Northwest Dive Club

I think it probably is too cold to dive, if you are sane . . . but I doubt many of the people on this board fall into that category! LOLOL. Sorry for the wait on video from the day... video's going to get to wait due to unforseen things coming up at work. It's been a long week and it's just now Tue...

great pics! ...finding three octopuses, including one near the opening to his hideaway, who was active and I thought might be interactive. He didn't play with us, but later tried to take Laurynn's backup light away from her... oh, no--not again! ....Laurynn has a supernatural knack for eliciting en...

Same here, will attempt to "make it work". Sounds fun.

Fun vid of a fun dive! Thanks for sharing it.

LCF wrote:Laurynn, you and I are going to have fun in the caves!

Why yes, yes we are. And soon!

We spent quite a bit of time at the logs -- average depth for the dive (which was 59 minutes long) was 62 feet. It helps to be a girl, but practice is even more important! +1 with the caveat of practicing in a variety of environments and skill level to gain maximal comfort in new situations. Do the...

It was awesome diving with you Ben! Much hilarity and lovely sights. So glad you could join us! As Ben mentioned, we saw a lot of awesome things on dive #1. As Ben also mentioned, along the way we came across a nice sized GPO hanging out on his/her front porch. What he didn't mention was that we saw...

mz53480 wrote:Richard changed his avatar?!!??!
(there is a lunar eclipse tonight....that might explain it.....)

Speaking of avatar changes, MZ, I quite simply ADORE yours.

Hahahahahaha!!!!!

Lovely photos! Thanks for sharing... as well as whetting my appetite for early spring 2011!

I'd love to get out diving with the rest of the GUE and UTD crew to guage where the next logical step would be.. Tec1 or Cave1 ? cheers Koos Koos, there are awesome groups of GUE, UTD, and NAUI Tech folks who go out diving... a lot... and a lot of this diving is done together. Generally speaking we...

Nicely done especially considering it's a first effort! And...yes. It can be expensive! There is no "can" about it... it just IS. But since it's also a lot of fun, it's worth it... :) Once you get the camera, housing and lights, you'll then find you want a supercomputer, about 3 mega-backu...

Like Kathryn just said, thanks everyone! :) It was fun to be featured, and hopefully we conveyed a sense of awe and respect for our local waters and critters while being good reps for our local dive community. Looks like we'll get to do it again soon, which is also fun. Big congrats! What a beauty t...

Well, now that I'm blushing furiously... I don't know about being a star, but if you love stories about our local underwater critters plus you think you might enjoy a laugh at my expense, then tomorrow evening will be a win-win for you. :) I haven't had a chance to preview the segment so I have no i...

You know I think your photos are amazing and quite beautiful. The website just further showcases your work. Well done!

I'm sorry if this looked like some kind of personal attack. I've never met you, and I have the utmost respect for research and survey dives. Hi Josh, no apology necessary and it did not feel like a personal attack. I have heard that you are a stand-up guy, and this just goes to show that you indeed...

Chris Borgen wrote:Haha yeah that trip was kinda crazy logistically, but fun! Strong current, snow, crazy boat, but the best maple leaf cookies I've ever had!!

+1 regarding the maple leaf cookies. I have got to find those at the store!!!

I have an ever-growing "story tattoo" that you can sort-of see in my profile pic. So far, the diving related parts are waves/water, a sea-turtle, and two cave-arrows indicating completion of the 2 levels of training. In a few weeks I'm adding to the story, part of which will be to incorpor...

Greg, thanks for posting up the video! It was a fantastically fun weekend with a solid team of folks. :) That ladder was greatness and a killer all in one fell swoop. Many thanks to our many teammates who kindly kept me from near-death while attempting to hand up scooters and bottles and fins in swe...

Hi everyone, Well, I can't speak for the line left on many wrecks mentioned in this thread, because I haven't been on most of them yet. To date, I haven't seen a T1 wreck that was "littered" in line. I have seen line used to link very disjointed elements of a wreck (Avenger) or for scooter...

Happy Snowy Thanksgiving! Well, living in a city that shuts down after 3 snowflakes can sometimes be good. School gets cancelled and I get to telecommute... which means I finish way faster, which means extra time to edit film. Back in July my husband and I spent a glorious week+ of time in Grand Cay...

I am SO totally intrigued with this concept . . . I'm going to have to go buy something with a lid like that, just to be able to build myself one! :) Ooooh... Please, please do!!!! The dive on Sunday produced some really lovely images, and that was just a training "let's see what happens"...

I may have a suit to meet your needs. PM me with a bit more specific info about measurements if you are interested.

Lovely lumpy footage! :) I see that it is a bit of a universal struggle to get them close-up and in-focus all at the same time, especially when moving. They're tricky. At what depth did you come across the squid? Were they also in the eelgrass? I hope to head back out with some change-up in lighting...

Please allow me to express my enthusiasm with an interpretive dace. :taco: I would pay cash money to see this interpretive dance done while diving. Just sayin'. Thanks for the nice words on the video. The lumpies we saw last weekend were super super tiny (as you can tell by the comparison to my fin...

In celebration of Halloween, some friends and I went lumpy hunting. We wore our scuba-diver costumes, and the lumpies wore their worlds-most-adorable-fish costumes. I coulda benefitted from having my off-axis lighting tech and mayhap another lens for the housing, but even in spite of the absence of ...