Diving San Diego-Underwater Photography

Diving San Diego

While alway a great dive. destination people come to San Diego to experience diving on the Yukon, in wreck alley or diving the kelp beds of f Point Loma, looking for Photo ops off of La Jolla Cove, for what ever reason its where people come to dive.  When they come to San Diego they bring dive equipment and if nothing else they bring Photo equipment, from the dive shop  instant digital camera to some of the most of the expensive equipment around costing thousands of dollars. for my money I like the Equinox housings


Equinox is an underwater video housing manufacturer that specializes in building safe, durable and affordable underwater video housings dedicated to providing excellent customer service and innovative, quality products for the professional, leisure and sport divers trying to capture the next great shot!

Les Stroud , the Survivor Man, best known as star of the six-time Gemini nominated hit TV series Survivorman (OLN Canada, The Science Channel US, Discovery Channel International, City TV (Rogers) Canada), Les Stroud continues to forge new pathways as a prolific, creative force. He single-handedly created, produced, wrote, filmed, hosted, edited and composed the theme music for the first two original, one-hour pilots that would eventually become the hit Survivorman TV series. The only producer in the history of television to produce an internationally broadcast series entirely written, videotaped and hosted alone, Stroud is credited with starting a new genre of television known as ‘Survival TV’. Survivorman became the highest rated show in the history of both OLN Canada and the Science Channel US and among the most popular and highest rated shows on Discovery Channel US.

Stroud has appeared on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (3 times), The Ellen DeGeneres Show, MTV Live (2 times), The View, The Hour, and Larry King Live (4 times). In July 2010, Les was invited by the Prime Minister of Canada (The Honourable Stephen Harper) to meet the Queen of England and the Duke of Edinborough during their 2010 Royal Tour of Canada. Stroud’s commercial with famous Geico Gecko was referenced by David Letterman, Howard Stern and numerous other media personalities and he has been parodied on the hit TV sitcoms ‘The Office’ and ‘King of the Hill’.

Stroud has appeared in and/or produced numerous television specials including hosting the 20th Anniversary of Discovery Channel’s Shark Week (2007); I Shouldn’t Be Alive: the Science of Survival (2008), Surviving Sharks (Shark Week 2008), Expedition Everest, Surviving Urban Disasters, After the Experiment (Discovery), Deadly Waters (Shark Week 2009), and “Off the Grid with Les Stroud”. In 2010, he earned his seventh Gemini nomination as Executive Producer/Host of the hit kids TV series ‘Survive This’ and ‘Survive This 2’ (YTV, Cartoon Network). He is also Executive Producer/Host of NHL celebrity survival series “Survival Challenge” (OLN). “Les Stroud Beyond Survival” (2010) earns Les another certifiable hit with ratings surpassing all movies and even sports TV on a couple of US airings, and becoming one of the highest rated programs on Canada’s OLN.

Celebrated keynote speaker, musician and author, his debut book: “Survive! – Essential Skills and Tactics to Get You Out of Anywhere–Alive!” (Harper Collins) made the bestseller list for 20 weeks and broke the top 100 on Amazon.com. His latest book “Will to Live” (Harper Collins) had already sold 20,000 pre-ordered copies before hitting bookshelves across Canada November 6th.

Musically, Stroud has worked with the top in the business, including Alice Cooper, Robby Krieger, Tommy Shaw, Steven Stills, Canadian’s The Northern Pikes, and renowned producer Terry Brown. Continuing through winter 2011, Les will be back in the studio and focused on music. Working with the management team at SRO Anthem (best known as Rush and Steven Page’s management), Stroud’s next challenge is an exciting new album and multi-media tour, heavily influenced by indigenous sounds and images collected from his Beyond Survival travels around the globe.

A proud member of the Explorers Club, Les contributes to dozens of charities and benefits, and is a Survival Specialist Instructor for the Canadian Armed Forces. writes that “I have had the chance, while filming underwater around the world, to work with many brands of housings. When it came time to owning my own, I went with Equinox. They simply gave me the durability, quality and security I needed for some pretty intense work. It’s simple” a wet camera is a ruined shoot and possibly a loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Equinox Housings protect me from that.”

Once you decide on a becoming a proud user of the Equinox Housing They have a unique retrofit program, that is offered on all PRO and HD 6 housings. With camcorders being updated and new releases hitting the market almost monthly, customers want to be able to update their gear without having to take a significant financial hit. With the Retrofit Program you can update your housing for approximately half the cost of a new housing

I have seen Many Underwater videos through many housings the clarity and lack of corner shake that you find in some housings mean the monitor does not fit perfectly into the housing a problem you won’t have with Equinox Housings, you will produce Videos such as this one

Camera & Housing packages are available from Equinox Housings They will fit a camera and housing to fit your needs  no matter if you a professional trying to capture shots for a article in a magazine or just some one trying to capture a moment in time, on the perfect vacation making a lasting memory Equinox Housing will be the right choice for you.

 

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Diving San Diego – San Diego Adaptive Scuba Diving

What is Adaptive SCUBA Diving?

Adaptive SCUBA diving is making the sport accessible to anyone that wants to try it and become certified.

When I tell someone that I teach people with mobility issues or divers who are blind  how to scuba dive, they look at me like I have two heads. ultimately the first question is why would someone blind want to Scuba dive, what can they see. “why would someone that can’t walk want to go scuba diving”, “How do you get them  to the water?” what if they need “something how do they tell you?”. We do it by Adapting to our student.

