Comments for reefpix.org http://www.reefpix.org photography and scuba diving Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:28:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Photo Gallery by reefpix.org » Blog Archive » Underwater Photography Workshop for H.U.P.S http://www.reefpix.org/wpg2#comment-33977 reefpix.org » Blog Archive » Underwater Photography Workshop for H.U.P.S Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:00:49 +0000 http://www.reefpix.org/wpg2#comment-33977 [...] You can view photos of the models, makeup artists, and photographers at: http://www.reefpix.org/v/underwater/pool/hups [...] [...] You can view photos of the models, makeup artists, and photographers at: http://www.reefpix.org/v/underwater/pool/hups [...]

]]> Comment on New Years at Big Bend National Park by Travel » New Years at Big Bend National Park http://www.reefpix.org/2008/01/27/new-years-at-big-bend-national-park#comment-33235 Travel » New Years at Big Bend National Park Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:44:40 +0000 http://www.reefpix.org/2008/01/27/new-years-at-big-bend-national-park#comment-33235 [...] aphioni wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt [...] [...] aphioni wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt [...]

]]> Comment on Diving with Baby Sealions by All about diving » Blog Archive » Diving with Baby Sealions http://www.reefpix.org/2007/11/30/diving-with-baby-sealions#comment-33160 All about diving » Blog Archive » Diving with Baby Sealions Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:59:59 +0000 http://www.reefpix.org/2007/11/30/diving-with-baby-sealions#comment-33160 [...] View the whole post at reefpix.org [...] [...] View the whole post at reefpix.org [...]

]]> Comment on Drysuit Testing and Training by reefpix.org » Blog Archive » My first (and last?) kelp dive http://www.reefpix.org/2007/11/11/drysuit-testing-and-training#comment-33133 reefpix.org » Blog Archive » My first (and last?) kelp dive Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:31:25 +0000 http://www.reefpix.org/2007/11/11/drysuit-testing-and-training#comment-33133 [...] in California again (or any cold water for that matter) unless I had a dry suit. As you can see in a recent post by James, I now have my very own, 1980s hot pink and green drysuit. So, here are the photos of me, [...] [...] in California again (or any cold water for that matter) unless I had a dry suit. As you can see in a recent post by James, I now have my very own, 1980s hot pink and green drysuit. So, here are the photos of me, [...]

]]> Comment on California Diving “People Photos” Posted by Ron Mayhue http://www.reefpix.org/2007/11/27/california-diving-people-photos-posted#comment-33128 Ron Mayhue Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:55:03 +0000 http://www.reefpix.org/2007/11/27/california-diving-people-photos-posted#comment-33128 Hi James I dove with you and Dave on Fri the 25th? Anyways this was my 1st certified dive and you guys made it so memrable! I really dug it. Thanks so much for your patience and help. And the pix were a major blessing! If you talk with Dave tell him thanks also please. Thanx again! Ron Hi James I dove with you and Dave on Fri the 25th? Anyways this was my 1st certified dive and you guys made it so memrable! I really dug it. Thanks so much for your patience and help. And the pix were a major blessing! If you talk with Dave tell him thanks also please.

Thanx again! Ron

]]> Comment on Training Program in Holland by James http://www.reefpix.org/2007/04/12/training-program-in-holland#comment-33124 James Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:55:49 +0000 http://www.reefpix.org/?p=69#comment-33124 Hi Paul, I got the underwater color chart from Amphibico. It's heavy and it sinks - very nice. Good luck w/ your underwater photography. James Hi Paul,

I got the underwater color chart from Amphibico. It’s heavy and it sinks - very nice.

Good luck w/ your underwater photography.

James

]]> Comment on Training Program in Holland by Comment on Training Program in Holland by Paul Badali http://www.reefpix.org/2007/04/12/training-program-in-holland#comment-33123 Comment on Training Program in Holland by Paul Badali Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:28:36 +0000 http://www.reefpix.org/?p=69#comment-33123 [...] This is the cached version of http://www.reefpix.org/2007/04/12/training-program-in-holland#comment-31040 We are neither affiliated with the authors of this page nor responsible for its content. Comment on Training Program in Holland by Paul Badali [...] [...] This is the cached version of http://www.reefpix.org/2007/04/12/training-program-in-holland#comment-31040 We are neither affiliated with the authors of this page nor responsible for its content. Comment on Training Program in Holland by Paul Badali [...]

]]> Comment on Anza Borrego Backpacking - The Domelands by Two-Heel Drive » Blog Archive » Backpacking in Anza-Borrego State Park http://www.reefpix.org/2007/11/26/anza-borrego-backpacking-the-domelands#comment-33122 Two-Heel Drive » Blog Archive » Backpacking in Anza-Borrego State Park Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:17:47 +0000 http://www.reefpix.org/2007/11/26/anza-borrego-backpacking-the-domelands#comment-33122 [...] Found this blog posting from some folks who went backpacking to the dome country at Anza-Borrego in Southern California. Includes some nifty pix, plus this: It’s about a 3.5mi backpack from the trailhead w/ a bit of elevation gain. We hiked in during the afternoon and it was nice and cool - which was good because we were each carrying 8 liters (that’s 17 lbs!) of water, plus our backpacking gear. [...] [...] Found this blog posting from some folks who went backpacking to the dome country at Anza-Borrego in Southern California. Includes some nifty pix, plus this: It’s about a 3.5mi backpack from the trailhead w/ a bit of elevation gain. We hiked in during the afternoon and it was nice and cool - which was good because we were each carrying 8 liters (that’s 17 lbs!) of water, plus our backpacking gear. [...]

