Getting pushed around at Redondo Beach

[MaxBottomtime]

I wanted to shoot some video for the first time in a few years, and the surf at Vet's was low enough to give it a try today. I dropped into the Salad Bowl and spent several minutes before I found anything other than sand, kelp and myself being tossed in the salad. During the lulls I managed to find a few nudibranchs and crabs, but holding the camera still was quite a challenge. With a large battery pack for the lights underneath the housing, the lens is about six inches above the sand. Unfortunately, most of the life at Vet's is on the sand, so I had to tilt the housing and hold on in the surge.
Visibility was about twelve feet, which was eleven feet more than reported last night.

For larger, Hi Def version go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gXvPTbX5eY&feature=channel_page&fmt=22

 

[drbill]

Hi Phil... I mounted my video light battery on top of my housing which allows me to get closer to little critters on the sand or reef. Don't know if you can do the same with yours. I have the NiteRider Pro20 set up and secure the video battery on top with a "mini weight belt" design. Looks cheesy, but it works and I've never had a problem with it coming loose (unlike my real weight belt!).

 

[MaxBottomtime]

We have three control knobs on top of the housing, so that option is out. My last video housing was a Light and Motion with the battery pack on each side of the housing. These lights take a heavy scooter battery, so I'll either have to tilt on the sand at Vet's or only shoot where I can find subjects at lens level or higher.
The package weighs 21 pounds, so I'll have to be careful with it at Marineland.
Ocean Images Underwater Digital Video Camera Housings - Sony - HC-1, PC-110, PC-100

Pro Watt Scuba - Underwater Dive and Scuba Lighting

 

[Dive California]

Phil...thanks for the video...I liked the old shots of the pier.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

Old? That was just yesterday.
Carlos, we need to get you back to Marineland next month. All that cushy Vet's diving is making you senile.