Showing posts with label Training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Training. Show all posts

buoyancy clinic and under water photo orientation

Can a diving pool look like the Indian Ocean?
Well, judge for yourself...

under water photo orientation - diver silhouette

photo orientation wide angle close focus on artificial reef

Another service brought to the divers from your one and only UnderWater Paparazzi: buoyancy clinic and under water photo orientation

Kompas Thailand, the Under Water Photography SPECIALISTS in Southern Thailand, has an artificial reef specifically designed to train divers into underwater photography.

For more info, check their website:

KOMPAS underwater-photography-academy

Tune up your photography skills, improve your buoyancy, learn how to get the most out of your camera!

This workshop takes half a day in the pool and saves you precious bottom time during your holiday dives. Practice makes perfect, dive with confidence and take stunning pictures rather than figuring out the setting of your camera!

Here's an example of a diver with his newly purchased Canon s95

under water photo orientation student practice

and after few hints from his guide (myself obviously), this is one of his best results from this angle. NOT BAD AT ALL!!!

under water photo orientation macro shot 

His girlfriend took the opportunity to practice too

under water photo orientation student practice 2

check her out! forget about the wall in the background, assume it's rock...!!!

under water photo orientation macro shot 2

Anyway, as I was saying at the beginning, this workshop is also about fine tuning your buoyancy for much harder shots. Quite challenging but do rewarding!

buoyancy clinic and under water photo orientation 1

and his (inverted) result

buoyancy clinic and under water photo orientation result 1

this is what anyone who wants to improve their diving skills needs!

buoyancy clinic and under water photo orientation 2

Loads of fun plus lots of photography techniques explained and achieved in no time!

buoyancy clinic and under water photo orientation shot 2
So, prior to your liveaboard, your daytrip, to refresh and improve your skills, to practice your new camera purchase or upgrade, dive into Kompas pool and and get ready for your holyday adventure!

buoyancy clinic and under water photo orientation Kompas Pool

drop me a line at my address

paparazzi@kompasthailand.com

or visit Kompas Web Site for more info or to book your "buoyancy clinic and under water photo orientation".

Kompas underwater photograpy academy

See you soon in the pool!
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Advanced Nitrox & Deco Procedures

Who would have thought?

Your one and only Under Water Paparazzi goes TECH!


Last January I did an UW shoot for PRO-TECH divers new website (coming soon) and in exchange I asked for some training rather than being paid.

In mid February I started a course of Advanced Nitrox


Advanced Nitrox Course goes hand in hand with Decompression Procedures Course


Together, theese 2 courses are 2 of the 3 steps required (Extended Range would be the missing one) to comfortably and safely dive the Blue Hole in Dahab and its famous "Archway" at a depth of  52to102m

WIKIPEDIA Blue_Hole_(Red_Sea)

DAY 1
So here I am in the classroom studying to get closer to my "diving goal"(maybe summer 2012?)...



DAY 2 (in the pool)
Nitrox 50%, MOD (Maximum Operating Depth) 21m


DAY 3 (training beach dives)
at Ao Sane Beach (Rawai- Phuket) for a beach dive with Twins and Stage Tank



Hard work: the equipment is sooooooo heavy!




getting wet!



S.T.A.R.T. check!



check, check, check, CHECK! ready to go!!!



end of the dive, let's go back on land for debriefing and lunch...



I can already smell the Chicken Cashew Nuts!



DAY 4 (3 boat dives @ 45m, 30m and 25m)
Chris, Adriano and Enrik waiting to splash into the abyss south of Racha Noi island



on the way up at around 15m of depth, I've bumped into an old friend/colleague Simon (dive instructor) who took a picture of me...



and that's all for now, as soon as I'll have budget and time I'll go for the 3rd step of Extended Range and I'll be ready for Dahab, The Blue Hole and its Arch!!!

Peace, Love and Nitrox!!!
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