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December 2023 at Madrona.

Thank you for watching, I have lots of octopus footage and try to get more weekly. This den is shallow, maybe 30 feet (10 meters), yes I dove a single tank but it's shallow, I am fairly good on air, and when you're not moving at all you can really stretch it out!

Cool, yes I enjoy watching what they are finding far beyond the depths we can go!

Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it! Sadly, this octopus has moved onto another den, I may have found it but so far have not had the same interaction.

Thank you! I have shot in lower ISO at night too but I find that my exposure is just better at the native ISO of 12800. At the lower ISO I need to bring my lights closer and change their position which in our water introduces lots of backscatter and particulate. The underwater monitor shows exactly what the camera would show, it's essentially mirroring that screen and I have the gamma assist turned on for SLOG3. The monitor doesn't show it as washed out, it shows it as it should be. The monitor is a must have if you ask me.

Only afraid for the diver it was stalking, lol!

Thank you very much! I really appreciate that!

Don't worry, Tim survived!

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you! The good visibility helped out quite a bit!

Thank you Olivia! Yes, it was very nice to meet you too, I always love meeting other underwater creators.

Thanks Max! Yes, there were thousands and thousands of hooded nudi's and yes the viz was substantially better.

I am trying! I guess my content just isn't that enticing or exciting, lol.

Thank you! I have been playing a bit with the HDR workflow. Soon.

Thank you so much Mark, glad you enjoyed it!

8 degrees celcius or so... It's not too bad with thermals, drysuit, and a heated vest!

Not sure anyone is doing charters through the winter, but there is some pretty good shore diving for sure!

Thank you, yes, an amazing place and so close to home too. Yes, you got a lot of cameos, lol. I love showing the scale.

Thank you Brenda!!

Thank you Marnie! I have been pre-screening music for a few months lol.

Thank you Shane, and thank you for coming along!!!

Oak Leaf Park and Tyee Cove.

@@scubabc6701 Thank you! I appreciate the quick response!!

Thank you very much! You're content is pretty great too!

@@terpnoid Yes, it is in BC, on Vancouver Island.

Yes, you need to get close, there is definitely a sweet spot... I feel the +15 will be too much, you'd need to be really close, and without the ability to manually focus, it's going to be tough to get good footage. I have moved on from my GoPro though and am now shooting with a Sony A7Siii in a proper underwater housing.

​@scubabc6701 I shoot stills with my d500 and retra stores with a variety of lenses but feel like I want to do a bit more video with the gopro as b roll. I'm also due to to WA / VI at some point as you must have some of the best cold water diving! ​@@scubabc6701

​@@scubabc6701would you say there are any other options than the macro mate for gopro macro?

@@sinetwo I think the Macro mate is pretty much the best option still.

Thank You!

Thank You!

Thank you very much!

@DiversLens Hey there, sorry for the late reply. Gyro stabilized footage must be run through Sony's catalyst software first, prior to editing, so it adds another layer to editing the video. This footage was a mixture of 16-35mm and the Sony 90mm macro lens. The 90mm is very impressive. I can film subjects the size of a pea or a grain of rice without issue. Add a +5 diopter and it's even better. Hope that answers your questions!

@@scubabc6701 Thank you for your reply!

@@scubabc6701 I see that you used SLOG3 and HLG3 picture profiles. Which one is better in your opinion?

@@DiversLens SLOG3 is far superior once you learn how to color grade it. HLG3 I could never get the colors right.

@@scubabc6701 Thank you! I had some troubles with HLG3 footage using DaVinci, but it works fine with FCPX. I have to try SLOG3.

@@DiversLens Thank you!

Thanks Garrett!

It's beautiful down there for sure.

Thank you! The 8" dome port is mounted direct onto a 29mm extension right to the housing. The dome is very close to the camera.

I think I will try it on my FX30 in my Nauticam housing.

@@holgeripsen Give it a try! It's a pretty impressive lens! I'll be using it a lot when the visibility is good and there is lots of ambient light.

@@scubabc6701 I was thinking of using it the next wrack diving safari in Egypt. I was not so happy with the angle of my sigma 24-70 art inside of the wracks last year on Gozo. I brought a insta 360 ace pro max mounted on the domeport. But in really good conditions a 10mm autofocus of this quality is really an option. Thanks for sharing your impressions! Great movies you have us here on UA-cam. I really wanna come to BC in the future for diving. Regards Holger

@@holgeripsen Yes, this would be an amazing lens for wrecks. I think I'll be diving one of our local wrecks on Sunday so I hope to try it out then. 24-70 isn't that wide of a lens, not compared to this one anyway. The ambient lighting needs to be really good or this lens will really hunt for focus.

Yes, it was awesome! Sadly, this octo seems to have moved on from the den I was finding it at.

The viz could have been better, lol, but yes it's still an amazing place to dive. Can't wait for Barkley coming up fast!

Thank you!!!

@@scubabc6701 Bro! That's Nat Geo quality! Showcasing one of the best shore reef dives on the island in my opinion. Incredible channel and effort into all you both do! wow!

I've always loved a picture of someone taking a picture underwater! Beautiful!

@@submrg Thank you so much!

Thanks Max! Yes, it the viz was fantastic last night.

Thanks! I have been going there annually same time of year and the viz has been fantastic but man, this year it was brutal. We could maybe see 3 to 4 feet? And it was very heavy sediment in the water, so my lights were pretty much useless. It didn't even clear up at 80 feet, until the final day. Heading back in October so it should be substantially better. It is certainly a very special area to dive!

December to February is when we've had our best luck!