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Philippines Video with many rare animals posted - 3/25/2009 11:36:22 AM    uzun   Posts: 123 Joined: 5/2/2007 Status: offline I took a trip to the Philippines in late Feb / Early March.  First time ever in the western pacific and it was fantastic!  Saw a ton of rare "muck" type creatures (nudibranchs, wonderpuss, single blue ring octo, Flamboyant Cuttlefish and much much more) as well as a lot of colorful corals and reef fish. Anyways I posted a video of the trip, one underwater and one of a short day hike we took into the rain forest on Bohol.  Let me know what you think.  It's best to hit play on the Vimeo page to get it to start loading, then hit pause and wait for it to fully load, then hit play again to start it playing.  That way it won't pause during playback so much. -Roger UW Video - http://www.vimeo.com/3845298 Surface Video - http://www.vimeo.com/3634443 Post #: 1

RE: Philippines Video with many rare animals posted - 3/25/2009 3:29:35 PM    Saudio Posts: 1680 Joined: 11/7/2006 Status: online I haven't watched the topside video, but the UW one was superb! What an assortment of Nudis! I dove Anilao one day, and now I wish I could spend a whole week there. Thanks for posting this. (in reply to uzun) Post #: 2

RE: Philippines Video with many rare animals posted - 3/25/2009 3:31:59 PM    ARTHASH0345 Posts: 1137 Joined: 12/14/2008 From: Florida USA Status: offline Roger, That was fantastic footage, excellent color and clarity, it had a little of everything. Just an all around super presentation. _____________________________ D2D is "Fish Chowder for the Scuba Diver's Soul " (in reply to uzun) Post #: 3

RE: Philippines Video with many rare animals posted - 3/25/2009 3:35:20 PM    ARTHASH0345 Posts: 1137 Joined: 12/14/2008 From: Florida USA Status: offline Forgot to ask: How much dive time do you have on the UW clip ? _____________________________ D2D is "Fish Chowder for the Scuba Diver's Soul " (in reply to uzun) Post #: 4

RE: Philippines Video with many rare animals posted - 3/25/2009 4:43:47 PM    uzun   Posts: 123 Joined: 5/2/2007 Status: offline I was in Anilao from Feb 20-28th, and then in Bohol from Mar 1-4.  So about 2 weeks.  I dove 11 days, 4 dives a day, so 44 dives.  About 70 min avg per dive I would say.  We really got a lot covered in not that much time.  I came with a species list and the folks at Club Oscellaris and Bohol Divers really helped me to get to everything on my list that they knew the location/time for. (in reply to ARTHASH0345) Post #: 5

RE: Philippines Video with many rare animals posted - 3/25/2009 5:00:59 PM    ARTHASH0345 Posts: 1137 Joined: 12/14/2008 From: Florida USA Status: offline I thought there might be a great deal of time involved. Great post and thanks for your reply! _____________________________ D2D is "Fish Chowder for the Scuba Diver's Soul " (in reply to uzun) Post #: 6

Impressive compact editing!!! There are - 3/25/2009 5:20:33 PM    jetlag   Posts: 552 Joined: 11/8/2006 Status: offline more cryptic critters and UWPS's (usual Western Pacific subjects) crammed into that video than most divers' 20 videos are able to capture. Whets my appetite for next week's Puerto Galera trip. (in reply to uzun) Post #: 7

RE: Philippines Video with many rare animals posted - 3/25/2009 5:39:19 PM    fireken Posts: 237 Joined: 1/2/2007 From: Alberta Status: offline Wow, what a fantastic video.  Thanks for sharing.  One day I will make there.  So many places to dive so little time and money. (in reply to uzun) Post #: 8

RE: Philippines Video with many rare animals posted - 3/25/2009 7:21:29 PM    Marioreynaud Posts: 621 Joined: 4/14/2007 Status: offline What an excellent collection of creatures and reef scenaries. Thanks for sharing! DSAO _____________________________ Impossible is nothing! Mario Pacheco Reynaud http://web.mac.com/marioreynaud1 (in reply to uzun) Post #: 9

RE: Philippines Video with many rare animals posted - 3/26/2009 12:37:31 PM    lazylady   Posts: 785 Joined: 12/3/2006 From: Metairie, La and Dallas,Tx Status: offline   Roger, Thank you so much for sharing your video memories of your trip - it was really beautiful.  Sure does make me want to head in that direction for a trip in 2010.  What were the water temps like in Feb/March?  What is the best time of the year to go there, for good viz, good weather and all the other usual questions?  - Pat _____________________________ A CLEAR CONSCIENCE IS USUALLY THE SIGN OF A BAD MEMORY (in reply to Marioreynaud) Post #: 10

