Posted on May 16th, 2013 by Diving in Depth
Pete started diving in 1971 exploring the calm, balmy water off of Long Island NY. His interest in photography started in 1976. The equipment available to him was a Minolta SRT 201 in an Ikelite housing with a simarly housed Vivitar 283 flash. “I started photpgraphy to help explain to my parents why I was spending so much time in the water. Long Island NY is a great place for wreck diving and since I wasn’t traveling to the islands, I used what was available.” Pete specialized in NE wrecks and animals and coupled with his speaking ability found himself on the lecture circuit in 1983. An interest in cave diving led to photography in the same environment and eventually working for Dive Rite. His articles and photos are internationally published in a variety of media
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Posted on May 14th, 2013 by Diving in Depth
Basic or open water free diving courses are typically two days and teach you the basics of snorkeling and free diving techniques using a mask, fins, and snorkel. Basic free diving fundamentals are taught to help the basic snorkeler to better experience the environment. Safety and buddy procedures, equipment, proper breathing, special free diving techniques are also taught. This course teaches you to dive to a depth of 33 feet (10 m).
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Posted on May 12th, 2013 by Diving in Depth
Ron and Heidi
Ron Watkins first experienced the thrill of diving at age 15 at Lake Mead, Nevada with his father, who learned how to dive in the Navy during the Korean War aboard the USS Oriskany. Although his father is no longer able to dive, he is able to experience the underwater world through Ron’s photography. Ron and his wife Heidi are PADI Advanced Open Water certified divers and have logged many dives together. Starting off with a simple Sealife point and shoot 35 mm camera in 1996, Ron was hooked on underwater photography. Ron has a photography specialty certification that he earned while diving on a live-aboard in the Australian Coral Sea. Ron attributes his success to countless other underwater photographers that have made time to provide advice and shooting many practice photographs. Ron was recognized by Seaspace 2000 with first place in the Wide Angle category for his gray whaler shark photo.
Ron and Heidi reside in New River, Arizona and have been on trips to exotic destinations including Micronesia, Indonesia, Fiji, Australia, Mexico, Central America, Hawaii, and the Caribbean. With 100s of dives under her belt, Heidi is Ron’s lifelong dive buddy and researches dive destinations and animals, assists with spotting photo subjects, provides lighting support, and keeps a watchful eye on the gauges.
After many years of sharing photos with friends, family, and the good folks at the New River Senior Center, Ron and Heidi took their urging to turn their passion for diving and underwater photography into a business. The couple recently launched SCUBAREWS LLC which is devoted to sharing the wonders of the underwater world with both scuba divers and non-diving underwater enthusiasts. SCUBAREWS provides underwater photography prints, framed art, stock photos, calendars, interactive CD/DVDs, trip reports, educational photo presentations and tips for underwater photographer. Additional photos can be seen online at their website www.scubarews.com.
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Posted on May 10th, 2013 by Diving in Depth
After scuba diving for the first time in 1994, Andrew Dawson realized he had found his true passion, and has been pursuing underwater photography ever since. He has traveled extensively to various diving hot-spots around the world, including Fiji, British Columbia, the Caribbean and Bahamas, Cocos Island, the Galapagos, Mexico, and California.
Andrew’s personal journey is fueled by his desire to educate people about marine life and issues related to our oceans. He recognizes that at a time when marine ecosystems are under enormous threa, the worst damage being done is unseen by most of humankind. The ability to open people’s eyes to the hidden beauty and power of the ocean is underwater photography’s greatest promise.
The primary camera system Andrew used for most of these images was a Nikon F4 in an Aquatica housing, along with Ikelite strobes. His favorite lenses are the Nikkor 18mm/3.5 for wide-angle, and the 105mm/2.8 Macro for close-up work. He says, “I haven’t been in a big hurry to make the switch to digital, since I had serious misgivings about the quality of the early systems. Since DSLR’s have certainly matured into something usable now, I’m sure I’ll take the plunge in the near future, although it will mean basically building a whole new system from scratch. And part of me will always miss the look of film…”
Andrew’s images have been featured in various scuba magazines, calendars, and websites, and are represented by SuperStock Inc. He lives in Los Angeles, California, where he makes his living doing voice-overs and sound design for the entertainment industry.
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Posted on May 8th, 2013 by Diving in Depth
This is a video depot of current short films maintained by DivingInDepth.com. Note: All videos require Windows Media Player.
To play the videos: Click on the images to play
 West Palm Beach Diving |
 Turks & Caicos Islands Wall Diving on Provo |
 Dry Tortugas |
 Jackson Blue Cave Dive |
 Snapper Hole East End, Grand Cayman |
 Blue Springs Orange City |
 Free Diving Training with Performance Freediving |
 Little River Cave Dive |
 Ginnie Springs Devil's Cave System |
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