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Working with HMI lights

HMI technology is not new. It evolved in the late 1960s when lamp developer Osram began producing HMI bulbs for the film industry at the request of German television seeking a less expensive alternative to incandescent lights. Ironically, HMI is now much more expensive than halogen and tungsten.

Diving Indonesia

The tropical seas from the shores of East Africa, the Red Sea, through to South East Asia and then eastward to Australia, the Solomons and extending to the islands of Hawaiian Islands is the worlds richest marine province.

The Big Leap

With several reputable brands producing entry-level digital SLRs (DSLRs) at a very competitive price, a number of underwater photographers currently using consumer or prosumer cameras are now thinking of upgrading their current set-up. But stop! Before you make the big leap, just read these few words of hard-earned wisdom.

Great Manta Encounters

There should be ballads, poetry and overtures written for mantas...in our ocean world, they are the epitome of grace.

Ewens Pond, South Australia

Mt. Gambier in South Australia is a region filled with stunning freshwater lakes filtered by limestone, cave diving and extinct volcanoes. For divers without Cave qualifications Ewens Ponds beckons.

Shooting Beneath the Ice

Antarctica..... the coldest and windiest continent. My first voyage, my first photographic journey to the ultimate wilderness on earth was filled with aspirations and dreams.