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Sorry for late reply. One of the best is Tom St. George: https://tomstgeorge.com/?fbclid=IwAR0tObsRXEe9dxoJ_yD_JpoB3OzuMmKHk4VxOT1xvuGThzH-fv0BYJKntnQ

Lofoten is the site of some iconic fishing village photos and Northern Lights. Bring the camera!

In BON we always leave truck unlocked, windows down, but I have to say that in several years diving there I have never seen a truck broken into. Perhaps because we only leave flip flops and old tee shirts in the truck. Now, Los Angeles is another story.

My personal experience: I frequently dive Nitrox and will often take Sudafed with no ill effects. My typical program on a dive vacation is to do two dives in the morning, break for lunch and do an afternoon and/or night dive. After a few days of this, my ears start to get tender and I will take...

Good shore dive at Cracked Conch called “Maccabuca”. Rent tank and weights up there. Entry ladder is at the edge of the tiki bar. Do the shore dive, change in the rest rooms and have a cocktail at the tiki bar before you walk upstairs for dinner. One other shore dive: Eden Rock/Devils Grotto...

I did the meet and greet pre-COVID and I believe it cut about an hour out of waiting in line for Immigration (and its Immigration, not Customs that is the backup. For tourists with nothing special in the luggage, Customs is rarely a stopping point.) However, more recently, GCM has installed...

My dive buddy shoots Nikon, I shoot SONY A7R3. Both systems result in great images. Note that Alex Mustard just moved from NIkon to the SONY system. For me, I think improvements with the latest camera models would be marginal at best. But I recently test shot the A7R5 with its amazing AF and I...

You probably know this, but just to clarify, the Z8 is mirrorless, not a DSLR. The best DSLR ever made, IMO, the D850 can be had used for less than half the price of a new Z8. Although they're pricey, the current slate of cameras and lenses from the major manufacturers are all spectacular...

Fave dive sites: From North to South: Tolo. Near Karpata, but probably the easiest entry in this area. Take two tanks, pack a lunch for your surface interval and enjoy the scenery. Something Special. Look closely for the frog fish Windsock. (or any of the similar sites from the Airport on...

There's a difference between inexperience and stupidity. For you, the former is a fact, the latter is not obvious. Many new divers "pack air" in the lungs, meaning that they don't exhale fully and so are overly buoyant. Instructors will often overweight all new students to get around this...

Not sure about getting a collar for one, but getting a mask to cover their nose is problematic:

In the south of the island, a bit beyond Salt Pier, the road is also one lane, but two-way. It's common courtesy to pull over in one of the flatter areas and let the oncoming car pass. A flick of the headlights and/or a toot of the horn is often accompanying. My guess is much of the remoter...

There are wide personal differences in temperature comfort levels, so its better to know the water temp (mid 80s) than what thickness of suit other people dive. As a New Englander you'll need a 3 mil at most. If you do 3 or 4 dives a day you might feel chilly on the later dives. I always bring a...

There are rumors that some divers have carefully driven the wrong way back down the coast. No idea who they might be and not recommending that anyone do this. One dive we liked in the North is Tolo (also called Ol' Blue). Might be the easiest shore entry in that area. Take two tanks, pack a...

There are several alternative shore dives that you can see on the way down to the Salt Pier. Wind sock is one we like. Have lunch at Ocean Oasis beach club or at one of the excellent food trucks. The "Lion Fish" truck is one of our favorites, and not just for the lion fish sandwich. You can also...

To alter an old saying: "There's no such thing as a $2500 regulator, just $2500 Gringos"

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You mentioned that you are a novice underwater photographer. This thread has been about camera gear but perhaps we should back up a bit and talk about underwater photography in general. Some basics: you need really good diving skills, particularly buoyancy control. You need to be able to hover...

Alex Mustard’s review: Review: Sony a7r V by Alex Mustard ::

I dove the Jardines on a liveaboard pre-COVID. Highly recommend it. Pristine reefs, groupers and reef sharks most dives. We spent 2 nights in Havana, which was the right amount of time. Interesting to see a city basically frozen in time: early 1960s. Whatever your thoughts on the political...