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#101 MikeVeitch

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Posted 31 December 2006 - 09:46 PM

so many great shots everyone! lets see some more
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Posted 31 December 2006 - 10:53 PM

I've been diving the pinnacles around San Miguel Island (near Santa Barbara, Southern California) for years, trying to get a wide angle scenic that does the area justice. Conditions were great this day, and we hit a new spot (near Wilson's rock) that had a lot of hydrocoral. This image finally captures the life and color that shows why it's my favorite local destination.

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(so as not to cheat, my other favorites from the year are here: My favorites from 2006)
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Posted 01 January 2007 - 01:10 PM

I had an "interesting" 2006, to say the least, resulting in only one dive trip for 2006.

This was my first trip with the D2Xs. I had a shot in mind and spent a couple of days working on getting it. Seen the behavior many times, but this was my first successful attempt at recording it.

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 02:02 PM

Here is my latest from Dominica.. This December

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 08:10 AM

Had a fantastic year with many highlights, learnt a lot, and this pic rates as my favourite for 2006.



Can't seem to get the image to appear, what am I doing wrong :{ ?

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Edited by rogerhorrocks, 02 January 2007 - 08:17 AM.

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 08:31 AM

a lot of beautiful shots... great topic !

my one is not really a one shot picture... but it's one picture B)

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 09:51 AM

now that is a cool ass panorama .. wow .. how many shots .. and was it a lot of work to make it look so good when stiched together ?
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Posted 02 January 2007 - 10:03 AM

now that is a cool ass panorama .. wow .. how many shots .. and was it a lot of work to make it look so good when stiched together ?

80 shots during the dive... 30 selected for the final picture and about 50 hours to do that work ! That's it :rolleyes:
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Posted 02 January 2007 - 01:14 PM

Taken at the end of 2006 under challenging conditions: low grey clouds, rain and in a British quarry with 20m+ walls. I've used all of the knowledge that I gained during the year to make an ambient light shot at high ASA equivalent with a Greenwater Magic filter, processed with NoiseNinja on my lovely MacPro (Windows no more!). I enjoyed this more than any one shot from Bikini or the Red Sea (sad...).

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But the sub...

... I'm blown away.

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 01:30 PM

Straight from the camera, no cropping, just reduced resolution to 1200 pixels wide. I love this shot for its looks and also because it is such an improvement over the shots I was taking when I took my camera down for the first time only 7 days before. dSLR + laptop is one hell of a rewarding learning experience.

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 05:29 PM

Well, as someone who's only been on a few dives, and only with DISPOSABLE cameras, I can't hold a torch to anyone else here, but here's one of my favorites from Fiji...

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Also, I love that this place has a Guinness emoticon. :rolleyes:

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 05:39 PM

Claude, that sub pano is simply stunning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What vision!

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 06:09 PM

Yes Claude that is a very cool shot.....shots.....well done... :rolleyes:

Would like that on my wall.
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Posted 02 January 2007 - 06:53 PM

I agree with everyone else. That submarine panorama is truly amazing. Great work, Claude!
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Posted 02 January 2007 - 08:30 PM

a lot of beautiful shots... great topic !

my one is not really a one shot picture... but it's one picture B)


Claude,

I think you win.... B) , if there is a winner!! :rolleyes:

Can we have some more data/history on that sub!!!!

Just the coolest shot I've seen in a long time! Now all you need is a pod of dolphin in front of it (collaborate w/ralphy..... ;) )

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#116 MikeVeitch

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 09:53 PM

yep, that sub kicks butt!

where?
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Posted 02 January 2007 - 10:22 PM

Extremely cool Claude - WELL worth the effort!
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Posted 03 January 2007 - 01:10 AM

Would like that on my wall.

in about 2 weeks, would be possible to order it... ;)

Can we have some more data/history on that sub!!!!

le Rubis : It's one of the famoust french sub from the second world war as it destroyed a significant number of german boats ! It's now one of the nicest wreck in the Mediterranean Sea...

Just the coolest shot I've seen in a long time! Now all you need is a pod of dolphin in front of it (collaborate w/ralphy..... :D )

There was some... but I had to explain them that I don't want anybody on that picture ! :glare: :D

where?

In France... near Saint-Tropez ! There are some awesome wrecks in that area...

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Posted 03 January 2007 - 01:24 AM

this is the only info in english i found on the Rubis.

http://www.bbc.co.uk.../a3018340.shtml

definitely a site to dive if any of you make it to the south of france...

(though mike the water is too cold for you here probably :D)

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Posted 03 January 2007 - 02:10 AM

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