RE: Philippines Video with many rare animals posted - 3/26/2009 11:07:44 PM    uzun   Posts: 123 Joined: 5/2/2007 Status: offline For dry weather and calm seas best is prob Feb-April.  In Bohol water temps were 80-82, in Anilao usually always 78.  In Anilao one site got up to 80 briefly, another down to 75 but for the most part it was 78 everywhere there.  There never was any thermocline to speak of anywhere, and I spent a lot of time around 100-120' in Bohol. (in reply to lazylady) Post #: 11

RE: Impressive compact editing!!! There are - 3/27/2009 5:10:53 PM    uzun   Posts: 123 Joined: 5/2/2007 Status: offline There were a lot of interesting muck critter at Anilao for sure.  I'm really hoping to go somewhere with more pristine reefs though later this year, maybe Indonesia  (Komodo, Alor or Raja Ampat) or perhaps a trip going to Caroline Island north of Bora bora if that works out. (in reply to jetlag) Post #: 12

RE: Philippines Video with many rare animals posted - 3/28/2009 1:11:17 PM    uzun   Posts: 123 Joined: 5/2/2007 Status: offline I know what you mean, I wish I had the time/money to go to all the places I want to see.  Maldives, Indonesia, French Polynesia, Thailand...I'm depressing myself just thinking of where I can't afford to go! (in reply to fireken) Post #: 13

Good to hear -in the Seoul airport heading to - 3/28/2009 6:01:58 PM    jetlag   Posts: 552 Joined: 11/8/2006 Status: offline Puerta Galera as I write! (in reply to uzun) Post #: 14

Wow, what a fantastic production.. - 3/28/2009 6:10:30 PM    gunard   Posts: 865 Joined: 11/8/2006 From: Ann Arbor, Mich./ winter in Grand Cayman Status: offline Very nicely presented, music selection and editing outstanding..What an impressive array of critters.. Thanks so much for sharing the adventure! What resort & dive ops did you use, and would you reurn to use them again?? Cindy _____________________________ Lose your mind, find your soul, DIVE. (in reply to uzun) Post #: 15

Excellent video! - 3/29/2009 12:32:18 AM    ornate_wrasse Posts: 1400 Joined: 11/7/2006 Status: offline Thanks for sharing. A lot of the critters I saw on your video brought back great memories of the critters I saw in Indonesia last year. Ellen _____________________________ My Photo Gallery (in reply to uzun) Post #: 16

Yo Roger (+) - 3/29/2009 9:59:16 AM    joeblennie   Posts: 505 Joined: 11/8/2006 Status: offline that is one outstanding piece of video amigo. Thank you for sharing it. I dived Anilao twice from the Outrigger Resort. I saw plenty and loved every minute of it but you hit the Holy Grail amigo. Very well done! Makes me want to rush back. The dive sites Basura totally blew me away! Anilao rocks! Peace Zio (in reply to uzun) Post #: 17

RE: Philippines Video with many rare animals posted - 3/30/2009 7:06:13 AM    Anne   Posts: 3 Joined: 2/16/2009 Status: offline Great video! Thank you for posting it :) I was wondering where to go this summer and now Philippines is definetly an option. Anne (in reply to uzun) Post #: 18

RE: Philippines Video with many rare animals posted - 3/30/2009 2:28:05 PM    JudyG Posts: 1797 Joined: 11/8/2006 From: British Columbia Status: offline Roger, those are fantastic videos.  Very nice production/music etc, and what an amazing cast of characters in your underwater file! Thanks so much for sharing. J. _____________________________ Awoosh.com (in reply to uzun) Post #: 19

RE: Wow, what a fantastic production.. - 3/30/2009 6:23:41 PM    uzun   Posts: 123 Joined: 5/2/2007 Status: offline I used Club Oscellaris in Anilao and Philippine Fun Divers in Bohol.   I would use them again, especially Club Oscellaris.  They went out of their way to help me find the animals I was looking for and provide me with the equipment I wanted (tanks specifically). (in reply to gunard) Post #: 20

