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What? More complicated stuff to learn, you might say. Wasn't the "Physics" section enough? All I want to do is go diving. True, but diving means to enter into an environment that is not natural for ...
The 12.3 megapixel Olympus E-620, which bridged the gap between the US$499 Olympus E-520 and the US$999 E-30, was introduced in February of 2009. Compared to its predecessors, it demonstrated the ...
A while ago I wrote about my experiences with seeing colors underwater that human eyes are not supposed to see at depth (see "Red at Depth). In it I described and showed examples of bright red at ...
Colors are different underwater. Colors are really nothing more than different wavelengths reflected by an object. Underwater, waves travel differently, and some wavelengths are filtered out by water ...
Time to talk about cameras, underwater cameras. We've tested and reviewed a large number of cameras underwater over the years, both with and without housing. Initially, it was safe to say that the ...
Sometimes it's hard to tell by the title what a book is all about. "Submerged -- Adventures of America's Most Elite Underwater Archeology Team" certainly sounds interesting, but I wasn't quite sure ...
In this section we explain dive tables and go through specific examples of repetitive dives, using both the PADI and the NAUI tables. Dive tables are used to determine how long you can safely stay ...
Terri Geiser -- culinary expert, chef, lecturer, and caterer -- provides cooking know-how, tips, and hundreds of healthy, delicious recipes.
Joining a growing number of manufacturers that offer waterproof and ruggedized compact cameras, Panasonic introduced the Lumix TS1 in early 2009. The TS1 is a 12-megapixel compact that Panasonic bills ...
This is a review of the SeaLife DC1000 digital camera that you can use both under and above water. It consists of a standard (but modified for underwater performance) 10-megapixel digital camera and a ...
This very focused book centers around the Italian Cruise liner Andrea Doria that sank in 1956, and those who seek her out by diving down almost 250 feet to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. What makes ...