Reef Life of the Andaman - weekly YouTube series

[bubblevision]

I have made lots of updates to my DVD "Reef Life of the Andaman", about the marine life of Thailand and Burma, and will be serialising it weekly on my YouTube channel over the next few months. Here is the first part. The footage has been deinterlaced (using QTGMC in AviSynth) and upscaled to 720p HD for YouTube, so it looks best on YouTube at that resolution. I can share details of the method if anyone is interested.

 

[Quero]

Sweet, Nick! I've subscribed!

 

[bubblevision]

Thanks Quero!

Here's part 2, featuring zebra sharks (known locally as "leopard sharks") and tawny nurse sharks, two of the most common species of carpet shark found in the Andaman Sea.

 

[shortdivemedic]

Nick
Great job on the videos Look forward to more

Cheers
Michael

 

[bubblevision]

Thanks Michael!

This week's episode is about whale sharks. I uploaded an old low-res version of this a few years ago, but this new version is longer, contains 2 more encounters, and has been re-graded and upscaled to 720p HD. Any feedback is welcome.

 

[soundfield]

I aspire to make films as good as yours; it just doesn't get any better!

 

[DMDavid]

Very entertaining and informative, I can't wait to watch more of your videos.

 

[bubblevision]

Thank you soundfield and DMDavid!

Part 4 features 3 of the Andaman Sea's most common requiem sharks, which are "toothy" sharks in the family Carcharhinidae. First we have grey reef sharks in the Mergui Archipelago, then juvenile silvertip sharks at the Burma Banks, and finally whitetip reef sharks.

 

[bubblevision]

Part 5 features stingrays. In particular bluespotted stingrays, Jenkins whiprays, and blotched fantail rays, culminating in an encounter with a large shoal of stingrays at Black Rock in the Mergui Archipelago.

 

[bubblevision]

Part 6 features giant manta rays from Thailand's Koh Bon and Burma's Black Rock, along with their smaller relatives, mobulas and eagle rays. The video describes how manta rays are currently threatened due to the increasing trade for their gill rakers. Feedback is welcome!