Steve Bein
03-06-2008, 07:14 PM
Just got back from a dive trip to the "Mayan Riviera". We were supposed to dive two days in cenotes and the rest in the ocean. After our first dive, we changed to all cenote dives.
I was using a Sony HC-7 HD video in an aquatica housing, which cost twiceas much as the camera, which is supposed to be able to take 6 MP still images besides HD video.. When I looked after taking the stills, they were only 900 KB instead of 6 megs. However, the scenery was stunning. swimming through the cenotes and through fields of stalagtites and mites was amazing. This is a cavern shot , showing the play of light through the water. It was my first cave/cenote dive, though I have been diving since 1960. The most interesting feature was the halocline, where the fresh water rests onthe salt water. The visibility changes to a wavery out of focus time until you clear the layer. It was wierd and exciting at the same time. I still have not seen the video.
I was using a Sony HC-7 HD video in an aquatica housing, which cost twiceas much as the camera, which is supposed to be able to take 6 MP still images besides HD video.. When I looked after taking the stills, they were only 900 KB instead of 6 megs. However, the scenery was stunning. swimming through the cenotes and through fields of stalagtites and mites was amazing. This is a cavern shot , showing the play of light through the water. It was my first cave/cenote dive, though I have been diving since 1960. The most interesting feature was the halocline, where the fresh water rests onthe salt water. The visibility changes to a wavery out of focus time until you clear the layer. It was wierd and exciting at the same time. I still have not seen the video.