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beaglehusky · 6 February 2015, 12:01 PM

This time I was lucky enough to make a trip to Bali to dive for a couple of days. I switched cameras, I took these with a Sealife Micro HD+. The camera performed much better than I expected, in spite of having diving pre-sets for white balance, unlike the Nikon I used to dive with. The Sealife has no zoom, and the close ups require a special lens, which I now have and will use next time.

This trip was great as far as variety, I saw a turtle, a couple of sharks, an octopus, several mantas and a beautiful spotted eel. I have some video that I'll load to photobucket and post the link for those interested.

Anyway, enjoy the pics!

Mystro · 6 February 2015, 12:09 PM

Great pics.

Quotron · 6 February 2015, 12:15 PM

Amazing shots, looks like a good time

sea-dweller · 6 February 2015, 12:16 PM

Nice photos!

Case61 · 6 February 2015, 12:18 PM

Great shots! Thanks for posting.

Brenngun · 6 February 2015, 12:29 PM

Great pics. Love the strap. Very safe.

domrusso10 · 6 February 2015, 12:43 PM

Awesome pictures, looks like an amazing trip.

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HobokenRolex · 6 February 2015, 12:48 PM

Awesome. My Sub is jealous.

franzy · 6 February 2015, 12:51 PM

WOW! Stunning. Really cool pictures. Thanks for sharing.

T01 · 6 February 2015, 01:18 PM

Fantastic photos, thank you for sharing!!!

sickened1 · 6 February 2015, 01:23 PM

Yup, some nice pics there. Thanks for posting.

tkerrmd · 6 February 2015, 01:23 PM

Very cool!

Danny83 · 6 February 2015, 01:39 PM

Very nice pics are you sure its safe to do that with your watch ?

Afghanvet · 6 February 2015, 01:54 PM

What a great time you must have had! And great pix!! Oh, yes, the 14060 really adds to it!!

ConsultingWithRolex · 6 February 2015, 02:06 PM

that looks awesome!
how deep did you dive? any pics on the octopus? haha

Jason71 · 6 February 2015, 03:52 PM

Thanks for posting. A place that is definitely on my bucket list

EricM · 6 February 2015, 03:55 PM

Really awesome photos! Good eye finding that stonefish!!

I'm going to have to check out this camera. Can you tell us more about the special lens you used?

Cheers,
Eric

Brian Page · 6 February 2015, 04:06 PM

Awesome! Great Pics, thanks!

Turbo Singh · 6 February 2015, 04:36 PM

Great pics!

Hairdude1 · 6 February 2015, 04:43 PM

Awesome pics

Bangel · 6 February 2015, 07:49 PM

Great pics. Really enjoyed them.

Marvoon · 6 February 2015, 09:25 PM

beautiful manta

regnant · 6 February 2015, 09:46 PM

Cool pics, thanks for posting

mjclark32 · 6 February 2015, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason71

Thanks for posting. A place that is definitely on my bucket list

Me too!

travisb · 6 February 2015, 10:33 PM

Love the pics! Looks like a great time!

Scot_3 · 6 February 2015, 10:34 PM

Great shots thanks

doc.kool · 6 February 2015, 11:20 PM

fantastic post. thanks for taking the time to post all these beautiful pics

beaglehusky · 6 February 2015, 11:21 PM

Thank you everyone for the positive feedback.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ConsultingWithRolex

that looks awesome!
how deep did you dive? any pics on the octopus? haha

I didn't go all that deep, the deepest dive was 24m. Most of the big animals I saw were at shallow-ish depths, especially the mantas and the turtle. Here is the link to photobucket where you can see the videos (I apologize for the short length of all my videos, I don't like harassing these creatures to get a better shot, so if they want to take off I don't chase after them):

http://s1232.photobucket.com/user/be...i%20Jan%202015

I didn't take pics of the octopus because, taking a picture as far away as I was from the octopus, it would have been hard to see it. I took some video and you can see it changing colors and swimming away.

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricM

Really awesome photos! Good eye finding that stonefish!!
I'm going to have to check out this camera. Can you tell us more about the special lens you used?
Cheers,
Eric

Thank you, Eric. I can't take credit for the stone fish, IIRC the DM saw it first. I'm more likely to find the nudis, which I absolutely love.

