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    Cessna Plane in Perch

    Someone asked me what the plane was in Perch lake. I know it was used formally as a parachute jumping platform, and a model 182 springs to mind, but I'd like to know.... :confused:Does anyone of you plane buffs/Perch divers know? Note: 'Peaches', the individual responsible for the Plane in...
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    Diving the North Carolina Wrecks part I

    Trip Log for North Carolina Wreck Diving Day 1: Arrived at Olympus Dive Center at 6am to an already busy scene. Checked in in the shop and signed our waivers. Olympus offers 100cf/3300psi alum tanks with EAN30 for all the dives with MOD of 121fsw. Most of their intended sites are about...
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    RMO September Meet, Greet and Dive

    It's been awhile since Ron posted the calender for the Southern RMO Meet, Great and dive weekend coming up and I thought it would be appropriate to mention it again on the general thread to remind everyone. Please join us for a great weekend of diving, fun and stimulating conversation (just ask...
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    Input Needed for Blue Hole Improvements

    We had a really interesting meeting this evening. Marianne Pratt of The Idea Group of Santa Fe has been hired by the City of Santa Rosa to coordinate and facilitate ideas and input for the Santa Rosa in general and Blue Hole specifically. We met at New Mexico Scuba Center and talked about...
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    Let's Dive at Blue Hole!

    Who's up for some dives at Blue Hole on October 21st? Diving, socializing, food and good friends (met or new), it's a good time to come on down (or over) and lets do some diving!
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    No Fills at Blue Hole - Aug. 3-4

    Note: I goofed on the date. It's Aug. 4 & 5 Thought I'd put this up so anyone going will not be surprised. Stella is going to be out of town on some personal business and couldn't get anyone to work the fill station for her this upcoming weekend. (she did try several people) So, if you're...
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    FS - Olympus PT-27 Housing and S&S Strobe

    For Sale!! Got to get the recent D200 camera purchase underwater and need to make room for additional gear to make that happen. The C-7070 camera has taken a swan dive off a ladder and is no longer working :bash: (duh!) so the rest has got to go!! clickable links for larger pictures...
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    April 22nd Blue Hole Get Together.

    Another month, another opportunity for diving! Who's up for a Sunday dive day and BBQ?? Hopefully, the viz will be good and we can get a picture of Don's new Blue Hole fish species!!
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    March 18 - Blue Hole Get-together

    The Albuquerque contingent of dive fanatics will be getting together on Sunday, March 18 for some diving and a lunch cookout if anyone is interesting. Meet at the SE picnic tables at about 8:30am or so, gear up and do a couple or three dives. A grill (at least one) will be on site, so bring...
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    D200 Firmware Update

    Nikon has posted their firmware update for the D200 for those of you that are interested. D200 Firmware 2.0 for Windows
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    BIG Lobster

    20year old Lobster!! This is pretty cool, BIG lobster and guy let it go....... Full story here!
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    Messing with Photoshop

    I was messing around with Photoshop today. This photo of a Spiny Lobster was so, so. Duplicate layer, then de-saturate the layer. Eraser tool to erase the de-saturated layer. Looks very different....
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    Happy New Year!

    :wave-smil HAPPY NEW YEAR all you Rocky Mountain Oysters!!!:beerchug: May you dive more this year than last and your buoyancy be perfect!!!:chicken: So when is your next dive?? I'm going out to Blue Hole Jan. 22 and then again Feb. 4 & 5.
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    Watch out for Killer Dolphins!!!

    I was shown this link about Military Dolphins equipped with darts that were released in the gulf during the Katrina storm. This just sounds like BS to me, has anyone heard any more about this????
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    DIR Fundamentals - Albuquerque, NM

    New Mexico Scuba Center will be hosting another DIR Fundamentals course November 5, 6 and 7, 2005. Class will be taught by the talented and ever patient, Joe Talavera. Academics will be held in the classroom at NMSC and the open water section will be held at Blue Hole in Santa Rosa, NM. For...
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    Magnifying LCD and shroud

    Using a Oly C-7070 with Oly housing. Noticed the other day surfing that there was a Monitor Magnifier Hood to fit the housings. Is this a practical thing to have, or an expensive ($70) piece of junk??? Looks like this I thought it might help with manual focus using the super macro.
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    Taking Night Dive Photos

    Just got back the other day from a great trip to Key Largo area and did a fun and interesting dive on Davis Reef at night. Having never taken pictures at night before I had no clue what was needed. I zip tied my back up light to the side of my strobe to help with aiming and focus. What I got...
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    Drysuit Valve Replacement

    I recently got a good deal on a used DUI drysuit. Nice suit, but has a non-swivel inflator valve and a leaky exhaust valve, both older Apeks. Where can I get new SiTech valves for the suit, anyone have a favorite source??
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    Olympus C-7070

    I was playing around on the Oly site and saw This New C-7070 this morning. Sounds pretty interesting, since they have included at least two underwater modes in the standard shooting modes. Anyone actually see one of these yet?
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    New Inon Strobe

    I went to UW Digital Camera this morning to check things out again. Still drooling and thinking of buying the Inon 180. They have the New D-2000 that supposedly replaces the 180. What, if anything have any of you heard about this strobe? Looks pretty interesting, with TTL control too!
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