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Started by ladyfish , Jun 15 2005 12:09 PM

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#1 ladyfish

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Posted 15 June 2005 - 12:09 PM

what in your opionion would make the fish more attracted to you a coloful wet suit with three colors or a reg all black and grey wet suit. And what is your favorite point and shoot camera to use on dives ? for beginners and what is the best dive site for photography ? thnks love you guys :fish2:

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Posted 15 June 2005 - 12:22 PM

Colors won't matter. Moving slowly is the key to approaching fish.
No single raindrop believes it is responsible for the flood.

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Posted 15 June 2005 - 12:39 PM

I have an underwater housing for my Canon digital S400 that I bought online for about $100 that takes great pics. I have a personal gallery here
http://www.singlediv...&code=00&cat=13
and several of my shots are in the Bonaire trip gallery from last year (this URL, plus the next couple of pages).
http://www.singlediv...cat=9&offset=24

Spend a little time poking around http://www.digitaldiver.net
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Posted 15 June 2005 - 12:43 PM

Can't help you too much with the photos - I still use a 35 mm underwater camera... however, some of the BEST underH20 photos I've taken have been in Honduras and the Caymans.

Wet suit - many fish are color blind - and some of the animals underwater are nearly or completely blind, following their nose or the activity in the water. Walter is right - the key to getting near the cool stuff is to approach slowly... or stop altogether - sometimes if they're already swimming they'll come to or near you.

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Posted 15 June 2005 - 01:45 PM

Colors won't matter. Moving slowly is the key to approaching fish.

FYI, an interesting read from DAN:

http://www.diversale...aq.asp?faqid=24
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Posted 15 June 2005 - 01:55 PM

Yes, there's also the theory of yum yum yellow. The question wasn't related to avoiding shark attacks, but to approaching fish for photo ops. Even with regard to sharks, who have been known to attack certain colors more frequently than others, your behavior is a much bigger factor than your wet suit. I've experimented a little with sharks and noted how they react to me when I do certain things.
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Posted 15 June 2005 - 05:13 PM

I don't know about attracting fish or predators, but ever since I purchased a bright pink wet suit, none of my dive buddies have asked to borrow it.
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Posted 15 June 2005 - 05:59 PM

I don't know about attracting fish or predators, but ever since I purchased a bright pink wet suit, none of my dive buddies have asked to borrow it.
Patrick

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Ya know I was going to post something like that, but you beat me to the punch (there's that dang work keeping me from having fun again)!!!

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Posted 15 June 2005 - 06:36 PM

I don't know about attracting fish or predators, but ever since I purchased a bright pink wet suit, none of my dive buddies have asked to borrow it.
Patrick

And I'm sure you can always find great dive buddies here:
http://www.divingfor...scubaclubs.html

............... not that there's anything wrong with that!
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Posted 15 June 2005 - 11:18 PM

I don't know about attracting fish or predators, but ever since I purchased a bright pink wet suit, none of my dive buddies have asked to borrow it.
Patrick

And I'm sure you can always find great dive buddies here:
http://www.divingfor...scubaclubs.html

............... not that there's anything wrong with that!

Now Jamie (we don't have a tapping foot smilie so insert here)...
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Posted 16 June 2005 - 10:39 AM

WHAT?!?! I'm just sayin'.....!

I'm sure he's quite secure in his masculinity! :lmao:
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Posted 16 June 2005 - 03:09 PM

And I'm sure you can always find great dive buddies here:
http://www.divingfor...scubaclubs.html

............... not that there's anything wrong with that!

and you knew about this website beacause ........ ??


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Posted 16 June 2005 - 03:14 PM

QUOTE (jextract @ Jun 15 2005, 08:36 PM)

And I'm sure you can always find great dive buddies here:
http://www.divingfor...scubaclubs.html

............... not that there's anything wrong with that!

and you knew about this website beacause ........ ??


What's wild is there's a club in Dallas, but not in Austin or Houston.

Something wrong there.

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Posted 16 June 2005 - 03:26 PM


And I'm sure you can always find great dive buddies here:
http://www.divingfor...scubaclubs.html

............... not that there's anything wrong with that!

and you knew about this website beacause ........ ??


:lmao:

I linked to it from your profile! :lmao:
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Posted 16 June 2005 - 03:30 PM


And I'm sure you can always find great dive buddies here:
http://www.divingfor...scubaclubs.html

............... not that there's anything wrong with that!

and you knew about this website beacause ........ ??


:lmao:

I linked to it from your profile! :lmao:

:lmao: Now that is funny! :lmao:









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