Favorite Memories from the SB Invasion 2025 Belize

[Random Bit]

I agree! Getting successful underwater images is so much more challenging than on land. If I get one or two that I am happy with from a dive trip, I consider it a success, but if I only got 2 good images from a week in Yellowstone I’d be very upset.

Steve,

Speaking of changing board names, it would be awesome if you could pick a pronounceable one! In all seriousness, nice meeting you and hope to see you on a dive again.

- Keith

 

[Nuclear Eel]

I agree! Getting successful underwater images is so much more challenging than on land. If I get one or two that I am happy with from a dive trip, I consider it a success, but if I only got 2 good images from a week in Yellowstone I’d be very upset.

Yes. A long time ago and professional photographer told me "it generally takes a 100 photos to get a good one, 1000 photos to get a great one".
Underwater....probably triple those numbers.
My first trip to Yellowstone I took photos of a grizzly sow and 3 cubs from a distance with a 300mm lens. Could barely tell what it was so that prodded me into buying a Sigma 60-600 zoom in West Yellowstone. Price tag kinda hurt at that moment but it has been best buy I ever made photography wise. Love that lens.

 

[NancyLynn]

A long time ago and professional photographer told me "it generally takes a 100 photos to get a good one, 1000 photos to get a great one".

Only if you're shooting digital - and you shoot that many images just because you can! Using film slows you down, and forces you to make each shot potentially a good one - because you only have 36 images (max) on a 35 mm roll - and each one costs a bit more than a quarter (if you use a bulk loader or find a good deal on film). Medium and large format are even more costly/fewer pictures before needing to change film. The change in how many good image you get per shoot is pretty dramatic!

 

[Nuclear Eel]

Only if you're shooting digital - and you shoot that many images just because you can! Using film slows you down, and forces you to make each shot potentially a good one - because you only have 36 images (max) on a 35 mm roll - and each one costs a bit more than a quarter (if you use a bulk loader or find a good deal on film). Medium and large format are even more costly/fewer pictures before needing to change film. The change in how many good image you get per shoot is pretty dramatic!

No doubt digital makes it much easier and cheaper to take a lot of photos and only keep the ones you like. And the image quality has improved tremendously since my first Nikon digital camera.
But back when I had no other option than film I still used a lot of film, for a normal one week trip someplace I could end up taking 30-40 rolls with me. It was a passion and I was learning how to take good photographs, not just snapshots. Plus, compared to the price of those trips the cost of film and processing was minor (too me, my wife wouldn't and didn't agree).

 

[gypsyjim]

I shot only 35mm, until I decided to take a camera UW on my dives.
I knew how much $ I was spending on land pics, and instinct told me that it would be much worse under water! I have only shot digital since.

 

[Nuclear Eel]

I took a chance on a Nikon D70 kit that Sam's had for sale Christmas 2005. Haven't used a film camera since then. Saved a fortune in film and processing charges.
Gave it to my brother in law after I bought my latest Nikon about 6 years ago. It still takes good photos and he loves it too.

 

[gypsyjim]

Talk about favorite memories.....from a conversation elsewhere on SB this evening, I searched for and found a series of short stories titled Tales of a Brass Bottle Opener, posted on SB, back @2005, by a Tom Smedley.
I just reread a few of those old gems
Great reads, and makes me wish I could tell a better story myself about our recent Belize adventure.
And an adventutmre it was.
The good, the bad, the ugly and the beauty, are all a part of the adventure, and sharing it with friends, old and new only adds to those memories!

 

[StevePix]

Steve,

Speaking of changing board names, it would be awesome if you could pick a pronounceable one! In all seriousness, nice meeting you and hope to see you on a dive again.

- Keith

Keith -- I took the advice from you and a few others to switch to a pronounceable name, so from this point forward, I will be "StevePix" on Scubaboard.

-Steve

 

[gypsyjim]

While it is not exactly a memory from this trip, today Colleen got word from the spine surgeon who repaired her broken neck, that he is going to work on her lower spine, in a couple of weeks hopefully, to relieve the stenosis that has been cripling her.
She now says she will be mobile well before the next Invasion. This last one, she spent mostly in our room at half star hacienda.

 

[Nuclear Eel]

Keith -- I took the advice from you and a few others to switch to a pronounceable name, so from this point forward, I will be "StevePix" on Scubaboard.

-Steve

Way to go. Looks like I unintentionally started a trend.