Monday, January 28, 2008

Underwater Fashion Shots

Really interesting stuffs ! I guess wet shots are not alway marine life ! :-)

Aaron Wong @ work,
Aaron Wong website,
Howard Schatz website,
Candice website,

Friday, January 25, 2008

大陸史上最牛潛水員

2008/01/25 21:00 http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/080125/1/si23.html?
北京一名潛水教練獲得大陸媒體「史上最牛潛水員」稱號。
中新網報導:這位姓崔的潛水教練在北京潛水圈界算得上是名聲在外,慕名向他拜師學潛水的人絡繹不絕,甚至像「英雄」、「赤壁」這樣的大片,水下攝影的技術工作都得靠這位大師級潛水高手指導。最近崔教練接了一個幾十年專業潛水生涯都沒碰過的工作,那就是到化糞池裡救人。
原來上週日北京發生一起小客車墜入大化糞池的意外,警方害怕車裡有人,就找上這位崔教練,希望他下去大糞坑撈撈看。結果崔教練二話不說帶上裝備奔直奔出事的化糞池,一頭就跳下糞坑,幾次沉浮,把池子全摸遍了,直到確認沒人陷在坑內才收工爬出來。
岸邊看熱鬧的人雖然沒人敢接近這位渾身臭味的英雄,不過大家心裡都豎起大姆指,稱讚他真是一位肯幹、肯犧牲的專業潛水員。
這位「我不入糞坑誰入糞坑」,敢於探索「全新水域」的潛水大師,也因此獲得大陸媒體封上「史上最牛潛水員」的稱號。

Monday, January 21, 2008

2008 潛水季開始了!

What a great way to kick off the 2008 dive season by dropping in @ the Monastery Beach. I was dry for almost 2 months and with the holiday seasons just past, all those gourmet consumed has to come back out one way or another. What a GREAT way to do that by carrying a steel tank, weight belt & a giant dSLR with 2 Ikelite strobes rig hike up that 1/4 miles loose gravel hump. By the time I reach the water, I was exhausted. Saturday was such a calm day I had never seen, Breakwater can be choppier then this and that made up a lot of ground for my wimpy limp. We dove to 110ft first dive, catch a glimpse of an harbor seal and wolf eel, didn’t get any picture though. Second dove was in the same area but a lot shallower. The second dive’s exit and the hike back to the car was really torture to the leg but made it without injury !



Sunday was a 2 dives day on the Beach Hopper II, we did Carmel Bay North and what a day & nite differences compare to Saturday. We drop down at this narrow ridge which I normally really like but on this day, it was about 20 ft side to side plusa 7 ft down drift, so we were all flying. Our less experience divers and student were holding on to kelp and rock which makes them draw a lot of air. Again, I couldn’t take any picture either, it’s does not stay. So I just enjoy the flying a little bit. Second dive we went back to the bay in front of the aquarium. Although it’s calm there, there are so many small floating objects made the overall visibility down to 15 ft or so. However I did get a few shots I like.



Sunday, January 6, 2008

香港遊記

As much I as I always love Hong Kong, it did changed quite a bit over the last few years post the 'open-up' policy by the mainland goverment. Today, we sees mainland visitors/tourists on every corners in this former British colony, hotels, luxury brand name boutiques, fancy restaurants etc. were all filled up with wealthy mainlander. It reminded us like the Japanese era from the late 70's to the 90's. Cantonese has always been the only & dominated dailect in the island but now just about everyone eager to speak Mandarin ! We have yet to see the Chinese reach that same level of popularity the Japanese once achieved. But I assure you, the next 3,5,7,9 years, we will see dramatic changes year after year. I don't kow but it's a taxi meter, it just kept increasing. Meanwhile, I had captured a few pictures from my trip to Hong Kong, hope you like it. It mostly express what I am interested of course, food and scenary I wanted to remember.







Now I got to figure out where to dive next ... :-)

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Happy New Year 2008 folks !

I wish all of you who visit my blog going to be healthy and happy this year ! Same to myself.

Finally got my Fukuoka trip pictures processed and uploaded to Flicker. Hope you like.