Sardinops Sagax Run video

[Drew 0]

Here's a rough cut of the first tape. Haven't had time to go through the other 2 tapes yet. Editing is a little rough and the music is just sometime I'd been working on for something else. Enjoy

 

Sardinops Sagax Run Video

[Kelpfish 15]

That is absolutely fantastic footage. Very nice. Thank you for sharing.

 

Joe

[Alex_Mustard 0]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing. Fantastic, really.

 

Alex

[NWDiver 42]

Very, Very cool. Love the dolphins flashing in and out of the school.

[huguito 0]

Just wonderful !!

Very very nice.

 

Thanks for sharing your video.

 

Hugo

[MikeVeitch 0]

HOw big is the download?

 

Would love to see it but don't have patience...i hate my slow internet....

[Drew 0]

It's 15mb.... I remember the internet speeds from Yap.... not worth the d/l. I am trying to compress the file to about 5mb.

[ssra30 0]

Incredible. Wish I will have a chance to see something like this in person!

[Drew 0]

Incredible. Wish I will have a chance to see something like this in person!

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You can.... Eric is going with a group next year. I'm even bringing my thai masseuse (if I can swing taking her away from the spa in June) but I'll be far away from the Wetpixel bunch.

[pmooney 6]

Bravo - I cant wait to see the final edit.

[herbko 0]

Wow! Fantastic...

[ssra30 0]

You can.... Eric is going with a group next year. I'm even bringing my thai masseuse (if I can swing taking her away from the spa in June) but I'll be far away from the Wetpixel bunch.

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Yes, I saw the announcement however, my bank account forecast pretty much show that I am going to be broke next year with all the divetrips that I already planned

My boss also kept mentioning that some of the time off that I am asking for, should also be for all those conferences that I should go to, instead of diving!

 

Forgot to mention, the music gave me a flashback to college day when a friend of mine used to torture me with Philip Glass on a regular basis. Worked very well for the video though.

[segal3 0]

That's some really nice work. The music works well...I'm looking forward to the final cut.

 

~Matt Segal

[MikeVeitch 0]

You can.... Eric is going with a group next year. I'm even bringing my thai masseuse (if I can swing taking her away from the spa in June) but I'll be far away from the Wetpixel bunch.

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Good plan Drew, i hear they are an obnoxious bunch those wetpixelers....hey! hold on a minute.....

[Drew 0]

Hey I can't help it if Eric and bunch will be across the river in the cold while I'm enjoying my massage. But I do know they have a pool... which is going to be 17°C at least. LOL

[MikeVeitch 0]

17C? where's my drysuit? People don't dive in that sort of temp do they never mind jump in a pool!!!!?

[talahaski 0]

awsome vid.

 

Where was this taken and what part of the year?

[ssra30 0]

Hey I can't help it if Eric and bunch will be across the river in the cold while I'm enjoying my massage. But I do know they have a pool... which is going to be 17°C at least. LOL

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17C? hmmm, are there any sardine run somewhere a bit warmer?

20-22C is the absolute low I might consider diving and preferably above 25C.

After years of Chicago winter, I am now allergic to cold liquid that is not in a glass, can or bottle!

[Drew 0]

awsome vid.

Where was this taken and what part of the year?

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Transkei, South Africa. June

 

17C? hmmm, are there any sardine run somewhere a bit warmer?

20-22C is the absolute low I might consider diving and preferably above 25C.

After years of Chicago winter, I am now allergic to cold liquid that is not in a glass, can or bottle!

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Hehehe then you don't want to know that the temperature variance goes from 15-24°C. I actually had to leave a baitball once because I began shivering. I guess adrenaline can only do so much. My best baitball ever was 21°C. Of course these measurements are all Suunto ° so a +/- 1°C variance should be noted.

My first run I had 5mm wetsuit and a 3mm + 2.5 hooded vest. Now I've progressed to 7mm semi-dry.

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Transkei, South Africa. June

Hehehe then you don't want to know that the temperature variance goes from 15-24°C.  I actually had to leave a baitball once because I began shivering. I guess adrenaline can only do so much. My best baitball ever was 21°C. Of course these measurements are all Suunto ° so a +/- 1°C  variance should be noted.

My first run I had 5mm wetsuit and a 3mm + 2.5 hooded vest. Now I've progressed to 7mm semi-dry.

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Hmmm, I dove South Rinca where the temp was about 21C once with 3/2mm wetsuit/hood and it was tolerable for about 1/2 hour. I suppose 7mm semi-dry might be ok. I guess there is still hope

 

How long was the ride out on the dinghy? The sea did not look very calm! My main bane of scuba diving, motion sickness! I once threw up on a 2 minute boat ride from the beach in front of the hotel to the divesite in Dumaguette, the Philippines

[Drew 0]

How long was the ride out on the dinghy? The sea did not look very calm! My main bane of scuba diving, motion sickness!  I once threw up on  a 2 minute boat ride from the beach in front of the hotel to the divesite in Dumaguette, the Philippines 

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Errr in that case, I'm glad Eric is doing this trip. The seas usually are ocean swells with wind either creating counter-waves (BIG and ROUGH!) or just rough. And you are out on the boat ALL DAY! Also don't forget... it is winter there so even if you can handle the water temp, you come up to cold breeze which can bring your core temp down very quickly.

Actually I remember Dumaguette has an offshore wind which causes swelly conditions.

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Errr in that case, I'm glad Eric is doing this trip. The seas usually are ocean swells with wind either creating counter-waves (BIG and ROUGH!) or just rough. And you are out of the boat ALL DAY!   Also don't forget... it is winter there so even if you can handle the water temp, you come up to cold breeze which can bring your core temp down very quickly.

Actually I remember Dumaguette has an offshore wind which causes swelly conditions.

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Ouch, I might have to rethink this kind of trip! The time in Dumaguette that I threw up, it was a quick boat ride from El Dorado resort to Atlantis housereef so it was not even a trip over to Apo Island (I threw up there too). Although as I get older, motion sickness seemed less severe (may be I am just used to it). Last Lembeh trip was the first time in a long time that I did not throw up even once. The liveaboard crews who were used to see me heaving in dinghy, upon surfacing, resting on the boat were very very surprise!

 

How many dives did you do in one day. While the camera battery won't be an issue, I could see problem with strobe batteries and possibly CF card (unless I can afford an 8 GB card). Were you on a big boat and just get the dinghy to drop you off at bait ball (hopefully not in small boat all day long)?

[Drew 0]

SSRA30

I linked a report on the run... you may want to read it before sending in the check.

 

Somewhere in there is the report.

[ssra30 0]

Thanks for the link and a very good reading, hmmm, yes, I wil definitely have to rethink this whole sardine run. Incredible dives but geez....

A while I go, I heard of an island not too far from Bali that also has similar baitball type dive, major cleaning station for Mola Mola etc. Anyone has any idea where that is. It is kind of a bit out of the way with supposedly only one dive operator. It is not Nusa Penida or other places around Bali that most people usually go diving.

[Drew 0]

Thanks for the link and a very good reading, hmmm, yes, I wil definitely have to rethink this whole sardine run. Incredible dives but geez....

A while I go, I heard of an island not too far from Bali that also has similar baitball type dive, major cleaning station for Mola Mola etc. Anyone has any idea where that is. It is kind of a bit out of the way with supposedly only one dive operator. It is not Nusa Penida or other places around Bali that most people usually go diving.

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SHHHHH!!!! Don't tell anyone about that!