]]> Comment on Training Program in Holland by Barbara Shultz http://www.reefpix.org/2007/04/12/training-program-in-holland#comment-31046 Barbara Shultz Sun, 06 May 2007 23:32:41 +0000 http://www.reefpix.org/?p=69#comment-31046 James...... write me! Haven't talked in ages.... this December, I talked to Frank while I was in Texas, and we were all going to try to hook up for dinner, but it didn't work out. Did he end up relocating to Ohio? Barb James…… write me! Haven’t talked in ages…. this December, I talked to Frank while I was in Texas, and we were all going to try to hook up for dinner, but it didn’t work out. Did he end up relocating to Ohio? Barb

]]> Comment on Training Program in Holland by Paul Badali http://www.reefpix.org/2007/04/12/training-program-in-holland#comment-31040 Paul Badali Sat, 05 May 2007 23:08:36 +0000 http://www.reefpix.org/?p=69#comment-31040 Hello Jim, More of a question than a comment. I found your dive log doing a Google search for your name. I got your name from the review you did of the Inon D2000 on Wetpixel.com 16 March 2005. I just started underwater digital photography. I selected the Olympus SP 350 as my camera, and got the Olympus case. I didn't have enough to sink into a strobe before the first trip; so I improvised. In an effort to fill in a bit more yellow and red light, I built a diffuser for a UK C4 dive light, and mounted it on arm and modified land base. I used it in conjunction with the built in strobe on the camera. I also laminated a Kodak Color Control Patch so I could get shots of that in each lighting condition to try and bring back my color balance with Photoshop after. The setup worked great at night or below 60 or 70 feet where it's darker. Still pretty blue shallower. My brother and I spent a week diving Roatan at Fantasy Island; our second trip there. I learned a lot shooting close to 1000 shots. After I got back I got rechargable Nickel metal batteries for one. And I started looking for a TTL strobe. After learning that the only electronic TTL that will fit is the Olympus strobe in and Olympus underwater case, I stumbled onto the Inon D2000 with fiberoptic connection. This may be the way I will go. It looks like something I can experiment with and grow into as I learn it. My question is, where did you get the cool color control patch and gray scale that you shot in the pool testing the Inon D2000? It looks to have been designed for underwater photography. That is what I was searching for and never found when I purchased and laminated the Kodak color control patches. After playing with my pictures in Photoshop, I wish I had also laminated the gray scale. I get the feeling that there are resources for the underwater photographer out there that I have not discovered yet. The guys at the local dive shops know little. I feel like I am moving beyond what they know pretty quickly. I have been a more than casual photographer since 1970. Now that I am taking it underwater I have a lot to learn again. Where should I be looking to shorten my learning curve, find good advice, and cool equipment to purchase? Thanks, Paul J. Badali, jeweler Layton, Utah my company's website is www.badalijewelry.com if you are interrested. Hello Jim, More of a question than a comment. I found your dive log doing a Google search for your name. I got your name from the review you did of the Inon D2000 on Wetpixel.com 16 March 2005.

I just started underwater digital photography. I selected the Olympus SP 350 as my camera, and got the Olympus case. I didn’t have enough to sink into a strobe before the first trip; so I improvised. In an effort to fill in a bit more yellow and red light, I built a diffuser for a UK C4 dive light, and mounted it on arm and modified land base. I used it in conjunction with the built in strobe on the camera. I also laminated a Kodak Color Control Patch so I could get shots of that in each lighting condition to try and bring back my color balance with Photoshop after. The setup worked great at night or below 60 or 70 feet where it’s darker. Still pretty blue shallower.

My brother and I spent a week diving Roatan at Fantasy Island; our second trip there. I learned a lot shooting close to 1000 shots. After I got back I got rechargable Nickel metal batteries for one. And I started looking for a TTL strobe. After learning that the only electronic TTL that will fit is the Olympus strobe in and Olympus underwater case, I stumbled onto the Inon D2000 with fiberoptic connection. This may be the way I will go. It looks like something I can experiment with and grow into as I learn it.

My question is, where did you get the cool color control patch and gray scale that you shot in the pool testing the Inon D2000? It looks to have been designed for underwater photography. That is what I was searching for and never found when I purchased and laminated the Kodak color control patches. After playing with my pictures in Photoshop, I wish I had also laminated the gray scale. I get the feeling that there are resources for the underwater photographer out there that I have not discovered yet. The guys at the local dive shops know little. I feel like I am moving beyond what they know pretty quickly. I have been a more than casual photographer since 1970. Now that I am taking it underwater I have a lot to learn again. Where should I be looking to shorten my learning curve, find good advice, and cool equipment to purchase?

Thanks,

Paul J. Badali, jeweler
Layton, Utah

my company’s website is http://www.badalijewelry.com if you are interrested.

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