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EmmaG
06-07-2008, 12:07 PM
I thought some of you might like to see the pictures that we took went we went snorkelling. They haven't turned out great but some are quite good :)

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/Image006.jpg

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/Image019.jpg

This pictures shows the colour of the coral quite well

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/Image025.jpg

Last picture, if you look at the top right hand side you can see a large long fish, OH thought it was a Cornetfish but I think it is a Great Barracuda :shock:

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g176/Egarnham/Image010.jpg
angieh
06-07-2008, 12:34 PM
Great pictures Emma! I prefer the pretty little fish and the coral is lovely.
PoshPuss
06-07-2008, 12:39 PM
Wow, lovely pics Emma. You must have courage to scuba dive/snorkel. I could NEVER do it :shock:
pinklizzy
06-07-2008, 01:26 PM
What amazing photos! I love diving and have always wanted to go to Egypt to do it, the water looks beautiful.
EmmaG
06-07-2008, 01:31 PM
Poshpuss I cannot swim out of my depth and I didn't need to as the fish and coral were only waist height. We did an introductory scuba dive and you don't even have to be able to swim to do it, as the instructor leads you around the coral all you have to do is kick your feet.

Pinklizzy the water was incredibly clear :) far clearer than the picture show.
alexgirl73
06-07-2008, 01:32 PM
Absolutely beautiful!
Mags
06-07-2008, 01:33 PM
Amazing pics Emma, it looks so beautiful under water..:D
Kim
06-07-2008, 05:06 PM
I think the pictures are amazing Emma! Reminds me of when we snorkeled (and OH scuba dived) in the Great Barrier Reef.
EmmaG
06-07-2008, 05:13 PM
I would love to do that Kim it must have been amazing!!
Elaine
06-07-2008, 05:31 PM
Wow!!! stunning pictures Emma:D
charliebubs
06-07-2008, 06:16 PM
Fantastic pics Emma!!! :)

It's made me want to get back in the water. I LOVE scuba diving......it's a whole different world down there ;)
Kazz
06-07-2008, 06:40 PM
Its a another world isn't it.........underwater....what exhilerating pictures Emma...
Tanya
06-07-2008, 07:19 PM
Love the pictures! Looks amazing. :)
EmmaG
06-07-2008, 08:02 PM
Thanks everybody,

Charlie I know you have done quite a bit of scub diving, what is the best place to learn. Also what underwater camera would you recommend
Kim
06-07-2008, 10:08 PM
I would love to do that Kim it must have been amazing!!

Yes it was Emma. But tbh your pictures look just as amazing! ;)
charliebubs
07-07-2008, 01:25 PM
Thanks everybody,

Charlie I know you have done quite a bit of scub diving, what is the best place to learn. Also what underwater camera would you recommend

I think anywhere apart from the UK is a good place to learn, as long as you use a good reputable PADI dive centre and feel comfortable. :)

I wouldn't learn in the UK as you'd be learning in a dry suit, as opposed to a wet suit, and the buoyancy techniques are totally different.

I did my Open Water course in Australia, my Advanced Open Water in Borneo and Thailand and my Underwater Photography Speciality last year in Indonesia.

I'm not just a tropital diver though - I have dived in the Med :) Malta is a great place for diving. Perhaps that would be a good starting place, Emma.

As for cameras, there is so much choice now. It can be confusing :? Do you have a dive shop near you - that would be the best place to ask! (we have one in Northampton and we're nowhere near the sea :? ;) )