The only specialty that I have, Photography, has been disparingly mentioned twice here. Amusing, because this is a complex subject, even for an accomplished on land photographer.
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The only specialty that I have, Photography, has been disparingly mentioned twice here. Amusing, because this is a complex subject, even for an accomplished on land photographer.
I agree. When PADI comes out with "Zombie Diver Speciality"...the rea$on why they make mo$t $pecialtie$ become$ clear.
I hear that! No matter how many times you tell people not to fin downstream, and to let the current take them they kick like there's no tomorrow.Did first drift dive on day 1. Day 2 as we headed toward the boat I was told by instructor I was leading the dive. Then met 5 strangers. I learned a lot on that dive. I had 3 swimmers from Chicago who wanted to swim to cuba, I had two honey mooners who drifted along 30 ft above the bottom holding hands and looking into each other eyes. Keeping this group in eyesite with 3 surging ahead and 2 falling back took constant vigilence while towing the float. Then I learned how drifting but being anxious can really up your SAC. Plus all had to be done in a low key manner so that the paying dive customers were happy and got a full dive in. Great experience.
Doing a drift dive is easy. Leading a real drift dive with strangers and actually trying to keep the group together can be challenging.
The only specialty that I have, Photography, has been disparingly mentioned twice here. Amusing, because this is a complex subject, even for an accomplished on land photographer.
My OW class in the 60s was THREE WEEKS long and pretty much covered everything through today's Rescue Diver.