Dakuwaqa’s Dream – Scuba Diving in Fiji

Scuba diving in the Fiji islands in the south Pacific ocean. Underwater caves, deep blue clear water, scuba divers, sea snakes, and colorful coral reefs exploding with tropical fish and other marine life.

This footage was shot while working as video pro on board the excellent liveaboard, Nai’a (http://www.naia.com.fj/). Here is a full listing of shots and subjects:

00:28 Scuba diver at mouth of underwater cave, Lion’s Den, Wakaya Island, Fiji
00:42 Scuba divers in silhouette at E6, Bligh Water, Fiji
00:54 Scuba divers explore underwater wall at Lion’s Den, Wakaya Island
01:14 Bigeye Trevally, Caranx sexfasciatus, at “Grand Central Station, North Save-a-Tack passage, Namena Marine Reserve
01:50 Banded sea krait, Laticauda colubrina, (also known as a yellow-lipped sea krait or banded sea snake) at Jim’s Alley, Gau Island
02:42 Coral reef covered in Dendronephthya soft corals and colorful tropical fish at “Maytag”, Vatu-i-ra barrier reef
03:35 A pair of Pacific sailfin tang, Zebrasoma veliferum
04:13 Reef covered in yellow leather corals, Sarcophyton elegans, at Coral Corner, Vatu-i-ra barrier reef

My previous video, “Dakuwaqa’s Garden”, was cut fast, to the beat of the music, and contained about 100 clips in 5 minutes. This video contains just 8 of my favorite shots from that video, slowed down to 50% speed and cut much longer, accompanied by the ambient music track “Brace For Impact” by Skanoir (http://audiojungle.net/user/Skanoir).

The underwater footage was shot in high definition HDV 1080i 60i with my Sony HVR-Z1P HDV camera in a Light & Motion Bluefin HD housing. The footage was converted to 720p for YouTube using my high quality method:

http://www.bubblevision.com/underwater-video/Vegas-YouTube-Vimeo.htm

Dakuwaqa is a shark-god from Fijian mythology. Learn about him at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEHydvbCeVg

I have more scuba diving videos and underwater footage on my website at:

http://www.bubblevision.com

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Duration : 0:5:10

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Raja Ampat, Indonesia – Scuba diving in paradise

Raja Ampat, or Four Kings, resides at the very heart of what is sometimes called a coral triangle, referring to the tropical marine waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste that contain at least 500 species of reef-building corals in each ecoregion. Raja Ampat archipelago comprises of over 1,500 small islands, cays and shoals surrounding the four main islands Misool, Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo. It is a part of the newly named Papua province of Indonesia which was formerly called Irian Jaya. I had an honor of visiting this pristine environment in February 2010 onboard MV Pindito liveaboard. M/V Pindito and its amazing crew took us to dive the sites that simply took our breath away. Manta rays, wobbegong sharks, walking sharks, amazing schools of baitfish, rays, sweetlips, and abundance microlife including ever present pygmy seahorses in this one of the worlds most biodiverse areas made this trip a pure enjoyement!

Duration : 0:8:30

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Scuba diving in Lanzarote

Video of 2 shore dives from Playa chica, Lanzarote Nov 2006. Ist time I’ve tried using “google earth” intro. Seahorses, nudibranches and sea hare were the dive highlights but we couldnt find any angel sharks :-(

Duration : 0:8:32

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Scuba Diver Girls Snorkel the Cook Islands!!!

The girls had the opportunity to snorkel two of the Cook Islands. First they head out at 6am to do a early morning snorkel in Rarotonga and then they head over to Aitutaki and take the One Foot Island Lagoon Cruise with Bishops Cruises http://www.bishopscruises.com/cruise.htm and were literally blown away by the beauty found above and below the ocean.

Thank you to the Tourism Board of Cook Islands http://www.cookislands.travel/USA for making this trip possible.

Thank you to Aqualung http://www.aqualung.com/ for providing all the travel dive gear for this trip.

Duration : 0:3:22

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Learn How to Scuba Dive

Learn how to scuba dive with AboveBelowTours.Com and DISCOVER THE UNDERWORLD!

Our classes are taught in Taipei and Long Dong Bay near Keelung. Learn in Taiwan before going on your next dive vacation. Swim amongst schools of fish, even turtles. Take the advanced course and go as deep as 40 meters and explore shipwrecks or do a night dive. Come experience nature in the depths below with AboveBelowTours.Com

Duration : 0:6:13

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Scuba Diving Show Part 2

Everything you need to know about the scuba diving certification course. From the classroom to the pool and ocean. How to pick the proper equipment, mask fins snorkel, BC, regulator, wetsuit. Hosted by Allison Williams and a special appearance by Michael Forte. This is part 2 of 4.

Duration : 0:6:31

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Navy Dive School – Scuba Class 06010

My Naval SCUBA Dive class (06010)

A lot of people ask on how to become a diver, and though I must reiterate that this only a Navy SCUBA class, the advice is the same. Practice and stay in the game. The game is mental, so if you tell yourself you can do it, and really believe it, you can.

To clear any misconception that there may have been, and to prevent anyone from getting hurt, please do not practice negatives in water alone. Holding your breath in water is dangerous, and should not be taken lightly. If you are on compressed air and try this, there could be serious problems. If you are going to practice negatives, please do so in a safe, controlled environment.

For those of you who think this is not a dive class, regardless of length (This class actually took 6 weeks) or actual type of dive (SCUBA), you can just move along. There are is no need to leave nasty comments or tell me how much you disagree. Those comments will not be approved. If you would like to say something useful or ask a question, feel free.

In addition, the soundtrack on here is not the original. Youtube disabled my sound due to copyright laws, so I picked a song that fit the movement the best. It’s not my favorite song, but it works.

Duration : 0:5:48

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scuba diving with 15 dolphins in Hurghada Egypt

At the end of our dive, just before re-entering the boat, a group of 15 dolphins shows up and are willing to play. Resulting in exiting 4 minutes and great video!

Duration : 0:4:42

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SCUBA Diving Hawaii

Diving off the Coast of Kauai, in Hawaii.

Duration : 0:6:59

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Scuba Diving Oahu – Whales

Scuba diving Oahu- Whales

Duration : 0:6:54

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