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Condolences to her family and friends. This is a pretty benign dive with gentle slope to 30 ish feet depth for most dives. Finding one’s footing on entry is the only challenging aspect.

Congratulations on getting the state of the art camera and a great lens. However, it’s as if you have never driven a car before and are jumping into a Ferrari with a manual transmission. Watch some of the online reviews of this camera (Alex Mustard in particular) and be comfortable with its...

So back up a second. You want to shoot macro and wide angle, you want to move up in IQ, AF etc from (the pretty good) TG6, and you are experienced in photo/video tech. My guess is that you won't be satisfied with half measures and would be happier with a FF Canon/Nikon/SONY system. If expense is...

$10/tank. Round up if you are doing a week's diving. Ask if tips go into a communal jar at the end of your stay, or if there is another system.

I have used Stuart Cove many times and always enjoyed it. Can be busy but always seemed under control. (I was there when they had Shaquille O’Neal on site for Discovery Channel “Shaq” Week filming.). Also if you have time to get offsite you should have dinner at Greycliffe, regularly voted best...

If you are going for a week, you’ll have a great time on either island. We have dived on each several times in the last few years. CUR is a bit more developed, with a decent sized city. We stay at Lions Dive which has a great shore dive. We also hire the “Dive Bus” to take us to other shore...

Nurse shark, Grand cayman

Grand Cayman, Sunset House house reef:

If you go to the HSL/Color section of the Develop module in LR, you can also experiment with the individual color sliders for Saturation and Luminance. You could try to add red/orange/yellow to the image and lessen or remove green/aqua/blue/purple/magenta to get the look you like best...

A couple of shore dives, each 2+ hours drive, are : Punquogue Bridge in Hampton Bays and Fort Wetherill in Jamestown RI. Best in the fall when water temps can get about 70 degrees. You can usually see juvenile tropical fish which get swept up in the Gulf Stream and spun out along the northeast...

Kind of like using an IBM Selctric typewriter: fun trip down memory lane, but PITA for those of us who spent hours in the darkroom hoping for one good exposure.

one of my dive buddies was caught in a casting net thrown down from the East span at Blue Heron Bridge. It was a shock to her and to the guy fishing from the bridge. He begged her not to cut his net and they slowly moved to the East bank where she was able to get untangled.

I have dived with Scuba St. Lucia several times and can recommend them, but I have always stayed at AC. Note that its a slog to get there if you are not resident.

About 6 years ago, I spent two nights in Havana before heading to liveaboard in Jucaro. Stayed at the Parque Central hotel in central Havana. Walked around safely, without concern at night. All the Cuban people I met were very friendly. Hotel was fine. Food was just okay. Bar scene lively and...

I assisted on a DUI dry-suit demo day many years ago at Dutch Springs. Seemed pretty well organized. Short but adequate briefing, DMs and instructors helped with gearing up and entering the quarry. More DMs in the water and on the platform. Other than a few feet first ascents, no issues. Of...

Jill Heinerth: Into the Planet

We always stay at Lions Dive where Ocean Encounters is the onsite dive op. Highly recommend both. Also check out Dive Bus for shore diving excursions.

The 28-60 is a nice small, light weight lens for walking around "snap shots" but it doesn't have the resolving power to make best use of the A1 or SONY'S higher resolution "R" bodies. The SONY 90 mm macro and the 16-35 f2.8 or even 16-35 f4 are better choices if you want more detail or need to...

In the context of strong currents, 50 dives in milder conditions is nowhere near advanced. However, tethering to you may not be the best idea. If you are the one caught in the current, her being dragged along for the ride could be far more problematic. What about hiring a private dive guide who...