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Hi Folks, My wife and I, avid cold-water divers here in Vancouver, BC, finally got down to Catalina for five days of diving last week. Diving in California had been on the list for a long time! Twenty-five years long! Anyway, our first night on the island we wandered down to the dive park and...

Hi Folks, The 14th annual celebration of diving for divers and non-divers alike will take place at the Vancouver Aquarium on January 19th and 20th, 2013. The weekend will feature compelling diving demonstrations, exhibits and presentations. The goal of Divers’ Weekend is to inspire visitors to...

Hi Folks, The Vancouver Aquarium will be hosting the 14th annual celebration of diving to engage divers and non-divers alike on January 19th and 20th. Featuring compelling diving demonstrations, exhibits and conversations, Divers’ Weekend will inspire visitors to further explore the oceans...

Hi Folks, I offered to help spread the word about the up-coming Divers' Weekend at the Vancouver Aquarium. Here's the poster as well as a link to the Aquarium's website page for more info. Hope to see you there! Divers' Weekend | visitvanaqua.org

Hi Folks, I shoot with a Canon 30D in an Ikelite housing with a single DS-160. Now, I want to add a second strobe as a non-wired slave (optical). In doing a little experimentation in a darkened room, I find the little green light under the "M" on the back of the housing does not light up when...

Hi Folks, Over the last few weeks I've done a couple of dives at Kelvin Grove with two really great underwater photography buddies - the first was with a co-worker and the other (last night) was Mike, aka, TheWetRookie... hardly... Mike was great. I was a bit rusty on the site as I hadn't...

Hi Folks, A good friend of mine was diving at Whytecliff on Saturday and at some point lost one of his fins - a big, black, rubber turtle, out by the point/day marker. It has a spring strap attached. If anyone finds this lost turtle, could you please PM me and we'll work together to reunit...

Hi Folks, Did a long, shallow dive at Whytecliff today and while the place can seem a bit repetitive at times, the dives are always different. The shallow water near the beach was great with the vis and sunlight. Here's a few of the images that worked... for me anyway. Cheers, Lee

Hi Folks, Here are a few photos from a day trip to Egmont. I really need to get back there with the macro lens! Lee

Hi Folks, At the risk of sounding like the perverbial broken record, given Ikelite's track record and subsequent reputation, I just wanted to comment on my recent experience with sending my housing back for service and a bit of repair. First, communication was great - they let me know they...

Hi Folks, Vis has not been the best at Whytecliff recently, at least not when we've been in the water, but I decided to try some wide angle anyway. I shot these with a Sigma 15mm fisheye. Lee

Hi Folks, I have limited underwater photography experience here in our own backyard - more in warmer water, but thought I'd post a few of the ones I'm willing to show (I'm my own worst critic... I hope), despite the less than great vis at Whytecliff today! I shoot with a Canon 30D in an...

Hi Folks, I used to dive Fenlon Falls quite a bit in the 80's, but I have been on the West Coast since. Is Fenlon Falls still a doable dive site, and if so, what are the recommended entry sites? Thanks, Lee

Hi Folks, My wife and I are talking about doing a dive trip to California at some point. We'd like to explore the CA coast from Monterey south to Morro Bay looking for sites good for kelp forests and hydrocoral. What we're interested in is knowing what might be the best time of year, or...

Hi Folks, First I would like to say thanks for all the info back a few months when we were looking for info on Bonaire - it all really helped. We recently got back from our trip, so here's the quick and dirty: We stayed at the Carib Inn - a great place if you'd rather be left alone...

Hi Folks, My wife and I will be going to Bonaire in April - staying at the Carib Inn for three weeks. We have a few questions both about the place and the diving and I was wondering if those that have stayed there would be able to offer some info. We plan to pack very light - are there...

Hi Folks, I thought I'd post a short review of our very recent dive trip to Maui. First, I should say it's an easy place to get to - a 5 hour and change direct flight from Vancouver, BC. We stayed at the Pineapple Inn (again, we stayed there last year on our sight-seeing/snorkeling trip last...

Hi Folks, This might be a long shot... My wife and I are getting on our plane later today and in our preparations called our dive operator on Maui to confirm my wife's open-water cert dives (she booked with them in June) for this Monday and Tuesday... they had her info and reservation, but...