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Can anyone do it?
Underwater photography is growing in popularity, and as time goes by, more and more options are available to people from novice to professional photographers.
Yes, anyone can do it. Pretty much all the technical rules for normal photography count for underwater photography as well. If you know your way around a camera, you will easily adjust to the underwater scene. What makes this so accessible is that, even if you are not interested in knowing all the ins and outs of photography, you can get a smaller and less expensive setup to snap away with. You don’t have to be a professional or even an intermediate photographer to get started in underwater photography.
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Where else can you dive with seven-gill sharks in a prehistoric kelp forest, explore old navy shipwrecks, and possibly spot breaching great whites – all in the same bay? False Bay, nestled in the southwest corner of South Africa, might be the most diverse diving destination you've never heard of.
This remarkable bay, tucked between Cape Town's iconic Table Mountain and the rugged Hottentots Holland range, offers experiences you simply can't find anywhere else in the world.
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Anticipation, excitement and amazing encounters!
This trip definitely exceeded all my expectations, even though I try never to have pre-conceived ideas and checklists of what I want to see, you still have hopes to see the amazing mantas and whale sharks that are to be seen here.
Half of our group drove from Cape Town and the rest flew to Johannesburg and drove the rest of the way from there. Tofo is a lovely coastal town in southeastern Mozambique. The roads were great and, in many places, they were being fixed, we had no problems or hassles.
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Are you interested in scuba diving but not sure if you will like it? Or, do you have reservations because of the whole breathing underwater thing? Would you like to see what it will be like without committing to an official certification course? Maybe you have fears or anxieties.
Scuba diving is a wonderful opportunity for personal growth by challenging yourself.
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1. A Remedy to Keep Your Sanity
I find that not many people realize how important it is to have something that pulls you away from your everyday life, a place where you forget everything and can immerse yourself completely in that one thing. A place where your thoughts become quiet and everything else around you fades into the background. You’re there, now, in the moment, and nothing else matters.
In our fast-paced environment, this has become more of a necessity. We need something that slows life down every now and again. For many people, scuba diving is a place of calm awareness where we gain our sanity.
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Are you scared to go scuba diving? Does the mere mention of submerging underwater give you heart palpitations? Or is scuba diving on your bucket list but it simply seems unattainable? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may have a misconception about scuba diving.
I will be attacked by a shark
Every time I tell someone I’m a scuba diver, I can practically hear the Jaws theme song playing in their heads. Jaws (and all those other Hollywood depicted shark movies) cannot be further from reality. I know, you’ve probably heard it a million times before and really don’t want me telling you that most shark attacks are due to mistaken identity.
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'Sodwana' means 'Little Paradise On Its Own' in Zulu'
First, I would like to point out that I might be a little biased in my following opinion: Sodwana Bay is one of the best holiday diving destinations in South Africa. It was one of my first dive holidays, and probably one of my all-time favourite places to dive. Continue reading to find out why you should book your tickets to Sodwana ASAP.
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Read more: Why Sodwana Bay should be your next dive destination
Great white sharks are magnificent animals and it is truly an honour to work with them. They are top predators and probably the most studied shark in South African waters to date.
But one of the questions most often asked is: “how many of them are there?” Due to the lack of empirical data, the answer to this question is mostly based on gut feeling, belief and personal opinion. Because of this, authorities often fail to implement conservation measures in time.
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Read more: I spent the past seven years counting white sharks – the findings are troubling
Despite international protection, great white sharks face several threats. These include reduction of their food supply, pollution, baited hooks and lethal gill nets used as beach protection measures.
The cryptic nature of white sharks makes them challenging to study. And it is difficult to protect a species we don’t know much about. But new research has now added another piece of the puzzle towards understanding these creatures.
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Read more: Low levels of genetic diversity are putting great white sharks at risk
Jasus Ialandii
West Coast rock lobster (crayfish or ‘’kreef’’ as they are known locally) grow very slowly and can live to the ripe old age of 50 years or so.
A mysterious life-cycle
Female rock lobsters carry their orange eggs on tiny hairs beneath their tails (this is when they are “in berry”). After 80 to 90 days, the eggs hatch and produce tiny transparent spider-like larvae (naupliosoma). These larvae moult and become phyllosoma larvae with long, hairy legs.
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for Newbie Divers
When you first start diving, everything is just wonderful. There are so many new things to learn and places to explore; the world is your oyster (pardon the pun). But like with any new venture, it’s unknown and since you’re still a student in this uncharted environment, you’re probably going to make a few mistakes – or if you’re anything like me, many of them!
Here is a compilation of common mistakes all newbie divers make.
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You’ve probably heard the term conservation being thrown around quite a bit by now – unless you’ve been living under a rock – but either way, don’t worry, this is a judgment-free zone. I’ll let you in on a little secret, though, until pretty recently I knew next to nothing about conservation myself. I only really started considering the subject when I decided to write this article. So, see this article as a general one about conservation written by someone who is also learning about it as she goes along.
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