Category: Technology
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Pro Photography Tips For Underwater Portraits
Picturecorrect says 7, Brooke Shaden says 11 in the video. Underwater photography isn’t for the easily unmotivated. Aside from being technically difficult, there are an assortment of other concerns. It requires a lot of forethought and planning. If you are thinking about getting started in underwater portraiture or have already tried your hand at it,…
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2014 Australian Trials SwimFan Week – Gold Coast
Another week of awesome videos from Swimming Australia, as lead-up to the 2014 Australian Swimming Championships Trials in Brisbane, Tuesday 1 – Sunday 6 April 2014. Monday Memory Featuring Cate Campbell, Brittany McEvoy, Ryan Napoleon, Nik Pregelj, Bronte Campbell and Cameron McEvoy
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Underwater Drones May Play Key Role in Malaysia Jet Search
See NBC News The scientists need to find what Gallo calls the “center of the haystack†before they can begin a search for the needle. And even then, it remains to be seen whether the search will be in deep or shallow water. Each requires a different set of equipment, and the process is slow…
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Scientists strap cameras on sharks to get a “shark’s eye” view of the sea
See Los Angeles Times Scientists have strapped cameras onto free-swimming sharks, capturing a shark’s-eye view of their underwater world. The footage from 14 tiger sharks, six Galapagos sharks, five sandbar sharks, five bluntnose sixgill sharks and a prickly shark is the first to be taken of sharks, by sharks in their natural environment. One clip…
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iPhone goes for an 82 day swim, survives to tell the tale
Read phoneArena.com Chalk up another win for the rugged and waterproof smartphone case industry. Dave McGregor was off kayaking off the coast of Australia, cutting through the waves, riding along tides, all-in-all having a great time. Dave likes to mount his iPhone 4 to his kayak to record some of the action and this day was no…
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Decrepit GoPro washes up on Huntington Beach, still finds its owner
By the power of Reddit, see Mashable It all began when Reddit user ashinn found a beat up GoPro camera that had washed ashore in Huntington Beach, Calif. The camera was so rusted and in such poor condition, he had to tear it apart in order to retrieve the SD card, which stores the camera’s files. Luckily, the card was still…
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Capture Underwater Photos Like a Pro
Read Outside For most people though, the GoPro will be the camera of choice. It’s versatile and relatively inexpensive. But make sure you think about how to mount the camera before taking it on an underwater trip. Snorkelers should avoid chest, wrist and mask mounts because they’re difficult to aim. My wrist mount captured great…
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Camera falls from airplane and lands in pig pen
Not swimming relevant per se, but wow these action cams are tough! Camera falls from a sky diving airplane and lands on my property in my pig pen. I found the camera 8 months later and viewed this video.