There are so many ways to take people underwater, The Scuba industries have invented so many ways to go beneath the sea. Sub Marines , Diving Bells, SCUBA (self contained underwater breathing apparatus) equipment what they haven’t invented because it has always been there is the will of people to do things others have told them they can’t do.

Our minds limit our bodies

How many times have you heard some one say I can’t do that , ever ask them why? some will tell you they were TOLD they couldn’t by someone, because of their size or strength  or some other BS reason, and they believed them so they never tried, kind of like a computer,  Garbage in Garbage out, not much to them if you put the right information in  you get the right information out. People are the same way you tell them they can’t and they will believe you enough people tell them they can’t they will never try.

This guy was never told he couldn’t dive, he said he wanted to and his Father said okay lets see if we can make this happen not to big of a deal unless you know the guy in the picture this is Matt diving to a depth of 16 feet with his dive buddies. right there with him doing what good dive buddies do, staying close. there if he needs something and pointing out interesting stuff, to see.  He has Duchenne muscular dystrophy This is also Matt when he is not diving he is helping put out the word that because you have a mobility issue you can do what your mind tells you that you can do what ever you want to do, it just may take a bit of adaptation to get it done.  Matt has Duchenne muscular dystrophy and is respirator dependent , he is currently the first and only respirator dependent HSA(handicapped Scuba Association) Certified diver in the world (that I know of to date), no one told him he couldn’t

Mountains I can move those

Climbers with disabilities do some amazing things because some one believed in them and didn’t say you can’t, of if they did he found some else that asked why.  Darol Kubacz was one of those that figured he could he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.

Chad Jukes and his partner Chad Butrick “Two Climbers, Two Feet and Two Mountains” climb at Ouray Ice Park on Feb. 17, 2010. ” disabled people are doing things that a lot of abled bodied people would do, they have the can do attitude instead of I can’t because for what ever reason some one has given them,

Skiing, Point me down the hill

Blind Skiers take to the slopes every year as shown here in this video

It really makes no difference weather you are a abled bodied  or have some kind of injury, amputee , Spinal cord or brain injury if you want to do something try you will amazed at what you can do.

When I am finished telling my inquisitive onlookers what we at San Diego Adaptive Scuba do the look is now changed from one of disbelief to one of awe.

People are limited not by their surroundings or by their physical prowess or strength they are only limited by their will and imaginations.

Don’t let the people you know decide what you can and can’t do let the person inside you free to challenge the world to make a difference you can’t sore with the eagles if you walking with the chickens.

Believe with your hearts you mind your body will follow, ADAPT

Happy Blogging dive safe , have fun

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Diving San Diego – Diving with Asperger Syndrome

My New Student Louis

I had a 14  year a few  weeks ago, that did his Scuba diving class with me his open water dives. This kid I will call Louis was awesome, he taught me some new ways to teach, Yea he did, you see Louis has Asperger Syndrome which is a form of Autism, I found that telling him how to do a skill  and showing him how to do the skill  and the letting him do the skill didn’t work all of the time, However, If I showed him a skill , and he showed me then told me how to do the skill then taught me how to do the skill retention was more likely for that skill to stay with him. It takes a little patients but the out come was so worth it. A smile that big on the face of a child is something that I will never ever forget. I look forward to diving with him again in the future.

Focusing on the big picture and missing the main point is one side of Asperger’s or grasping the main point and not seeing the whole story is the other side of the coin,  Aspergers is considered by some as a higher functioning  form of Autism, often having a hard time with social interactions with people.

The thing is that even though it is a challenge Kids with this particular form of Autism can still enjoy all the things any other kids can enjoy it takes a strong parent to let them try, and of course patients.

Some things you may look for

Symptoms during childhood

Parents often first notice the symptoms of Asperger’s syndrome when their child starts preschool and begins to interact with other children. Children with Asperger’s syndrome may:

  • Not pick up on social cues and may lack inborn social skills, such as being able to read others’ body language, start or maintain a conversation, and take turns talking.
  • Dislike any changes in routines.
  • Appear to lack empathy.
  • Be unable to recognize subtle differences in speech tone, pitch, and accent that alter the meaning of others’ speech. Thus, your child may not understand a joke or may take a sarcastic comment literally. Likewise, his or her speech may be flat and difficult to understand because it lacks tone, pitch, and accent.
  • Have a formal style of speaking that is advanced for his or her age. For example, the child may use the word “beckon” instead of “call” or the word “return” instead of “come back.”
  • Avoid eye  contact or stare at others.
  • Have unusual facial expressions or postures.
  • Be preoccupied with only one or few interests, which he or she may be very knowledgeable about. Many children with Asperger’s syndrome are overly interested in parts of a whole or in unusual activities, such as designing houses, drawing highly detailed scenes, or studying astronomy. They may show an unusual interest in certain topics such as snakes, names of stars, or dinosaurs or fish anything that is associated with their interests.
  • Talk a lot, usually about a favorite subject. One-sided conversations are common. Internal thoughts are often verbalized.
  • Have delayed motor development. Your child may be late in learning to use a fork or spoon, ride a bike, or catch a ball. He or she may have an awkward walk. Handwriting is often poor.
  • Have heightened sensitivity and become overstimulated by loud noises, lights, or strong tastes or textures. sensory integration dysfunction.

To learn more about Asperger Syndrome. signs symptoms and support for this use the hyper link that will take you to Kids Health and don’t forget that part of what holds someone back is the one wanting him to succeed.

Happy Diving Happy Blogging
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