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So it seems that somewhere I was told that I should generally be looking up when I ascend....
How does one do that when horizontal/in trim?
halemanō;5834623:The advanced diving answer is; depends.
Trust me, my group is descending that mooring line when those pics were taken.
halemanō;5834623:One dive, from the surface my entire group of 6 divers could all see the pair of spotted eagle rays over 90' below us. I asked how they would feel if I made a dive bomb descent to try for a good picture. Now these pictures are for at least a few of the divers in the group, not just for me. The whole group said "go for it, we'll meet you at the bottom of the mooring line."
Trust me, my group is descending that mooring line when those pics were taken.
No picture is worth your life!
You need to stay with the group and DO NOT leave the descent line!
I do as the fishes do. I swim down, I swim around, I swim up, I am a manfish.
I dislike inverted descents. I've seen two serious buddy separations due to inverted descents that almost because very serious. The worst involved one buddy descending faster than the other, the shallower diver's valve being turned off. With only 5-10' vis, the other diver was waiting on the bottom for her buddy who was struggling to make it back to the surface to deal with the issue.
I do inverted descents only when the situation (gear configuration) demands it and visibility is good enough that I can maintain proper buddy contact during the descent. In my opinion, the descent is the time when a separation is most likely, and when the consequences are the most grave.