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I've been reading through the manual and playing with the camera and have another question. My camera seems to be stuck on taking multiple pictures (3 at a time). When I go to the menu option to change that to single shot it isn't highlighted, meaning I can't choose it. Every other setting is...

Ok. This was taken in July in the Keys (the Benwood). (I'm working with Windows 8 and still haven't figured out how to use it so I sort of grabbed this picture "blind". Sorry it's not better - but it does show the general coloring I'm getting.) I had just gotten the camera and I didn't take...

I've only had my camera out in the water once - and without any strobe or lighting - and wasn't happy with the results. Honestly, I thought my iphone did a better job (I have the underwater housing). Is the poor quality of my photos possibly due to having the built in camera flash on and there...

I know that technically we should rip that cord if we need to dump weights - and that's what I will do if I'm in a situation that requires immediate action. But if I have a minute to spare I will unzip my pockets and take out that pouches that hold the weights and lets those fall rather than...

I NEVER put my address or my last name on anything. We have to assume some risks. I put my phone number on my luggage - how else can it get back to me without it? I guess I could skip putting my name in the picture but I don't see a problem with a phone number and "please call if found" -...

Here's an idea. I keep my iphone locked but I make sure that the photo clearly shows MY face so that people can return it to me if I leave it behind (and that has happened). It might be a good idea to make the first picture in the camera a shot of a written message that says something like...

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Just my opinion, but I wouldn't buy without trying one on. Our bodies are so very different. Two women who are the same height and weight can still be proportionally different. I have a short torso, but I've seen women my height who do not. Or if you are chesty the BCD you choose may not...

Good grief! I'm laughing and rolling my eyes, thankful that I'm not seeing any movies with this crowd! I like notoriously bad movies (I'm not stupid - I'm just fairly easily entertained) and I get ribbed for it all the time. We saw Ender's Game last weekend and even my self-proclaimed film...

I think I may have said this somewhere else before but ... I love that diving requires me to be self-sufficient. I have learned that as the "sc" in scuba stands for "self contained" the "self" is ME! I have gained a great deal of confidence from learning how to literally keep myself alive in...

Will you be doing cold water or warm water diving - or both?

I went to youtube and searched "Spiegel grove penetration" and got a bunch of videos. Maybe you put the "e" before "i"? I couldn't watch the videos. I don't have the grit for wreck or cave diving - I got nervous sitting at my desk!! Especially nerve wracking watching the ones where the guys...

I am SO encouraged by all of you! Thank you for sharing your ages too. Someone recently posted a question about why we aren't seeing more divers in the 20-30 year old range. While I certainly want the sport to continue to flourish with "new blood" I'm very happy - and impressed - to see that...

Thanks - a lot of this is what I expected and what I needed to hear again. I guess our bodies will tell us when "it's time". Between now and then I think I'll have to get comfortable with accepting help and making accommodations as needed (i.e., taking off gear in the water and letting a...

The recent thread on the folks who might quit diving prompted me to ask this question. (I couldn't begin to think how to search for other threads on this - sorry). My husband and I are 59 and 53 (respectively) and have no immediate plans to quit diving, but I'm wondering if there is a general...

We have motorcycles and my husband has always said "if for some reason I don't feel it's a good day to ride, we don't ride". If you feel you've reached the point where the joy of diving is eclipsed by your concern for your safety then maybe you have your decision. I do want to point out the...

These look great to me too! Did you use a strobe, a video light, both, neither? I don't even know what settings the camera has but I'd like to know about settings too so I can go see what I can do. The pics I've taken with a strobe weren't so good. I like seeing these shots. Good job!

Teecup, here's a website so you can see what they look like: Home | ScubaDoRag Personally, I use a beanie that I bought at the local Harley shop - there are no ties, it's just a spandex beanie (skull cap) that keeps my hair from getting tangled in my mask strap with my snorkel.

IMO you should just dive, dive, dive. If you want to get some supervision take a specialty class - Peak Performance Buoyancy is a good one. My beef with going directly to AOW is that you CAN get there right away, and then you have a card that gives you permission to do dives that you really...

Bingo! Because I am a smaller, older woman, I'm happy to get help. But because I feel such a strong sense of pride in being able to take care of myself I don't want someone to assume I don't know what I'm doing (that would wound my ego). HOWEVER, if someone sees an obvious problem I want them...