We should have pictures uploaded sometime today!
BTW, The turnout was definitely heavier than anticipated! There are now only a couple of slots not filled in (Thanks to Wilma!). All of the exhibitors were pleased with the results! Here are some highlights:
Kudos to Brad at Dive Chronicles for putting on this show! They have their new magazines out and the content is great! Super articles about "The Story of Jnah", "Murphys Law" and "Taveuni, Fiji"!
OMS has a brand new HID light and the form factor is SWEET!!! It's a tiny little thing with a HUGE output. Their backplate and wings are welll done with all of those edges smoothed out so you don't fray or cut the strap. It is definitely Hogarthian, and to my untrained eye seems to be compliant to DIR standards as well.
Speaking of lighting... Green Force is out in force with their modular lighting system. WHOA! They have a 10 watt HID that runs on 8 AA batteries for TWO HOURS!!! I was pretty amazed... maybe we can get them to sponsor a contest in the future???
PADI has a great booth and their new "National Geographic Diver" program. They are pretty stoked about combining the two giants to help promote ecologica and historical awareness.
The Florida Bureau of Archeological Research has their booth here as well. They are featuring the "Mystery Wreck" off of Key Largo. As always, I am impressed with their dedication to the sport of diving. We are in the planning stages of an Instructor level class on Marine Preservation, so that these instructors can go and train students in this important area. I have a post about this in the Instructor's area and hopefully we can do the class in January. If you are an instructor and are interested in adding this to your repertoire, PLEASE CONTACT ME! (The entire project will be hosted at FAU to keep costs to a minimum; Thanks MB!)
Always Learning... For those who know me at all, you know that I have had a real love/hate relationship with my Canon Digital Elph and Inon Strobe. My results are MOSTLY bad, and I have never figured out why. MAJOR MONDO KUDOS to Ryan (A ScubaBoard user) who works with the good folk at Reef Photo & Video. He gave me a wonderful class, and it shortly became obvious WHY they are as successful as they are: they solved my problems with a wonderful education! YAY Ryan! If you have any questions about what to buy and HOW TO OPERATE it, go talk to these people. You won't be sorry, and tell 'em "Netdoc sent you!"