... Please note that membership to this group is currently open and email messages are unmoderated. Hopefully we can keep the group this way in order to...
uwphoto@yahoogroups.com
Jan 1, 2002 4:37 pm
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Hi guys - I've enjoyed reading your discussions (thought they sometimes get fierce) and finally have something to contribute, as I have taken my first trip to...
Hi Sweet Insurgent Welcome to the list. Look forward to various discussions with you. If you've been reading discussions for a while, you'll notice that most ...
Des Paroz
des@...
Jan 2, 2002 7:59 pm
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... you. If you've been reading discussions for a while, you'll notice that most of us use real names. Perhaps you'd care to send an intro to the list, and...
... Sounds like you've caught the diving bug. ... Good choices - Sea & Sea make good products. ... In uw photography, the big thing is distance - the closer...
Des Paroz
des@...
Jan 2, 2002 9:27 pm
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... Hi Erika, It does sound like you've pretty much jumped in whole-hog! ;-) Keep up the certifications, as they will lend much confidence to yourself while...
Hi Ricky, ... (snip) Well, I for one am astounded. No, you're not "boorish" and I don't care how fast you type. That was probably the best, most poignant, and...
Christian Gerzner
christiang@...
Jan 4, 2002 8:25 am
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Hi Ricky Welcome to the group, and thanks for taking the time to give us such a detailed intro. I look forward to sharing in some of your experiences. Re. the...
Des Paroz
des@...
Jan 4, 2002 11:53 am
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... Hi Des, What were you doing way up here by me in Dayton, Ohio? :-) Kind of landlocked weren't you? :-) Roger Roth Cincinnati, Ohio...
Roger Roth
r.roth.videodiver@...
Jan 4, 2002 12:02 pm
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Hi. I am going to Isla de la Juventud, Cuba, from jan 15 to Jan 24. Anyone going there (or close) by a chance?...
I had a 6 month secondment with AT&T/NCR, who I was working for at the time. Apart from diving PC, I also had the chance to dive many of your local sites -...
Des Paroz
des@...
Jan 5, 2002 8:24 am
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... Wow! All of the cold, silty limestone quarries around here! :-) I don't like them, but it's good training though! Who did you dive with? Any clubs in...
Roger Roth
r.roth.videodiver@...
Jan 5, 2002 1:16 pm
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Dear Des, 1) In order to keep your camera in an appropriate location, I'd have it negative. If it is floating up it can get in your way when doing uor diving...
Bonjour I created a web site on the underwater photography. It's a complete course on this technique with a lot of picture to illustrate the exemple. You find...
Pierre Courty
pcourty@...
Jan 6, 2002 3:19 pm
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I posted this on the uwvideo list, but this topic may interest persons on this list as well. I sure would like to know what people have found to be useful and...
Call for Entries Underwater Images Photo/Video competition The Underwater Images Photo/Video competition is accepting entries for the 2002 Underwater Images...
Hi WM Actually, the message you are replying to is from George, not me. I was already replying to it, with my thoughts. With my housed camera, its in an Ike...
Des Paroz
des@...
Jan 7, 2002 6:31 am
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... Cold and silty - the most accurate adjectives used to describe these places. Pity none of the dive shops ever used those ;). It was good training - at...
Des Paroz
des@...
Jan 7, 2002 6:35 am
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... Erika, Welcome to the group, and yes, you will improve with practice. As you and other list members have mentioned, probably the biggest change you can...
I strongly agree with Bruce Yates' comments about shooting multiple images of the same subject. I frequently shoot 10, 20 or even 36 frames of the same subject...
Thanks, Bruce, are you sure you're not a UW photo instructor? ;) ... have a totally redundant air supply. huh, good idea. I think my husband wanted me to get...
... A very good idea. ... Short answer - do more diving! Or lug 2 cameras with you! ... One day you'll look back on the time when your ratio was 1 roll per ...
Des Paroz
des@...
Jan 8, 2002 9:39 pm
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... Just make sure it's a proper one, not one of those stupid "Spare Air" type thingies which some people call "Spare Death". ... Well, to sort of answer the...
Christian Gerzner
christiang@...
Jan 8, 2002 9:44 pm
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"How do I find an operation that will let me return to the boat for a reload a few times? and practically, how do I accomplish this without totally messing up...
... You've hit an important nail on the head there! I once heard someone say "You can do anything you want, but you can't necessarily do everything you want." ...
... Shock, horror, gasp. Christian - did I read this right? Are you promoting digital? Call the ambulance - I'm going into shock ;-) Best fishes Des -- Des...
Des Paroz
des@...
Jan 8, 2002 9:55 pm
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Even though I am a strong believer in housed SLR systems I think the future for a lot of people will be in digital.I especially think that it's a invaluable...
Haas, Norm (AZ15)
norm.haas@...
Jan 8, 2002 10:07 pm
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... Chuckle. :) Actually I am seriously considering: http://www.canon.com.au/products/cameras/digital_slr.html in a ...