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MapisM

MapisM

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...meant as the other warm place, not Great Britain! :D

Shame that I didn't plan to come for diving, and didn't bring any equipment.
Because right on the first swim, this is the close encounter we made in 2 m of water!
With apologies for the poor quality, but believe it or not the clip was taken with a Galaxy SIII sealed in a plastic bag. :eek:

Don't ask about the water temperature, I don't want to rage against you folks struggling with poor weather... :p

 
Hire some diving equipment!

Thread drift In Gozo at the moment Mapism. Six dives so far but better sea life in South of France. Did see a large moray eel out for a swim in daylight though.
 
MapisM said:
...Shame that I didn't plan to come for diving, and didn't bring any equipment.
Because right on the first swim, this is the close encounter we made in 2 m of water!
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you knew this was going to happen ! :)
but I apreciate its a hassle to take your stuff so far.
nice video, even with such camera gear
thanks for posting
 
Fantastic video mapisM - loved it. I had a nice few days of (big) turtle encounters last new years, at Tobago Cays. They swam all around the boat.
 
Harry25 said:
Thread drift In Gozo at the moment Mapism. Six dives so far but better sea life in South of France. Did see a large moray eel out for a swim in daylight though.
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Again Harry ?
you were there not that long ago iirc ?

you will notice, SOF is the best diving area in the whole med AFAIK,

if you want better than that, you have to trafel much further;
Maldives, Galapagos, or following MapisM :)
 
Nice vid MapisM. Thanks for posting. Looks like you are having a fab time.

More like this, please!

Did you have a nice "office" in which to edit the footage, add the soundtrack and then upload the finished product? :D:D;);)
 
Harry25 said:
Thread drift In Gozo at the moment Mapism. Six dives so far but better sea life in South of France. Did see a large moray eel out for a swim in daylight though.
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Hi H, glad to hear that you're having some good time!
A big eel out in daylight is not something you can spot every day... :)
 
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Pinnacle said:
More like this, please!

Did you have a nice "office" in which to edit the footage, add the soundtrack and then upload the finished product?
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I'll try to cut some other bits tonight, but can't promise a lot.
Lately, I tend not to "waste" much time with pics and clips, 'cause I find it's much nicer to just enjoy the swim and the moment - along the "life's too short" principle, if you get my drift.

Besides, I must say that in spite of the (almost) decent quality of the results, using the smartphone in the plastic bag is a big headache.
It takes multiple tries to make it accept any touch screen command... :(
If anyone is aware of some tricks to make the thingie work better, I'm all ears.
Also because I gifted the case to a non-diver friend of ours who is with us, and I expected/hoped it to be much easier to use.

I'll also try to add a bit of boating stuff later, having experienced an interesting fast ride on an alu cat, on some decent ocean swells.
It's the MoBo forum after all, innit? :)

PS: yeah thanks, my office is great! Right on the swimming pool and facing East, ready for viewing the solar eclipse of next week!
Though the Canados p/house is always in my heart of course... :D
 
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AndieMac said:
Nice clip M, hope you enjoy your time 'down under'.
How extensive is the holiday, just Queensland or further afield?
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Hi AM, yep, I'm definitely enjoying every bit of my time around here!
Been in SA already, and will stay in quite a few other places in the next couple of months.
But no plans to come to TAS, I'm afraid. As I recall, that's where you're located, right?
Anyway, it would be great to take the opportunity to meet, if we wouldn't be too far at some time.
I can pm you my trip details, if you are thinking to be elsewhere than in the Apple island in the near future.
How does a new year's eve in Sidney sound, for instance? :)
 
vas said:
why didn't you take the gopro with you :confused:
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Yep, in hindsight maybe I should have carried it, and also the u/w camera.
But as I said before, I developed some lack of interest in shooting pics & clips, lately.
As a matter of fact, it takes quite some time if you want to make something decent, both when shooting and when post-processing, and I'm not sure it's worth the hassle.
After all, memorable moments last forever in your mind anyway...
...and those which don't, probably weren't so memorable. :)
All that said, I thought that this reef on the outer side of the GBR was definitely worth at least a mobile pic! :D
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