Northwest Dive Club

Lots of nice stuff, there! A bunch of good nudi shots, and I like the juvi wolfee and warbonnets as well!

John/Jenn, I'd love to see the winners. Did anyone take some snapshots of the displays? Also, is there any consideration of setting an earlier deadline and allowing digital entries next year, rather than requiring framed and matted submissions? You'd probably get at least twice as many entries, and...

John/Jenn, I'd love to see the winners. Did anyone take some snapshots of the displays? Also, is there any consideration of setting an earlier deadline and allowing digital entries next year, rather than requiring framed and matted submissions? You'd probably get at least twice as many entries, and ...

Has anyone tried one of those in our waters? I'm SO curious... enough to get one. It's just a slice of gel so it's kinda $$$ to get it and have it shipped from England. But... addictions cost, no? =-) Like Tom, I've used the regular (blue-water) Magic Filters before, and they work quite well, as lo...

TOO cute! I had a 5-minute interaction with a very young sea lion in the Sea of Cortez once, but nothing like that. The little fella in this video was acting almost like a puppy!
And I thought the diver must be on some new kind of rebreather for awhile there!

Thanks for sharing the clip!

Most of the dive magazines seem so beholden to their advertisers that it's hard to feel like you're getting much more than ads (even in the "articles"), whether it's about equipment or dive destinations. I recognize that economic realities may have made that necessary, but it's still frust...

I've never carried an extra mask or more than one cutting instrument (this thread is making me think I should start!), but I generally have an extra computer in my BCD pocket, and most important (IMO) a pony - or for shallow dives at least a SpareAir. I'm a big believer in having a totally redundant...

Bruce! That was awesome!! I was very impressed. You handled yourself in a very non-doofusy way. And your story is very interesting too - I especially admire how you've donated the $$ from your photography to a children's charity. That makes it doubly cool. Or Triply cool. Maybe more :joshsmith: - J...

Blaiz wrote:Ok just got home, where's my link??

Here's the link!
http://www.king5.com/on-tv/evening-maga ... 33094.html

(Click on the square at bottom right to get full screen. Oh, and they make you watch a commercial first.)

Points well taken, and I sincerely apologize for over-generalizing what I consider questionable policies of those in charge of the photo contest in a way that impuned the reputations of all the good people associated with the organization. That's the problem with getting worked up about something - ...

Hey, those of you online, "my" episode starts in 5 minutes (7PM) on channel 5! Tune in and tell me if you think I look like a total dork!

congrats on the weight loss!!! (assuming it was not because of illness or something) Not exactly illness -more like "or something" ;) I had a kidney transplant last October, and some of the potent meds they had me taking in those early months made me feel all day more like up-chucking tha...

Yep, it's an unbelievable abuse of the many unsuspecting photographers who enter their contest assuming that "Hey, it's NAUI - what a great organization - what could be wrong?" And then, whether they win or not, they've lost total rights to their own photographs! (Post edited to remove idi...

I have a custom DUI TLS, purchased at Bubbles Below in Woodinville a few years back. I've lost 50 lbs this past year (from 280 to 230) and as you can imagine, the suit is now pretty "loose" (although still diveable). Is there someone good locally who can re-customize it for me, should I ta...

Wow. Congratulations on the weight loss and the successful transplant! I wonder if that ratio is about the same for everyone- ie, losing 5lbs of weight let's you lose 1lb of lead from your weightbelt? It's actually almost a 4:1 ratio! And I have no idea if that's typical, although I'm sure it has a...

My underwater photography is going to be featured on King 5, Seattle's NBC Affiliate, on the August 18th (Wednesday) episode of Evening Magazine (7PM, channel 5)! If you have a chance, tune in! :popcorn: And if you don't get Seattle stations, it should be available on the internet the next day...I'l...

Well, I did my first dive in a drysuit in over a year this morning! It was actually a bit of a checkout dive (I didn't take a camera), not only because it had been so long, but because I had a kidney transplant 10 months ago (the new kidney is doing great BTW!), and I've lost 50 pounds since then! T...

...Here's another vote for a simple small length of bungee with a knot. Just slide the bungee (about 4 inches) under the seal so that the knot rests just at the base of your palm. The bungee won't collapse like surgical tubing, so you have a nice gap to allow gas into your gloves. It's also soft, t...

went out again today to work on B.C. haha I counted the weights I had the other day as 1lb and not 2lb I was 14 lb's too heavy on this first dive no wonder it was so terrible!... Yep, 14lbs heavy will definitely give you the bouncies! Weighted properly, you'll find buoyancy WAY easier and really be...

Put me down, and if I'm in town I'll be there! As a newbie to this group, it'll be a great opportunity to meet you all! I've done about 800 dives, but less than 100 of those in Puget Sound, and none in the past 12 months due to my kidney transplant last October, so I'll still be getting used to my d...

Flickr is dead to me now. I was a Pro user for a long time. Now that their platform is so "open" to "sharing" there is literally no way that you can completely prevent third parties from framing your photos. For example, just hit the 'users' tab on this site and enter in your fl...

This is an old thread, but a timeless topic, and since I'm new, thought I'd throw in my $0.02. Another big vote for Smugmug! :joshsmith: Getting rid of the ads alone is worth $3.33 a month (40 bucks a year), and unlimited storage of hi-rez photos makes it a bargain! Other reasons it's worth the mone...

Yep. You just slide the ring inside the seal. Put one o ring in the first ridge. Fold the seal over and put the other o ring on the next ridge. Done! Heck, in that case, in the event of a leak in your glove, just UNfold that seal from the ring and VOALA! You have a wrist seal to keep the water from...

Thanks, everybody, for the suggestions. Sounds like there are at least three things worth trying: bigger but more flexible tubing (e.g., aquarium or medical), pulling a bit of my undergarment through with the thumbloop, and a piece of bungee. Best of all, none of those three involve a huge expense o...

Wow - that eye photo ROCKS! :supz: There's a reason so many images that graced the pages of dive magazines (and won contests) in years past were taken with the Nik V! You're right - the trick is getting the subject juuuuust right in the framer. But when you do, this eye shot shows how stunning the r...