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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Scott Bartlett (BonaireTalker - Post #34) on Sunday, July 13, 2008 - 1:53 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Just kidding but couldn't resist the subject line.

I was wondering if you could share your experiences with your UV night diving? I read about the equipment you were planning on getting in March here:
http://www.oldbonairetalk.com/newsgroup/messages/30/354691.html?1205015666

How has it worked out?

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Brent (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #5) on Sunday, July 13, 2008 - 3:18 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Ok, I'm laughing my ass off at that subject line.

But on a more serious note, I will be in Bonaire from July 18 - Aug 2. I would be very interested in trying the UV night dive.

Do you need a filter for your camera to take the UV photos?

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Scott Bartlett (BonaireTalker - Post #35) on Sunday, July 13, 2008 - 4:34 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

My experience with UV light and filters is the yellow filters out the visible blue light to isolate the bioluminescence. You don't need a filter but the contrast is much better when you use one.

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bas Noij (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #220) on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 7:13 am:     Edit PostPrint Post

Hahahahaha....ROTFLMAO

Allrighty then...here we go:
UV night dives are something really different from what you have experienced before on a night dive. It is a natural biological phenomenon which is just really cool to see. The equipment consists of a special under water UV light and a yellow mask visor. You really need the yellow filter as without it everything just looks bright blue. With the filter the blue is filtered out and what remains are the biofluorescent colors. A lot of stuff does not reflect any blue at all but certain corals, anemones, fish and critters bounce back very vibrant colors. The most vibrant in intensity is Star coral as it is quite abundant. The fluorescent Star Coral all around gives a bit of an 80s disco feel. The most spectacular in variety of color are fire worms and anemones of all sorts. Lizzard fish is also quite spectacular.

I have not yet personally photographed with UV light but I am pretty sure that you need a UV strobe and a yellow lens filter to get the desired effect. I don't think just the under water light gives enough light to take a decent picture.

Hope this answers your question somewhat.

Ayo!

Bas.

 


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