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| DiveFilm HD Video Podcast |
DiveFilm HD is a free podcast that showcases some of the best underwater imaging from around the world, in High Definition\! DiveFilm HD video podcasts are optimized for playback on computers, iPads, iPhones, iPod Touches, Android devices, AppleTVs, and more\. Download an episode or subscribe to DiveFilm HD at iTunes\.… |
Eric Cheng |
02/20/13 |
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| David Fleetham Portfolio |
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Eric Cheng |
02/15/13 |
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| Wetpixel South Komodo Expedition, Feb/Mar 2014 |
We can’t get enough of Indonesia\. Wetpixel is headed to the lush waters of Komodo in Feb/Mar 2014 aboard the luxury live\-aboard dive vessel, the Seven Seas\. The southern sites of Komodo National Park offer a fantastic mix of healthy coral reefs, huge schools of fish, and interesting macro life\.… |
Eric Cheng |
01/03/13 |
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| Want to swim with 300 whale sharks this year? |
Join Wetpixel editor Adam Hanlon and photographer Jason Bradley in Mexico this August 2013 to swim with and photograph the largest\-known aggregation of the largest fish in the world\! Each summer, hundreds of whale sharks congregate in the clear blue waters off of Isla Mujeres, Mexico\. Quoth me, from trip… |
Eric Cheng |
01/03/13 |
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| Wetpixel South Komodo Expedition, Indonesia, Feb/Mar 2014 |
Join Wetpixel Expeditions in South Komodo, Indonesia, for two 11\-night underwater photography trips aboard the luxury liveaboard dive vessel, The Seven Seas\. Trip 1\: February 5 \- 16, 2014 \(12 days / 11 nights\) Trip leaders\: Wetpixel Publisher Eric Cheng and Wetpixel Editor Adam Hanlon Cost\: $5,445\.00 USD \(including crew… |
Eric Cheng |
12/21/12 |
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| Ultimate Whale Sharks 2013, Isla Mujeres / Cancun, Mexico |
Wetpixel Expeditions\: Ultimate Whale Sharks, Cancun, Mexico, August 2013\. Two trips\: July 31\-Aug 4, 2013 and Aug 6\-10, 2013 It doesn’t get much bigger than this\. This is your chance to see the largest\-known aggregation of the largest fish in the ocean\. Before you start, see Eric’s picture gallery here\.… |
Eric Cheng |
09/16/12 |
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| Wetpixel forums are back up |
The Wetpixel forums are back online\! They have been updated and patched, and as a side benefit, also now have a great mobile skin for browsing on iPhones and other mobile devices\. As yet, the Picture of the Week is still not working\. Please bear with us, and once we… |
Eric Cheng |
07/05/12 |
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| Wetpixel forums are down for maintenance |
Hello, everyone\. All of Wetpixel was down yesterday for maintenance after parts of the site were compromised\. For a couple of days, parts of Wetpixel tried to redirect users to the Blackhole Exploit\. As far as we can tell, no passwords or other user information were taken\. Mac users and… |
Eric Cheng |
07/03/12 |
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07/05/12 |
| Wetpixel Hangout #1 is on air! Join us live. |
Wetpixel’s first\-ever live video hangout has just gone live \(9am PST, June 5, 2012\)\. Moderated by Wetpixel publisher Eric Cheng, the hangout features Wetpixel editor Adam Hanlon, noted underwater photographer Alex Mustard, Berkley White of Backscatter, and Ryan Canon of Reef Photo & Video\. We are chatting about underwater use… |
Eric Cheng |
06/05/12 |
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06/15/12 |
| Wetpixel live video hangout preparation |
If you’re interested in Wetpixel’s first live video hangout next Tuesday, June 5 \(9am PST / 5pm BST\), head on over to your Google\+ account and install the Google voice and video plugin\. Having a Google\+ account and installing the plugin will ensure that you don’t miss the beginning of… |
Eric Cheng |
06/03/12 |
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| The first-ever Wetpixel Google+ live video hangout |
