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Newbie to the area
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:19 pm
by jokeborn
I am looking forward to "discovering" new (to me) sea life when I get up there. My sister who dives mostly in N. Cal says it's a different world on the west coast and I expect even more so in the colder waters of the northwest. It will be like my first time again! Any hints on how to photograph there (it's rough in FL, that 50' plus vis really hinders the camera)?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:37 pm
by Tangfish
You'll be trading in your whitebalance skills for ones involving flash and macro.
Try joining the
NWDC Photo Share to get the feel for our subjects here.
Welcome to the club!
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:49 pm
by jokeborn
Is it okay to post a few pics from here in FL? Just a couple of my favorites.
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:03 pm
by bnboly
Welcome to the great Pacific Northwest!
Let's see the pictures!
If you don't already have a flash you might want to start looking.
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 4:52 am
by jokeborn
Just bought it yesterday
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 6:23 am
by jokeborn
I posted a few on NWDC Photo Share from my warm water excursions. Hope you enjoy them.
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:15 am
by Aquanautchuck
Welcome to our "Fruit and Nut" bowl. :wav: Nice to see another diver from Portland.
Charles
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:58 am
by jeff98208
welcome to the pac blue! hope to see the pics.
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:02 am
by jokeborn
I've put a few on the Flicker NWDC group site, hope you enjoy em.
Alaska Trip
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:44 am
by Diver_Dave
When r u comming up for an Alaskan trip?????
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:47 am
by jokeborn
I would love to. Let me get used to chillier waters first, then the family and I will look into a trip up there.
Link
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:55 am
by jokeborn
Re:
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:55 am
by Diver_Dave
We have only had 5 people come up in the past 5 years to go diving..Best viss is in the winter time oct -feb we get great viss 100+..Just let me know when u wana come up..Diving here in the summer in the same as Was. state just not so hot on the surface....
Tom Nic. & Bassman from W/S
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:57 am
by jokeborn
lol, from what you said the vis is better in the water than on the surface. I assume it is ice diving in the winter in places? Can I get certified for that up there?
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:03 pm
by Tom Nic
Boy Dave, that pic brings back memories!
Here are some of the pictures that I took and Dave took during that trip.
We're definitely going back Dave, just a matter of time!
Because it's SouthEast Alaska you won't run into ice... that would be the further North. No certs necessary, just experienced dive buddies!! I like to call Southeast Alaska "Puget Sound on steroids", or Puget Sound the way it was a couple of hundred years ago.
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:05 pm
by Diver_Dave
No Ice here we r on of the ferthest island out in southeast Ak can only get to here by jet or ferry....Winter temps can be from 20 - 40 degrees and the water rairly drops below 40 unless u dive over in the Juneau where surface temps can be below freezing...Summer time we will get in the low 60s on surface temp...Great diving
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:46 am
by jokeborn
If anyone had a hard time viewing my FL photos with the link, I think I got it fixed now. Let me know if there is still a problem. Thanks.