Diving apps for the iOS platform come in a number of forms. There’s the dive magazine, dive logger, dive planner and now the divers social app. Dive magazines come in two flavours – either a downloadable app (such as DIVE and Diver Magazine) and now through the Apple Newstand app. Dive logging software has moved on a lot [...]
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An easy way of create polar worlds of your local area (or any where google streetmap has been!)
I have previously written about how to transform a panoramic image into a polar or stereographic image using photoshop or gimp, but the other day I stumbled upon a nice little github project that utilises the panoramic images generated from google streetmap and the webgl transformation capabilities of the newer browsers (I used firefox). The [...]
Recreational dive case for the iPhone 4s
More and more people are taking their cameras on dive trips these days given the fact that the entry cost is quickly dropping. Whether they choose a point and shoot, DSLR or Video Camera the big question is which case to buy – normally driven by a combination of cost and planned usage. However, given [...]
Technical diving on the Zenobia, Cyprus
On my latest jaunt away to Cyprus I took the opportunity to dive the MS Zenobia. It was a Swedish built Challenger-class RO-RO ferry launched in 1979 that capsized and sank close to Larnaca, Cyprus, in June 1980 on her maiden voyage. She now rests on her port side in approximately 42 metres (138 ft) of [...]
Should I buy an expensive dive computer for technical diving?
Plan a dive or run by computer? Recreational or technical? One of the best things I bought when recreational diving was my Suunto D6 – not just because it was a nice looking watch but so that I could track my no deco time more accurately that sticking to a max depth/max dive time. Recreational [...]
Shooting underwater using a Canon and Kodak cameras
I’ve had an underwater camera for sometime now – well I mean cameras. They are the Canon A620, G10 and most recently the Kodak Zi8. I’ve thought about buying a housing for my Canon 7D from both Ikelite and Gates – I’ll discuss this at the end of the post. Once I’d passed my advanced [...]
Technical dives that aren’t that deep
Nine times out of ten, while setting up my technical gear on the boat I’m asked “How deep are you going?”. When diving the Thistlegorm the answer is 31m. Now, most people immediately respond with “what’s the point of 4 tanks and all that extra gear?” Location: 27° 49′ 03″ N, 33° 55′ 14″E. Northeast [...]
Updated Vimeo site!
I’ve just updated my vimeo site vimeo.com/johnmason/ with the latest technical diving videos (including the epic 20min edit of my recent 110 minute X-Scooter dive on the thistlegorm with Rod) Other videos on the site include videos shot with both my Canon 7D and Kodak Zi8. Related Posts:Web post roundupDiving apps for your iPhone and [...]
iPhone and iPad favourite apps
iPhone apps: 360 Panorama – Occipital A great app to quickly capture a 360 image of your surroundings. Simply spin round and share with your friends via twitter or through the app (they’ll have to download it to their phone too!) You can check out the results on my immersive 360 degree images page. Panoramatic [...]
Relaxing in Bali, oh and some technical diving!
After visiting Roatan last year we decided to return to Bali for just over two weeks of relaxation in familiar surroundings. We spent the first few days around the Seminyak area – close to the beach and Ku De Ta. Prior to arrival, I’d asked a number of agents about last minute deals for villas. [...]
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