X-Ray Mag #74
Features in this issue
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Choose Wisely: How to Spot a Good Dive Instructor
ImagesBarb Roy
Instructor in pool with students. Photo by Barb Roy.This issue's column is taken from a chapter in my new book Scuba Fundamental—Start Diving the Right Way, which aims to help people prepare for scuba diving, understand how the process works and make the right choices once they start.
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Composing Images Underwater: A Practical Guide
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Color and contrast: When shooting colorful things, try to isolate them, avoiding color overload in the image. Photo by Rico Besserdich.There are plenty of books, magazine articles and blogposts about underwater photography, each providing the keen underwater photographer with valuable knowledge, leaving almost no question unanswered. However, there might be one remaining question: How many of these tips, tricks and techniques can we remember when diving with our cameras?
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Indonesia's Dampier Strait
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Italy: Submerged Machines of Moregallo
ImagesMarco Daturi
Submerged car wreck, Moregallo, Italy. Photo by Marco Daturi.Moregallo is one of the most beautiful and well-known sites on Lake Como, located in the Italian province of Lecco, within walking distance of the community of Valmadrera.
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Malaysia's Mabul Island
ImagesBrandi Mueller— Eco-Diving in Sabah, the Right Way
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Malaysia's Pom Pom Island
Emperor shrimp on a Nembrotha Mileri nudibranchBlessed with some of the richest waters in the world, Borneo’s Pom Pom Island offers some truly memorable macro diving. If you want prolonged, up-close encounters with some crazy macro critters and the chance to photograph the tiniest nudibranchs in the world, Pulau Pom Pom, in remote Sabah, is the place to go!
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Malaysia's Pulau Rawa
Risbeccia tryoni nudibranch, Pulau Rawa. Photo by Nick Shallcross.Located just a 20-minute speedboat ride from the coastal town of Mersing in Malaysia, Pulau Rawa offers a great alternative for those looking for a mixture of diving, beach time, relaxation and who just want to get away from it all.
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River Snorkeling in Austria
Curiously enough, I recently had one of my best snorkeling experiences far away from the ocean. River snorkeling in Austria was a really fun experience, even for a seasoned diver.
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Shayne Greco Portfolio
Octopus vaseAmerican artist and sculptor, Shayne Greco, creates mesmerizing sculptures of marine life forms adorning functional stone pottery built totally by hand from start to finish. X-RAY MAG interviewed the artist based in North Carolina to find out more about his creative process and inspiration from the sea.
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The Graf Zeppelin
Rebreather divers swimming over the deck of the Graf Zeppelin. Photo by Vic Verlinden.— Diving Hitler’s Aircraft Carrier
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To Shark Dive or Not to Shark Dive
It was seven in the morning and my coffee hadn’t kicked in yet. The dive guide was giving me a slightly more thorough dive briefing than normal. I wasn’t supposed to wear anything colorful or shiny, and black gloves and a hood were required. Also covered in black neoprene, he was putting on chainmail gloves and told me he’d have a pole with him. He said it was more for the potato cods though, not the sharks.
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Why go tech? Motivations behind technical diving
ImagesBarb Roy
Divers in training doing their safety stops. Photo by Barb Roy.In this essay, sports psychologist and technical diver Matt Jevon draws some parallels between the sport of technical diving and the sport of motorcycle racing, including attitudes and behaviors in regards to the inherent dangers and risks, sharing insights into our own nature as divers and adventurists.
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Wrecks of Malta
ImagesEugene TomashovU-Boat Malta Ltd
ROV Ageotec Perseo GTV explores the HMS Russell. Photo by Eugene Tomashov.U-Boat Navigator explores the Tragic Triangle of Valletta: HMS Russell, HMY Aegusa and HMS Nastortium
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