Archive for July, 2006

Nikon Leaks D80 Digital SLR Photos Just 13 Days Before Launch | Digital Camera Review

Friday, July 28th, 2006

Rumours around the blogosphere (see photos and article at Cameratown) this morning that the upcoming DLSR from Nikon is going to be the D80.

According to website hiptechblog.com, Nikon Europe has “Accidentally” leaked photos of the soon to be announced mystery Digital SLR - now known, thanks to the photos, as the Nikon D80. Information about this […]

Warming to the Inconvenient Facts

Monday, July 24th, 2006

Interesting article in the Washington Post.  Seems that American’s now accept that global warming is a reality, but don’t want to take the responsibility to do something about it.

Global warming is having its moment in the sun. The climate crisis is on “60 Minutes” and in Tom Brokaw’s new documentary, on the cover of Time […]

The Surface Interval Show Episode 013

Friday, July 21st, 2006

Surface Interval Episode 013 (mp3 - 20MB - 57min)
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Bear and I kick off this episode of The Surface Interval Show talking about some recent diving news:

The bizzare death of a dive instructor in a pool training accident in Texas (story)
The death of wreck researcher David Bright on the Andrea Doria in […]

Book Review: The Underwater Photographer - Digital and Traditional Techniques

Friday, July 21st, 2006

There is one underwater photography book that has journeyed with me on every dive trip I’ve made over the past 8 years. Although I’ve read Martin Edge’s The Underwater Photographer from cover to cover several times over, it has always proved to be a valuable source of information and inspiration.
Now reprised in its third […]

Nikon to announce new 10.2mp dSLR :: Wetpixel.com

Friday, July 21st, 2006

News is starting to drift out that (Wetpixel.com; Digital Camera Reviews, Ratings, Tips & Comparisons) Nikon is set launch a new DSLR. An online teaser campaign has been launched on Nikon’s Japan site.
No word on what the camera is going to be, but rumours position it as a D80 or D90 – a higher […]

Dive Instructor Dies in a Bizzare Pool Accident

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

From Divester.com comes a link to the Tyler Morning Herald in Texas.  The newspaper is running a story about a dive instructor who died during a class session – in the pool.

According to a press release from the Tyler Police Department, a husband and wife who were taking a diving class said they were preparing for […]

David Bright dies after dive the Andrea Doria

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

Sad news from the US in that David Bright, shipwreck researcher (and blogger) David Bright has died following a dive on the wreck he was most passionate about – the Andrea Doria.

David Bright, a leading researcher into underwater shipwrecks, has died after diving to the site of the Italian luxury liner Andrea Doria off Nantucket where […]