newmanl

The part I don't get is why good buoyancy skills are not a requirement to pass a course that certifies you to enter a liquid environment. IMHO, the peak performance buoyancy course is a money grab - regardless of agency, as I believe good buoyancy skills are mandatory for the sport/activity. Double the length (duration), and cost, of the open water course and save the impact of "<100 dives" on the environment.

Lee

Honestly, I applaude the measures. In fact, I think more places should do the same. Hopefully, the result of which would create a demand for better diver training.

Lee

Hi gee13,

I'd guess that its a juvenile Moorish Idol.

Hope that helps!

Lee

Great photos Dan! Love the balance between the natural and artifical light - very nice work!

Lee

Hi Lee,

It might be because you are firing the main (those attached to the housing) strobes in TTL mode. As you likely know, the TTL mode uses a pre-flash to attain its exposure setting (flash out-put) before the main flash intended to expose the frame. The pre-flash is something like 1/32 power of a full dump, but often enough to trigger (too early) a remote strobe on an optical sensor. There are two ways to get the slave to fire on in sync with the main strobes - fire the main strobes in manual mode, or switch the optical slave sensor to a setting that ignores the pre-flash.

I'm speaking from Canon/Ikelite experience, so if Nikon is that different, this may not help. Good luck!

Lee