back in the frame

leaving buenos aires last january, i lost my casio exilim in the back of a taxi.  this was the camera that i had the underwater housing for. the new plan was to buy an ikelite housing and port for my Nikon d80. i talked to dave moran about the cost of said housing and...

lights .. camera ..

the first aid photographs that andrew has on his istockphoto accout have been selling very well and he wanted to add some more. he borrowed a lot of lights and strobes from ritchie and pete and set them up in his living room.  we all got together tonight to set up,...

PADI Instructor Examination

friday night – and the night before the Instructor Examination started – and i decided i was not going to look over anything.  i was not going to review any Physics, Physiology, RDP, Dive Skills, Environment or Equipment.  if i didnt know it now, then i...

mac-a-licious

this morning, whilst in the throes of re-organising my office and getting my shit together, i decided that i really did need to get a printer.  i’m anticipating that i will pass my IE and along with working for my number one job from home – there might be...

OWSI day 5

it was the final day today!!  and i am writing this up after a few beers at swashbucklers to celebrate … we had academic presentations first thing this morning and then a big day of theory and course presentations from our course director pete. my presentation...

OWSI days 3 and 4

yesterday was another full day in the classroom and we presented our prescriptive teaching academic sessions. we used the Rescue Diver course for material and it took a little more thought than preparing for an Open Water session but in a good way.  when you are...