Wetpixel will be hosting its first Google\+ live video hangout on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 9am PST / 12pm EST / 5pm BST\. Joining us on the hangout will be Eric Cheng, Adam Hanlon, Alex Mustard, Berkley White \(Backscatter\), and Ryan Canon \(Reef Photo & Video\)\. We’ll chat about… |
Eric Cheng |
05/31/12 |
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| Underwater extendable monopod for GoPro cameras |
I get asked every couple weeks about the underwater monopod / polecam pole I use with GoPro HERO cameras while SCUBA diving\. There are probably quite a few options out there, but the monopod I’ve been using for over a year now is the Quik Pod DSLR Monopod, a $36… |
Eric Cheng |
05/28/12 |
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| GoPro underwater housing round-up |
GoPro has announced the release of their own\-branded underwater housing today\. The GoPro HERO range of POV cams has revolutionized many areas of filmmaking, but their potential to do so underwater has been somewhat limited by the lack of housings with flat ports that allowed the camera to focus\. Wetpixel… |
Eric Cheng |
05/14/12 |
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10/19/12 |
| Wetpixel Ultimate Indonesia 2012 |
The MSY Damai II Wetpixel is excited to return to Indonesia in late 2012\. We are running 3 underwater photography / diving expeditions aboard the MSY Damai II, one of the largest and most\-comfortable liveaboard dive vessels in Indonesia\. The Damai II is 40 meters long and is 9 meters… |
Eric Cheng |
04/30/12 |
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| Filmmakers Mike deGruy and Andrew Wight die in helicopter crash |
The underwater community suffered from a huge loss yesterday\. Underwater filmmakers Mike deGruy and Andrew Wight died in a helicopter crash yesterday near Nowra, 80 miles south of Sydney\. deGruy, 60, and Wight, 52, were reportedly scouting locations for an upcoming project\. I didn’t know Andrew Wight personally, but Mike… |
Eric Cheng |
02/05/12 |
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02/08/12 |
| Dan Rather reports on shark finning in “All for a Bowl of Soup” |
Wetpixel conservation moderator Shawn Heinrichs is heavily featured in a recent Dan Rather Reports episode about shark finning, which aired Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012 on HDNet\. “All for a Bowl of Soup” is the most no\-nonsense piece I’ve seen about the global shark finning problem\. It combines facts with awe\-inspiring… |
Eric Cheng |
02/04/12 |
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| Wetpixel is back after anti-SOPA blackout |
Wetpixel is back after a 12\-hour strike in support of anti\-SOPA efforts\. Wetpixel joined Wikipedia, Mozilla and Wordpress, and other sites in a site blackout against the Stop Online Piracy Act \(SOPA\) and Protect IP Act \(PIPA\)\. It is clear that anti\-piracy efforts are necessary, but the two bills resting… |
Eric Cheng |
01/19/12 |
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| 5-year old boy swims with whale shark |
I’ve just returned from the Wetpixel Isla Mujeres Whale Shark Expedition 2011, which was incredible, as expected\. We had 12 participants this year, including a 5\-year old boy named Kieran Liu, whose first moments in the ocean involved swimming madly after a large, feeding whale shark\. Continue reading for a… |
Eric Cheng |
08/21/11 |
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| Wetpixel Indonesia expedition to Flores and Komodo, Oct/Nov 2011 |
Wetpixel Expeditions has 1\-2 spots open for our epic trip to Indonesia this coming October 26 \- November 20, 2011\. We’ll be aboard the luxurious MSY Damai II, and will be visiting Beangabang, Flores, Alor, Adonara, Wetar and Komodo\. The trip has been split into two segments\: Flores and Beangabang… |
Eric Cheng |
05/31/11 |
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| One spot left: whale shark aggregation expedition, Aug 10-14, 2011 |
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard a diver say, “My dream is to see a whale shark\.” Here’s your chance\: we have a single spot left \*\*\(spot has been sold\)\*\* for this summer’s Wetpixel expedition to see the whale shark aggregation off the coast of Isla Mujeres,… |
Eric Cheng |
05/31/11 |
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| Adam Hanlon appointed as Wetpixel Editor |