All those pics were taken with the right-out-of-the-box Sealife, no lens. I now have purchased a 10x lens so I can take close ups of the small stuff like nudis and baby shrimp.

I still think the overall operation and photo-related features of the Nikon AW110 are much nicer, but the increased depth rating and the fact that it is completely sealed give the Sealife a slight edge. I had started having issues with the Nikon leaking water - ironically it happened in a pool while playing w my kids - and getting "stuck" when it was turned/left on at 21-22 m. I hope that it's just a matter of getting used to the Sealife. We'll see how it goes when I try the mag lens, I hope the close ups are nice.

Oliver63 · 6 February 2015, 11:26 PM

wahh... amazing photo shoot... really outstanding... you are lucky...

sgmgolf · 6 February 2015, 11:29 PM

Great pics Adrian and thanks for posting. Looks a lot nicer there than the 48" of snow in my back yard! And negative temps this morning too.

6 February 2015, 12:01 PM	#1
beaglehusky "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Real Name: Adrian Location: Tanzania Posts: 1,553	One more diving trip with the Sub - warning: lots of pics This time I was lucky enough to make a trip to Bali to dive for a couple of days. I switched cameras, I took these with a Sealife Micro HD+. The camera performed much better than I expected, in spite of having diving pre-sets for white balance, unlike the Nikon I used to dive with. The Sealife has no zoom, and the close ups require a special lens, which I now have and will use next time. This trip was great as far as variety, I saw a turtle, a couple of sharks, an octopus, several mantas and a beautiful spotted eel. I have some video that I'll load to photobucket and post the link for those interested. Anyway, enjoy the pics! Attached Images

6 February 2015, 12:09 PM	#2
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6 February 2015, 12:48 PM	#8
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6 February 2015, 12:51 PM	#9
franzy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Real Name: Tom Location: USA Posts: 1,264	WOW! Stunning. Really cool pictures. Thanks for sharing.

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T01 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Real Name: T Location: AZ, NV, CA Posts: 6,490	Fantastic photos, thank you for sharing!!!

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sickened1 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Real Name: Ed Location: SoCal Watch: ugiveiswatchuget Posts: 9,054	Yup, some nice pics there. Thanks for posting.

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Danny83 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Real Name: Danny Location: Bay Area CA Watch: Yellow Gold Posts: 20,312	Very nice pics are you sure its safe to do that with your watch ?

6 February 2015, 01:54 PM	#14
Afghanvet "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Virginia Watch: Subs, SD4K Posts: 2,272	What a great time you must have had! And great pix!! Oh, yes, the 14060 really adds to it!!

6 February 2015, 02:06 PM	#15
ConsultingWithRolex Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Real Name: Louis Zh. Location: USA Posts: 19	that looks awesome! how deep did you dive? any pics on the octopus? haha

6 February 2015, 03:55 PM	#17
EricM "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: SoCal Posts: 71	Really awesome photos! Good eye finding that stonefish!! I'm going to have to check out this camera. Can you tell us more about the special lens you used? Cheers, Eric

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Brian Page "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: USA Posts: 6,624	Awesome! Great Pics, thanks!

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6 February 2015, 07:49 PM	#21
Bangel "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Australia Watch: 116610LN Posts: 15,802	Great pics. Really enjoyed them.

6 February 2015, 09:25 PM	#22
Marvoon "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Malaysia Posts: 147	beautiful manta

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travisb 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Real Name: Travis Location: FL / NYC Watch: Yes.. Posts: 33,489	Love the pics! Looks like a great time!

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doc.kool "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Canada Posts: 610	fantastic post. thanks for taking the time to post all these beautiful pics

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Oliver63 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: New York Posts: 21	wahh... amazing photo shoot... really outstanding... you are lucky...

6 February 2015, 11:29 PM	#30
sgmgolf "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Real Name: Steve Location: MA Watch: 16600,16710,Tudor Posts: 1,372	Great pics Adrian and thanks for posting. Looks a lot nicer there than the 48" of snow in my back yard! And negative temps this morning too.

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