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I'm booked for Snoopy Deep / Gunther's Wrecks and IC2 for Saturday
UAE East Coast Temperatures
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Nice 26C bottom temps yesterday was totally comfortable in my 5mm. Great vis too at the beginning of the dive 20m. At the safety stop we had a few dozen batfish hanging around for company.
Dolphins on the surface on the way to the dive sites and flat calm water to boot.
Best find was this Cadinella ornatissima, first one I've seen
I believe @hedonist222 found a pineapple fish at Martini
Batteries in my LH strobe died on the second dive
Dolphins on the surface on the way to the dive sites and flat calm water to boot.
Best find was this Cadinella ornatissima, first one I've seen
I believe @hedonist222 found a pineapple fish at Martini
Batteries in my LH strobe died on the second dive
hedonist222
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Nice find, Searcaigh.
I did find a pineapple fish!
Unfortunately it was heavily guarded in a crevice by 4 eels!
I did find a pineapple fish!
Unfortunately it was heavily guarded in a crevice by 4 eels!
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Yesterday was my first time using the backscatter mini flash (mf1) strobe.
I thought I could leave ISO on auto and still not have it creep over 200 - as I'd be shooting macro and hence be so close that the strobe wouldn't require higher ISOs. I didn't realize that because the strobe isn't "talking" to the camera (sttl), ISOs were being determined by the strobe focus-LEDs and to save battery I had the focus LEDs on low. So the camera was setting an ISO of 400 based ono focus-light exposure! I was also manually lowering exposure compensation to force faster shutter speeds - so that added to the camera compensating with higher ISOs.
A lot of my photographs from yesterday, while sharp, are too grainy for my liking.
Have now set ISO to 100.
Hole in the Wall was littered with crown of of thorns starfish.
Fortuitously one of them was hosting a little crinoid and my camera caught it at ISO 250.
Not very apparent from the photograph, but it was sprinkled with luminescent white speckles.
I thought I could leave ISO on auto and still not have it creep over 200 - as I'd be shooting macro and hence be so close that the strobe wouldn't require higher ISOs. I didn't realize that because the strobe isn't "talking" to the camera (sttl), ISOs were being determined by the strobe focus-LEDs and to save battery I had the focus LEDs on low. So the camera was setting an ISO of 400 based ono focus-light exposure! I was also manually lowering exposure compensation to force faster shutter speeds - so that added to the camera compensating with higher ISOs.
A lot of my photographs from yesterday, while sharp, are too grainy for my liking.
Have now set ISO to 100.
Hole in the Wall was littered with crown of of thorns starfish.
Fortuitously one of them was hosting a little crinoid and my camera caught it at ISO 250.
Not very apparent from the photograph, but it was sprinkled with luminescent white speckles.
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I'm sure you mean crustacean
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ahh yes
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A very special dive on Saturday
Thanks to BDC, probably the best dive op in UAE.
We did a very recently discovered wreck that is going to take more exploring.
Bottom temp at 41m was 23C, fine for 20 mins in a 5mm
Great dive and thanks to Akram and Leah for organising as well as my buddies Kerstin, Dimitris and Nora
Thanks to BDC, probably the best dive op in UAE.
We did a very recently discovered wreck that is going to take more exploring.
Bottom temp at 41m was 23C, fine for 20 mins in a 5mm
Great dive and thanks to Akram and Leah for organising as well as my buddies Kerstin, Dimitris and Nora
Dan
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Congratulations, Gordon!
You are my inspiration. 850 more to go for me.
You are my inspiration. 850 more to go for me.
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