Category: Underwater
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In this issue of Dispatch Magazine
The next time you step into R.O.X. at Bonifacio High Street, do check out the newly reformatted Dispatch Magazine with Toby Martin as EIC. It’s now smaller and thus easier to bring around. Just in time for Sinulog, this issue of Dispatch is all about Cebu in the Visayas. In this issue, I have a…
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Worse than a needle in a haystack
This article first appeared UNO Magazine’s December-January ’11 issue Pygmy seahorse by Jan Acosta What does it really take to shoot underwater photos? “Are the pygmies still there?†The spotter nods, implying something that Jan and the rest of the group already know. At about 80 ft deep, there is a white fan coral about…
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It’s out on Travelbook.PH: A “Zero to Deco” Guide to Diving in the Philippines
Over the vacation I compiled a 3 page guide to diving in the Philippines. This primer is geared towards Filipinos who have always been curious about diving and launch into the deep (duc in altum!) with this new endeavor. It addresses questions such as rates, how to choose a dive instructor, where to begin, and…
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Remembering 2010: Marking 102 Dives with video
Probably the best investment I made this year was for a decent underwater video camera. I accumulated over 42GB worth of raw underwater footage and I must say that documenting my dives is easily the most rewarding experience this year, perhaps ever! As a volunteer for WWF Philippines I also donate all my videos to…
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Anvaya Cove Clam Seeding: How to rehabilitate a coral reef with giant clams
The video above documents the clam seeding activity in Anvaya Cove. 79 giant clams were brought in on Friday, December 4 2009 and went through acclimatization in the shallow water a few feet from the shore. The next day, all the clams were tagged and measured. Out of the 79 clams, there were four mature…
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Underwater with an INON Strobe
Months ago I brought a Sony Cybershot W230 underwater with its appropriate casing. This weekend, I was able to borrow an INON strobe light courtesy of Jan. Since the Achilles’ heel of Sony cameras is the inability to customize your white balance underwater (it only has 3 presets), shooting with a strobe really changes the…
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6 Months of Diving the Philippines
I celebrated my 6th month of diving over the long weekend. Since April, I finished both my open water and advanced courses, logged 31 dives, six of which were wrecks, one a freshwater lake, and conquered the Canyons in Puerto Galera. I’ve made new friends and we put up our very own underwater travel blog…
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Where it is Humanly Possible
The term “Humanly Possible” is a redundancy. At 60 feet underwater, there is, what my colleague Prof. Richard Cruz calls a deep feeling in your gut sparked by sheer amazement with what you are experiencing. He describes it as something you feel when you see fireworks – it comes from the clenching of your gut…
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Open Water Dive Certification Week I: Dive and Trek, Anilao
Henderson Gold Core What a weekend! I’m in the process of completing my open water diving certification under PADI (yay a blog!). I’ve always wanted to launch into the deep, so now that I have the time and a little more savings, I decided to invest slowly in dives. I dragged Juned into taking lessons…
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