Silfra - Iceland
- seattlepaul1975
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Silfra - Iceland
Just did 2 dives today at Silfra between the North American and European Continents.
Water as 38 degrees...damn cold, but super clear..and when I say super clear, I mean super F'ing clear!
(see 3 pics attached).
Was just myself and a dive lead from a local dive shop.
Was stunning. No life at all just amazing views. Dive ranged from almost a snorkel swim to 55ft in some spots.
Great time was had.
If you are going to dive here, let me know, the guy I had was awesome and have his info.
Attached are 3 pics from my gopro from doing a quick screen capture of the video. Will post the video on Vimeo when back in the states.
Water as 38 degrees...damn cold, but super clear..and when I say super clear, I mean super F'ing clear!
(see 3 pics attached).
Was just myself and a dive lead from a local dive shop.
Was stunning. No life at all just amazing views. Dive ranged from almost a snorkel swim to 55ft in some spots.
Great time was had.
If you are going to dive here, let me know, the guy I had was awesome and have his info.
Attached are 3 pics from my gopro from doing a quick screen capture of the video. Will post the video on Vimeo when back in the states.
Re: Silfra - Iceland
Hmmmm.... pic aren't coming through.
I've heard so much about this dive....
I've heard so much about this dive....
More Pics Than You Have Time To Look AT
"Anyone who thinks this place is over moderated is bat-crazy anarchist." -Ben, Airsix
"Warning: No dive masters are going to be there, Just a bunch of old fat guys taking pictures of fish." -Bassman
"Anyone who thinks this place is over moderated is bat-crazy anarchist." -Ben, Airsix
"Warning: No dive masters are going to be there, Just a bunch of old fat guys taking pictures of fish." -Bassman
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Re: Silfra - Iceland
I will post more pics when I am stateside again. I have a public album up on facebook if you can find me on there
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Re: Silfra - Iceland
Images are all here for me
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Re: Silfra - Iceland
Images are there for me too. Looks like you (of the DM) are floating in air. Thanks for the pics. Am headed there in 1.5 months with wife and daughter. Different operator. Am also doing a dive with a guy who discovered a hydrothermal vent in a fjord on the north side of the island. Then a driving tour of the whole island. Where else are you going?
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They work in IE but the first set in the post don't work in Firefox. The single pict (4th post in thread) does show up in Firefox.
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I'm using Chrome - I'll try another browser.BillZ wrote:They work in IE but the first set in the post don't work in Firefox. The single pict (4th post in thread) does show up in Firefox.
That did it.
Looks like flying!
More Pics Than You Have Time To Look AT
"Anyone who thinks this place is over moderated is bat-crazy anarchist." -Ben, Airsix
"Warning: No dive masters are going to be there, Just a bunch of old fat guys taking pictures of fish." -Bassman
"Anyone who thinks this place is over moderated is bat-crazy anarchist." -Ben, Airsix
"Warning: No dive masters are going to be there, Just a bunch of old fat guys taking pictures of fish." -Bassman
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Awesome diving! Can't wait to see the vid!
Looks like they're uploaded in TIFF. Try JPEG when you get back.
Looks like they're uploaded in TIFF. Try JPEG when you get back.
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Re: Silfra - Iceland
The tiff was just screen grabs on the Mac. I will get the video done when I am home. Plan on doing the video work on my 7hour flight back. @magoi who are you diving with when here?
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We are diving with David Ramsay of Magma Dive for Silfra and Erlandur Bogason of the Strytan Dive Center for Strytan.seattlepaul1975 wrote:The tiff was just screen grabs on the Mac. I will get the video done when I am home. Plan on doing the video work on my 7hour flight back. @magoi who are you diving with when here?
Larry
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Re: Silfra - Iceland
@magoi didn't see them. I used diveiceland
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Following seattlepaul1975 footsteps, Maya, seven days after her drysuit certification by Whidbey Island Dive Center,
dove into the three hundred plus visibility of the Silfra fissure. The Diveiceland guides were great, only two diving
customers...
dove into the three hundred plus visibility of the Silfra fissure. The Diveiceland guides were great, only two diving
customers...
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Re: Silfra - Iceland
Great pics!
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Wow!
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Nice!
More Pics Than You Have Time To Look AT
"Anyone who thinks this place is over moderated is bat-crazy anarchist." -Ben, Airsix
"Warning: No dive masters are going to be there, Just a bunch of old fat guys taking pictures of fish." -Bassman
"Anyone who thinks this place is over moderated is bat-crazy anarchist." -Ben, Airsix
"Warning: No dive masters are going to be there, Just a bunch of old fat guys taking pictures of fish." -Bassman
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Re: Silfra - Iceland
I just realized you had same dive op I did Who was your guide? Val as in Val Kilmer?
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My wife, daughter, and I leave Saturday for Iceland. If the volcano does not blow we will be in Silfra next Monday.
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Yes, Maya said it was him. Thanks for the tip.seattlepaul1975 wrote:I just realized you had same dive op I did Who was your guide? Val as in Val Kilmer?
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I take photos because I like it, not because I'm good at it. by Unknown
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Re: Silfra - Iceland
Glad it worked out. Val was a great guyJan K wrote:Yes, Maya said it was him. Thanks for the tip.seattlepaul1975 wrote:I just realized you had same dive op I did Who was your guide? Val as in Val Kilmer?
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Some pics of Silfra from my recent Iceland trip. : )
That's me. The Eurasian tectonic plate is on the left, the North American plate on the right. More or less.
That's me. The Eurasian tectonic plate is on the left, the North American plate on the right. More or less.
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Re: Silfra - Iceland
Nice pics! Viz is just like here. [FACE WITH STUCK-OUT TONGUE AND WINKING EYE]60south wrote:Some pics of Silfra from my recent Iceland trip. : )
That's me. The Eurasian tectonic plate is on the left, the North American plate on the right. More or less.