Over the past year, many of you will have noticed that Adam Hanlon has been increasingly involved with Wetpixel\.com, and has been responsible for adding almost\-daily news items to the front page\. We are proud to announce that Adam will be taking over as Editor of Wetpixel, and will be… |
Eric Cheng |
05/27/11 |
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05/29/11 |
| NAB 2011 show coverage |
Eric Cheng reports from NAB Show 2011, including information about Del Mar Housing Projects, GoPro, Ikonoskop \(RAW video FTW\!\), RED, Sony, Singular Software, and more\. There weren’ many booths from companies specifically focused on underwater imaging, but there were a few underwater folks roaming the halls\. |
Eric Cheng |
04/13/11 |
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| Apple announces Final Cut Pro X for $299 |
Apple announced Final Cut Pro X today at FCPUG SuperMeet in Las Vegas\. The new version of FCP has been long\-awaited, and its feature set seems to deliver on what modern video professionals have been asking for\. Randy Ubillos \(an avid diver\) took the stage and showed off a demo… |
Eric Cheng |
04/13/11 |
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| Expedition: Wetpixel Indonesia 2011 (Flores to Komodo) |
Join Eric Cheng and Wetpixel aboard the Damai II in Indonesia this coming Oct/Nov 2011\! We’ll be diving Komodo, Flores, Alor, Beangabang, Adonara, and Wetar\. With only 4 singles and 2 suites, the Damai II is one of the most comfortable live\-aboard dive vessels in Indonesia\. We’ll start in Flores… |
Eric Cheng |
04/09/11 |
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| Ultimate Indonesia 2011: Flores to Komodo, Indonesia |
Wetpixel Expedition Announcement Join Wetpixel in Indonesia in October/November 2011\! We’ve chartered the live\-aboard dive vessel MSY Damai II for 26 days to dive Flores, Alor, and Komodo\. The MSY DAMAI II is a luxury dive vessel with room for 8\-10 divers \(8 guests plus trip leader cabin\)\. It’s a… |
Eric Cheng |
04/09/11 |
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| Expedition: Whale shark aggregation near Isla Mujeres, August 2011 |
Every summer, hundreds of whale sharks aggregate off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico to feed on bonito spawn\. Last year, we had a group of at least 250 whale sharks In an area the size of a couple football fields\. Wetpixel has chartered the Lilly M, a… |
Eric Cheng |
03/30/11 |
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04/06/11 |
| Google honors Jules Verne with interactive logo doodle |
Google is honoring Jules Verne today \(it would have been Verne’s 183rd birthday\) with an interactive submarine doodle at google\.com\. You can drive the sub around to see flying fish, narwhals, a basking shark, giant squid, and more\! Click through for a video of me taking the virtual sub for… |
Eric Cheng |
02/08/11 |
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| Jim Abernethy speaks to the press about shark bite |
Our good friend, Jim Abernethy, has been released from the hospital after he was bitten by a shark in the Bahamas 3 days ago and evacuated by helicopter to a St\. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Florida\. Wearing his “Stop Eating Shark Fin Soup” shirt, Jim gave a… |
Eric Cheng |
01/29/11 |
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01/31/11 |
| Howard Hall’s sperm whale video from Dominica |
Howard Hall has posted a video of a sperm whale encounter in Dominica taken a couple months ago with a RED camera / Gates housing\. As expected, the footage is buttery smooth and has been paired with the perfect music\. I’m not in any way taking credit away from Howard’s… |
Eric Cheng |
01/22/11 |
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01/25/11 |
| Laurent Ballesta films live coelacanths in the wild |
There is an incredible documentary online that features Laurent Ballesta filming live coelacanths in the wild off the coast of Mozambique\. Coelacanths were believed to have been extinct for over 60 million years until a specimen was found off the east coast of South Africa\. The short documentary is part… |
Eric Cheng |
01/09/11 |
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| Sony 3D cameras announced at CES |
