Hello from IL

[bbdrag0n]

Hello everyone:

I live in the Chicagoland area, and I'm glad to be a part of this community.


pamela :14:

 

[justleesa]

Aloha Pamela!

Welcome to the board! Tell us a bit about you and how you got into diving.

Aloha,
Lisa

 

[djb_1965]

Hello from another midwesterner......

 

[ecudiver]

welcome aboard mate.

 

[JBRES1]

Well good morning and welcome .
There are quite a few Chicagoland divers on this board.
I think for the most part we are quary divers, and in need of some warm weather
to get into the quary.
Jim Breslin (Naperville Il. )

 

[DiverBeth]

Pamela welcome to the board from a Chicago gal.

 

[bbdrag0n]

Hi All-

I got into diving by going on a snorkel trip with friends to Crystal River in FL to swim with the Manatees. On one trek, we walked up hill for quite a while, got in the river and had the current carry us downstream. On the way down there were all these divers on the bottom of the river checking all the life out. I thought... how cool. Well, the next day I was in a dive shop signing up for certification. I did my open water dives in Cozumel and it's been underwater ever since. That was about 12-15 years ago. On my second or third dive trip... we were in Turks & Caiscos when we got close to a few whale sharks. That was it. I was hooked.

I have momma and baby on video.

I've made somewhere between 100-150 dives and have most of PADIs certifications including DiveMaster. These days I spend my time on the bottom of about 40-60 ft of water sitting or swiming on the bottom to get that "perfect" shot. I never get in the water without my camera. I just got an underwater casing for my Olympus digital, now I need a flash. Any suggestions? It will go with me on my next dive trip. It will be my first time experienting with underwater digital photography.

 

[bbdrag0n]

Hi Jim-

You must go to Haigh. I'm a Pearl Lake girl myself, and that I have a trailer on the lake in South Beloit that I'm currently trying to sell.

pamela

 

[ppo2_diver]

Glad to have another Chicgoan on the board.

 

[Paco]

Welcome from a Wisconsin neighbor.

Mike