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Jupiter is good for big stuff: turtles, sharks, grouper. But it is deep - I think the ledge is 85’ and has high current. So it might not be good for an open water diver. The Blue Heron Bridge is a great muck dive. You commonly see things there that you very rarely see elsewhere. But it...

I have nothing against them. I try to buy everything from my Local Dive Shop. They do a pretty good volume. I had an issue with my dive computer (it went psychotic) and he got on the horn to the manufacturer and sent it in for them to play with. I did end up with a new computer. A good...

Your Nikon D3500 is a pretty decent camera. So I am thinking that you are looking at something that takes good stills. As stated by others, underwater photography is not for the neophyte. Good buoyancy control is critical. For good shots, you need to be in the right spot. Also you can get...

I used to dive with a skin at 78 degrees and 3 mm was fine for 70 degrees. Now I need thermo protection. Caribbean diving has been so warm that nothing has been an issue. My last two trips got down to 77 degrees and my old beaten up wet suit was not enough. So I got a new one. How far down...

From what I understand, Tiger sharks can get it into their heads to eat almost anything. I think Bull Sharks are considered to be the most aggressive sharks but Tigers on one of the five “dangerous” shark species. There are places that do shark dives and these dives often feature very large...

I recently dove in the Pacific for the first time. It was in Fiji. Fiji is a straight shot from LAX. I dove at Paradise Taveuni. Getting there was Orlando to LAX. Then a looong layover for the redeye to Fiji. We got into Fiji in the morning. Another layover for the puddle jumper to...

I use Force Fins. They take a different kind of kick that is different than other fins. They take some time in the pool learning how to use them.

I have not done shore diving at the Brac. On the south side, diving the lagoon is not practical. It would be get in and swim out to the exposed outer reef and then get back in. But the lagoon peters out about 2 miles to the east of the end of the island. There are a number of places where...

It is hard to say about how good it is because people use different weighting systems for coming up with what exactly is good. I recently dove Fiji (first time in the Pacific). I really liked it. Decent acropora corals and some soft corals. Most of the fish were on the small side and a bit...

Oh my, a ton of posts. You talk about maneuvering and having issues with it. That might be your fins. Some fins really are not conducive for anything but going fast. The Scubapro Nuevo wings are really easy to use. They give good power. They are really good for maneuvering and for backing...

I had a Suunto years ago. It was pretty in line with other computers for the first dive. On the second dive or third dive it would often force me up because of lack of deco even though my dive buddies were fine. And I typically dove shallower then they did.

I had a computer that did that. If I went shallow and hit 20’ and initiated the safety stop count down. If I triggered the count down several times No Indid not keep track). And I never got deeper then I think 40’, it would sort of keep I running tally of my safety stop and after some time...

Buccaneer on the north side is good and has a ladder entry. The dock on the north side has Kissimmee. I think every time I have done the dive, I have seen eagle rays. But the big old barge ties up to the dock so you need to know the schedule.

I have had a Nauticam housing for about 10 years. I never needed to replace any 0 ring. I have had Ikelite strobes the same length of time. I cleaned and regreased the - rings every time I opened the housing and at the end of a trip and before a trip. The housing and strobes had over 600...

It depends on how you define “work days”. I have recently been diving with the Apple Watch with the dive ap. It keeps track of calories burned and it was a surprising amount. I forget the exact figures but three dives will get about 600 calories burned which is like walking 6 miles. So not...

I suppose you could have oxygen toxicity problems. But I think it takes a little time to develop. And I think free divers are generally down less than 5 minutes and most of the time, they are not that deep. Now if you were a sperm whale and stayed down for 30 minutes and went to 2000’, you...

I have used loaner computers when mine went south at dive resorts. They are generally basic wrist mounted. Anymore, they all handle nitrox and do fine, They are not air integrated but I dive with a pressure gauge anyway so that is no big deal. The basic Zoop is just fine. Right now I am...

That is a pretty decent photo. You need to get lower. You generally want to shoot at eye level to your subject (not always). And the amount of post work you do “depends”. Generally, you will always have to do some white balance. And depending on the exposure histogram - you will probably...

You have a decent set up. For one on one coaching, it really cannot be done underwater. So it is on land and looking at photos. For underwater photography, one of the really important things is buoyancy control. Depending on the subject, a photo can be made or broken by being slightly...

Oh, I am supposed to write in years certified? Certified 2007. I have 1200+ dives.