RE: Excellent video! - 3/31/2009 12:11:03 PM    uzun   Posts: 123 Joined: 5/2/2007 Status: offline I desperately want to get to Indonesia this year or next.  I'm strongly considering Komodo if I can swing it.  It's so much more expensive that the Philippines were though. (in reply to ornate_wrasse) Post #: 21

RE: Philippines Video with many rare animals posted - 3/31/2009 9:42:32 PM    uzun   Posts: 123 Joined: 5/2/2007 Status: offline The muck diving around Anilao is fantastic.  I think if I were to design a Philippine dream vacation I would spend 5-6 days in Anilao videotaping muck critters, then go back to Manila and fly to Palawan and take a liveaboard trip out to Tubbataha for wide angle and reef fish.  Flying from Manila to Puerto Princesa is very inexpensive, so it's not as prohibitive as you might think cost wise.  The Tubbataha reefs have much better protection from overfishing/exploitation than other sites in the Philippines. (in reply to Anne) Post #: 22

RE: Yo Roger (+) - 4/1/2009 4:16:22 PM    uzun   Posts: 123 Joined: 5/2/2007 Status: offline The knowledge of the dive guides at Club Oscellaris was fantastic, they really helped me locate a lot of the rarer muck creatures I didn't think I would find.  A lot of this stuff I thought was only in Indonesia, I was pleasantly surprised to encounter so much in Anilao. (in reply to joeblennie) Post #: 23

AWESOME!!! (+) - 4/1/2009 8:34:25 PM    SeaDragons Posts: 75 Joined: 11/16/2006 Status: offline Thanks Roger! I noticed that you use L&M housing.  Do you use different lenses?  I have the macro lens, but I haven't had a lot of luck with it. _____________________________ Mike "In a minute I'll be free, and we'll be splashing in the sea." (in reply to uzun) Post #: 24

RE: AWESOME!!! (+) - 4/2/2009 8:18:27 PM    uzun   Posts: 123 Joined: 5/2/2007 Status: offline In the Philippines I used the Fathom imaging 90 degree lens on some shots, on others I used the standard lens and a macromate flip macro adaptor.  That way I could shoot normal and then flip the macro in and out for macro shots. I used a Sony SR12 camcorder and L&M Sunray 2000 lights. (in reply to SeaDragons) Post #: 25

RE: AWESOME!!! (+) - 4/2/2009 10:12:38 PM    SeaDragons Posts: 75 Joined: 11/16/2006 Status: offline Thanks for the info!  It is definitely time for me to upgrade!!!  I am still using the HC1. What is the macromate flip macro adaptor?  I don't remember seeing anything like that in the L&M catalog.  Do you think it would be a better investment to get some good video lights or to upgrade the camera? Sorry for all the questions, but I would love to bring home some videos that look more like yours! _____________________________ Mike "In a minute I'll be free, and we'll be splashing in the sea." (in reply to uzun) Post #: 26

RE: AWESOME!!! (+) - 4/6/2009 1:01:49 PM    uzun   Posts: 123 Joined: 5/2/2007 Status: offline The macromate flip adaptor is a 3x macro lens that flips in and out of the way as needed.  it clamps onto the outer surface of the standard zoom through wide angle lens that the Bluefin housings come with.  Right now I have a Bluefin Pro housing and a Sony XR520v camcorder, I sold the SR12 and the bluefin housing.  The Bluefin pro comes with a flat port and a flip macro lens that's internal, like a flip filter. (in reply to SeaDragons) Post #: 27

RE: AWESOME!!! (+) - 4/6/2009 4:48:38 PM    SeaDragons Posts: 75 Joined: 11/16/2006 Status: offline Thanks for the info! _____________________________ Mike "In a minute I'll be free, and we'll be splashing in the sea." (in reply to uzun) Post #: 28

Great Video!(+) - 4/6/2009 10:53:07 PM    kiddoc Posts: 241 Joined: 11/9/2006 From: Atlanta Status: offline Great video with a really good progression of creatures and some great macro work! _____________________________ www.waterdogs.us (in reply to uzun) Post #: 29

Excellent pics, editing, and music! + - 4/7/2009 7:29:14 PM    Lepomis   Posts: 1370 Joined: 11/8/2006 From: northwestern Minnesota near Fargo, ND Status: offline One of the best UW videos I've seen! Many thanks! I'm sending an email. Cheers, Jim _____________________________ I'm just here between dives unloading nitrogen, refilling tanks, and talking with buddies. (in reply to uzun) Post #: 30

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