At CES this week, Sony announced 3D\-ready camcorders with glasses\-free displays\. The 1080p 3D Bloggie pocket camera \(with 2\.4” glasses\-free 3D LCD\) will be around $200 \(MHS\-FS3\), and a “Double Full HD” 3D camcorder with dual image sensors and lenses will be around $1500 \(HDR\-TD10\)\. Also interesting are Sony’s new… |
Eric Cheng |
01/06/11 |
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| Light & Motion SOLA light roundup and adjustable red power levels |
Light & Motion’s release of its acclaimed Sola 600 dive / focus light was only its first step\. Since Alex Mustard’s glowing review at the end of August, Light & Motion has expanded the suite of compact Sola lights to include dive lights, photo lights, and video lights\. Each product… |
Eric Cheng |
12/09/10 |
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| Updates from Ambon: Coleman’s shrimp pair |
Another update from the Wetpixel Ambon Night Safari\: Coleman’s shrimp \(Periclimenes colmani\), a beautiful commensal shrimp that lives in pairs on fire urchins \(Asthenosoma varium\), are fairly common in Ambon\. Fire urchins are typically found here at depths of 60\-90 feet, and about one out of 20 will have at… |
Eric Cheng |
11/13/10 |
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| Updates from Ambon: Laha’s twilight zone |
The Wetpixel Ambon Night Safari is underway, please stay tuned for more updates from the field\: The most well\-known dive site in Ambon is called Laha\. Laha is known as “Twilight Zone” by the folks who first dove it – and for good reason\: its mucky slope is packed full… |
Eric Cheng |
11/12/10 |
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| Wetpixel Ambon Night Safari gets underway |
The Wetpixel Ambon Night Safari is underway in full force; we are doing 3 night dives each evening and are enjoying being immersed in a soup of the bizarre creatures that inhabit the waters of Ambon, including discarded diapers, tampons and other desirable subjects\. Unfortunately, the nasty stuff thrown into… |
Eric Cheng |
11/11/10 |
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11/11/10 |
| Save the date: DEMA party 2010, Thursday evening, Nov 18 |
It’s that time of year again\! Wetpixel and our friends at DivePhotoGuide will be hosting our annual DEMA cocktail night on Thursday, November 18, 2010 from 7\-11pm\. I won’t be able to attend DEMA this year, but Sterling Zumbrunn and Adam Hanlon will be in Las Vegas covering the show… |
Eric Cheng |
11/04/10 |
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| Wetpixel Alaska expedition, June 11-23, 2011 |
Earlier this year, Nautilus announced the Nautilus Swell, a new boat in their liveaboard dive fleet\. The Swell is a beautiful, 90\-foot ship with 7 ensuite staterooms that accommodates up to 14 divers\. Wetpixel’s June 11\-23, 2011 expedition to Alaska will now be aboard the newly\-refit Nautilus Swell and will… |
Eric Cheng |
11/04/10 |
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| INON bug-eye lens produces cover image for DIVE Magazine |
Photographer Douglas Seifert has landed what might possibly be the first cover image taken with the INON Underwater Micro Semi\-Fisheye Relay Lens UFL\-MR130 EFS60 \(commonly known as the “insect\-eye” or “bug\-eye,” although Douglas always refers to it as the “WAM,” for wide\-angle macro\)\. DIVE Magazine’s November 2010 cover is a… |
Eric Cheng |
10/21/10 |
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10/26/10 |
| New World Publications announces Marine Life Library |
A collection of magazine articles from the past 30 years, written by Paul Humann and Ned DeLoach, the authors of best selling marine life field guides, is now available online\. “The extensive collection of articles reflects the many years of experience and contributions Paul and Ned have made to dive… |
Eric Cheng |
09/29/10 |
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| Fiber optic snoot system for underwater strobes |
I am currently on the M/V Shear Water anchored just outside of the famous Blue Heron Bridge critter dive in Palm Beach, Florida\. Not long ago, we were surprised by a diver who burst out of the water onto our back deck – it was Shen, who works at Reef… |
Eric Cheng |
09/18/10 |
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09/22/10 |
| Raja Ampat 2011 Park Tag Design Contest is online for public voting! |
