White Balance. You’ve heard people talk about setting a white balance or that the white balance is off, but what exactly is White Balance? A camera records a picture in RGB (Red, Green, Blue) or some combination of the three to make up the colors of the light spectrum. These are the primary colors of …
Last week we discussed the types of cameras that can be used for shooting photos underwater, a point and shoot, a four/thirds, or a dSLR. Now let’s discuss the Exposure Triangle. No matter what type of camera you are using, all photography is based off of a triangle of three principles that work together: ISO, …
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The Pictures above are merely examples, there are many brands and sizes of these three types of cameras. Pictured, Sealife DC1400, Olympus EPL1, and Nikon D610. When it comes to shooting pictures underwater, there are three different (major) types of cameras that can be used. Technically, four, but two are similar, the only difference is …
Last night Mark came home to Addison and me watching re-runs of Boy Meets World. I sure miss that show compared to some of the shows that are on tv now-days… yikes! Anyway they were actually talking Scuba Diving. Mr. Feeney asked what SCUBA stood for and I blurted out Self Contained Underwater Breathing Aparatus. …
So you’re certified, now what? I once read that the ultimate goal for most divers was to become a Master Diver or a Dive Master. Yes, they are different and I will go into a more in-depth look at those differences in another post at a later date. Obviously, though your first step is to …
My dad used to always tell me “Can’t Died in the Corn Patch” when I used to say “I can’t do _____________”. And while I”m not 100% sure I know what he meant by that, I did learn there were a lot of things that I could do. Here at Extreme Sports Scuba We hear …
The Scuba Blog had it’s first post in September 2013 about our trip to Mermet Springs in September 2013. We’ve come a long way since that first post. We’ve celebrated 2 Halloweens, 2 Thanksgivings, 2 Christmases, 2 New Years, multiple diving trips to Cozumel, Beaver Lake, Mermet Springs and other many other places. There has …
This weekend we got a great start on our next set of junior divers. There are 3 junior divers going through this class that will get certified very soon. Very exciting!! Now if you went through your dive classes with Deb &/or Grady Weston, think back to when they were telling you how to set …
Now that you are Scuba Certified, what can you do next? Well, we have just the information for you! In this post, you’re going to learn about the Specialty Scuba Certifications that you can partake in. Boat Scuba Diving from boats is an everyday occurrence. Whether on a private vessel or one of the many …
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So, you’re thinking about becoming Scuba Certified? Or, You’ve just become certified and wonder what you can accomplish next. If you’ve done your research, you know that Grady and Deb teach through SDI or Scuba Diving International. This post is part 1 of the different types of certifications you can achieve through SDI and Extreme …