Wetpixel/Under The Jungle Cenote Workshop 2021
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Ikelite announces RC1 TTL receiver
Ikelite has announced their RC1 TTL receiver for Olympus and Panasonic cameras. Compatible with Ikelite strobes, it offers fiber optic TTL flash triggering with Ikelite housings along with some Nauticam, Recsea, Olympus and Isotta models.
Jason deCaires Taylor opens Coralarium in the Maldives
Underwater sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor has opened a new exhibit in the Maldives that contains 30 coral covered structures. Coralarium is located at the Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi. The structure is accessible to visitors via a long pool and consists of casts of local Maldivians. In addition to a living stag horn coral path, the exhibit is seeded with coral to promote new growth as well as peppered with dead coral fragments.
Film: Forest of the Sea by Howard Hall
Howard and Michele Hall of Howard Hall Productions have posted another film in their “Wild Windows” series. Forest in the Sea features an hour of footage shot of the scenery and animals of the kelp beds in the temperate waters of the U.S.A.’s West coast between Mexico and Alaska.
Nauticam ships housing for Sony RX100 Mark VI
Nauticam are shipping their NA-RX100VI housing for the Sony RX100 VI compact camera. In a departure from their previous RX100 housings, it features Nauticam’s N50 interchangeable port system. Other key details include a fiber optic flash bulkhead and compatibility with SMC macro conversion lenses. With the SMC-2 and the the cameras lens racked out to 200mm, the image area is 7mm, with a working distance of 35mm
Surf photographer Ben Thouard releases new book Surface
Surf photographer Ben Thouard has released a book title Surface. The book is a collection of underwater images he has shot just below the surface of waves in Tahiti where he has spent the last 10 years. ROAM has profiled Thouard in an interview and stunning promotional video for just in time for the release of the book.
Backscatter ships TG5 wide angle conversion lens
Backscatter are shipping their M52 wide angle conversion lens for the Olympus TG-5 camera in the Olympus PT-058 housing. It offers a field of view of 120° and has no vignetting when the TG-5’s lens is set to full wide angle.
Late Availability: Photo opportunity with whale sharks in Mexico
We have two slots available to visit the amazing whale shark (Rhincodon typus) aggregation at Isla Mujeres. Report from Isla Mujeres are all saying that it is an exceptional year. Our trip runs from 10-16 August and is specifically designed to be photographically productive (unlike many of the “whale shark tours” that are offered by other providers on the island).
Paper explains location of whale shark aggregations
A new paper attempts to explain why whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) gather in large number at specific sites around the world. Published in the PeerJ journal, it investigates whether the bathymetry characteristics of the aggregating sites are similar. Nearly all of them are shallow areas, close of deep water with steep slopes. The paper suggests that these conditions will produce upwellings events and an abundance of food.
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DIVE magazine May issue now available (via )
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Over 3,000 jellyfish on display in China (via BBC)
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Report finds that 85% of reefs in the coral triangle under threat (via )
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Happy World Penguin Day! (via )
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Fstoppers publishes “Creating a Successful Photography… (via )
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Issue 54 of X-Ray Magazine is available to download (via )
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New Caledonia creates shark sanctuary (via )
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Canon EOS is the number one interchangeable lens seller worldwide (via )
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Apple updates raw compatibility (via )