mine is an abandoned lead mine complete with mining tools, restrictions, ore carts and tracks, a movie prop from a 1990s movie, and a locomotive. Additionally, there is a functional pontoon boat inside the mine, giving tours of the mine …
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Carter lake Colorado dive site Sauger hill good visibility when water is high.
Coffin rock Colorado dive site in Carter Lake boasts reasonable visibility, a coffin-shaped rock and walleye.
Carter lake Colorado dive site Bass Hole is a fun diving nook with reasonable visibility and small mouth bass.
Tales From the Camera Housing: a series designed to help you prevent mistakes that may ruin your dive, camera, or footage. Mistake 2: Trying float an underwater camera housing by trying to beat the laws physics into submission. Physics Schmysics The first clue given by the underwater camera housing was the excessive amount of flotation …
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Scuba diving with a bait ball of Pacific Grunts in the Catalina Islands of Costa Rica. Una buceadora nada con una bola de cebo de la escuela Pacific Grunt en las islas Catalina de Costa Rica
Research Location: Costa Rica Location Mission Collect tissue sample of a whale shark to help identify migration patterns of the species. Costa Rica, scuba diving with whale sharks for a citizen scientist research expedition with Fins Attached, CREMA and students of the University of Costa Rica. The Scientific Process A small sample is taken, where …
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