20 finalists have been chosen to compete in the 2011 Raja Ampat Park Tag Design Contest\! We need your help in picking the design or photo that will be printed on 5,000 tags for entry into the Raja Ampat Marine Protected Area\. Competition was extremely tough this year, and judges… |
Eric Cheng |
09/10/10 |
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| Keldan Luna 8 LA-V LED video light review |
The Keldan Luna 8 LA\-V LED is a battery\-integrated video light that features a 40\-watt LED and diffused polycarbonate dome port\. It’s quite bright, outputting 2100 \(measured\) lumens with a color rendering index \(CRI\) of 95 \(Ra\)\. I took a pair of the lights with me to the Maldives to… |
Eric Cheng |
09/08/10 |
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09/16/10 |
| Last-minute cancellation on Bahamas Sep 11-19 trip |
We’ve just had a last\-minute cancellation for our Bahamas sharks, dolphins and goliath groupers expedition, which departs this Saturday, September 11, 2010 and returns on September 19\. The trip is designed for photographic productivity and targets tiger sharks, lemon sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Atlantic spotted dolphins, and goliath groupers\. If… |
Eric Cheng |
09/07/10 |
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| 2011 Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Design Contest deadline on Monday! |
This is a reminder that submissions for the 2011 Raja Ampat Entrance Tag Design Contest must be sent in by end of day Monday, September 6, 2010\. Enter your best images or graphic designs and have your image printed on the 5,000 park tags that will be attached to the… |
Eric Cheng |
09/05/10 |
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| Review of PluralEyes video and audio synchronization software |
One of the biggest pain points in non\-linear video editing workflow is the need to synchronize multiple video and audio tracks on a timeline\. Many wildlife photographers I know now carry standalone video recording devices like the Zoom H4n to record ambient sounds, interviews, and other interesting audio\. PluralEyes is… |
Eric Cheng |
09/03/10 |
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11/24/10 |
| BLUE Ocean Film Festival 3D wrap-up |
Although I missed the 3D panel discussion at this year’s BLUE Ocean Film Festival, I did arrive at the festival in time to check out the various 3D offerings in the exhibit hall\. BLUE also commandeered the local Cannery Row IMAX theater to show a bunch of underwater 3D \(and… |
Eric Cheng |
08/31/10 |
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08/31/10 |
| Wetpixel Expedition: Ambon Night Safari, Nov/Dec 2010 |
Wetpixel still has spots left for our Ambon Night Safari this coming Nov 7\-16, 2010\! Photographers Eric Cheng and Tony Wu will lead the trip, which goes to one of the best critter spots on the planet\. The humble shoreline at Laha is where the Maluku frogfish \(Histiophryne psychedelica\) was… |
Eric Cheng |
08/16/10 |
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| The Great Camera Shootout 2010, by Zacuto |
The folks over at Zacuto have put together the ultimate DSLR vs film shootout\. Three 35\-min webisodes compare the Canon 5D Mark II, 7D, Rebel T2i, and 1D Mark IV with the Nikon D3s and Fuji/Kodak film\. They show examples of exposure latitude differences, sensitivity, color tests, resolution, and green… |
Eric Cheng |
08/12/10 |
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| Howard Hall’s Ocean Requiem |
Filmmaker Howard Hall has posted a short video called Ocean Requiem, which he says he created several years ago as a “subtle indictment of over\-fishing and gill nets\.” The footage is incredible, and is the sort of thing that will either inspire budding cameramen or make them want to quit\!… |
Eric Cheng |
08/12/10 |
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12/09/11 |
| Cave diver and underwater cinematographer Wes Skiles dies |
Wes Skiles, a renowned explorer and underwater photographer / cinematographer, died yesterday while diving off of Boynton Beach, Florida\. According to local papers, Wes signaled to other divers that he was ascending\. Details are spotty, but he was later found at the bottom of the reef, motionless\. Wes’ photography and… |
Eric Cheng |
07/23/10 |
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07/26/10 |