Underwater Photography 2
Time to expand my experiences. Time to try Underwater Photography. I have been making underwater video for some time. When I first started, I was learning the camera, lighting, techiniques, editing and so on. It is time consuming and at the beginning I didn’t mind. I was absorbing everything, understanding new things when it came to editing. Things that “IF I did this while filming or did that” that would help me during the editing process. I have come to the conclusion that I love to do the filming part and not so hip on the editing portion. Both are important, but the filming also means the diving for me and the adventures. So during trips I’ve made, I watch folks who take pictures, download the pictures to a PC, and perform … Read entire article »
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BP gets OK to burn off captured oil, gas at sea
By RAY HENRY and BRIAN SKOLOFF, Associated Press Writers Ray Henry And Brian Skoloff, Associated Press Writers – 1 hr 18 mins ago PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. – BP won permission to start burning oil and gas piped up from its broken seafloor well as part of a pledge to more than triple how much crude it stops from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico. Federal authorities gave permission late Monday for BP PLC to use a new method that involves pumping oil from the busted wellhead to a special ship on the surface, were it would be burned off rather than collected. The British oil giant announced Monday it hopes to trap as much as roughly 2.2 million gallons of oil daily by the end of June as it deploys additional containment equipment, including the flaring system. The … Read entire article »
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current Trajectory Maps – BP Oil Gulf of Mexico
NOAA maintains a current trajectory map of where the BP oil spill is going. Click on the TRAJECTORY link to view. Larry … Read entire article »
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NOAA Announces to their Divers
To All NOAA Divers, In response to several requests from NOAA divers for clarification on acceptable areas for diving in the Gulf of Mexico, the NOAA Diving Control and Safety Board sought advice from several agencies including the US Navy, EPA and NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R). Based on this advice, the Board decided to establish a "diving exclusion zone" extending 30 NM beyond the furthest boundary line shown in the 72-Hour Nearshore Surface Oil Forecast for the Deepwater Horizon (MC252) incident which is produced and updated daily by OR&R. As the boundary line may change daily, it is imperative that all NOAA divers wishing to dive in the Gulf of Mexico consult the OR&R webpage to view the projected location of the surface and near-surface oil over the next 72 hours and then extend it outward 30 additional … Read entire article »
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Florida Springs Tour Guide for Hire
Are you looking to dive the Springs of Florida and don’t know where to start? I’m the guide you’ve been looking for. If you are planning a visit to Florida and would like to dive Springs like Ginnie, Blue Grotto, Devils Den, Paradise, Troy and others, send an email to lars2923@divetalking.com with your interests. I’m sure we can arrange a weekend of guided diving at a reasonable cost. Feel secure and safe diving with a professional of over 33 years in the industry as well as very familiar with the sites mentioned. If diving off the East Coast of Florida is something you would like to do, arrangements can be made to dive from the Georgia coast all the way to the keys. Send email to lars2923@divetalking.com for more information. Larry … Read entire article »
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The Pipe BP is using. What is its maximum rated capacity?
What is the pipes maximum rated capacity? You know, the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico pipe that has oil pouring out from the end of it? How many units of oil/gas are capable of flowing through the pipe? By unit I mean feet/meter/gallons what ever the unit may be given on a per time. Example, 85000 gallons/hour or 2000000 gallons/day. What is the number? What ever that number is is most probably the amount of oil/gas flowing from the well. If you think about the amount of weight pressing down on this huge pool of oil and gas, the atmosphere of air at sea level (14.7psi), the weight of the water (14.7psi * (151 Atmospheres)), the soil and rock beneath the sea . You add all that up and you get millions … Read entire article »
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Sinking BP shares ignite trans-Atlantic rift
This is what cutting corners to make a profit does. LONDON – The Gulf of Mexico oil spill risked turning into a trans-Atlantic diplomatic rift Thursday after U.S. threats to have BP fork out billions more for the disaster caused a precipitous slide in the blue-chip’s stock, hurting retirement savings for millions of Britons. My thought: Why tell us, tell BP. They are the ones who are responsible for this mess. America, are you willing to give up your lively hood, your sovernty so BP and Britons may feel good about their retirement and executives bonus’? British lawmakers are even pushing Prime Minister David Cameron to get President Barack Obama to tone down his stinging criticism of the oil company, complaining that the hostile rhetoric will have severe implications for pensioners with nest eggs in … Read entire article »
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BP Consequences for Gulf Oil Spill
What do you think? What should be the consequences for the catasptrophe occuring off our shores for BP and US Government? Is a companies profits (Mngt bonus’) to come at the cost of our planet and its citizens? Should non stockholder of BP be made to pay for their mistakes of saving a buck to make a ton of bucks for BP, its stockholders? Who is BP being responsible to? Of course they’ll say, the stock holders. The shorting of processes came to save a buck and make even more $$’s just increase profits benefiting shareholders and management. Where did all that shortcuts get the rest of the world, especially all citizen directly affected by the spill? Did BP really make a profit from this catastrophic mess? Now, where did the spill get them and us? Is paying … Read entire article »
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Additional Info/Reference BP Oil Spill
OTHER IMPORTANT LINKS www.MyFloridaCFO.com Congress Jeff Miller’s Deepwater Horizon Hub site Florida Business Survey CONTACT INFORMATION Report Oiled Shorelines 1-877-272-8335, #DEP (on a cell phone) or 1-866-448-5816, give exact location of oiled findings and and leave a message if not answered. (Important: Do not touch any substance you suspect to be oiled or oil-related. Call in the exact location for teams to investigate.) Report Oiled Wildlife 1-866-557-1401, leave message. Messages checked hourly. Florida Emergency Information Line 1-800-342-3557 Florida Oil Spill Information Line 1-888-337-3569 Report Boom Vandalism 1-800-320-0519 or #DEP on cell phone Volunteer Information: 1-866-448-5816 BP’s Paraprofessional Training Class schedule. This is not volunteer training. BP Claims Hotline and Spill-Related Damage File a claim online or call 1-800-440-0858, 8A-8P, seven days a week. If you are not satisfied with BP’s resolution, call 1-800-280-7118. BP Services 281-366-5511 To register as a consultant, contractor, vendor, or submit ideas on alternative response technology, services, productions or suggestions. BP Vessels … Read entire article »
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BP Oil Spill News and Updates References
Florida State Emergency Response Team (SERT) maps for oil impacted areas of Florida Deepwater Horizon Latest News from Unified Command (Coast Guard, Homeland Security, NOAA, BP, Transocean, Department of the Interior – Minerals Management Service) Joint Information Center: http://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/index.cfm Deepwater Horizon Response on Facebook Deepwater Horizon Response on Twitter | BP on Twitter Live video feed from BP’s underwater camera NOAA Incident News NOAA Updates Fisheries Information (Closed areas updated daily) Hurricanes and the Oil Spill Fact Sheet Deepwater Horizon Oil: Characteristics and Concerns EPA Air Monitoring on the Gulf Coast Federal Whitehouse.gov Deepwater – BP Oil Spill web site Florida Govenor’s Deepwater Horizon Response Actions DEP’s Deepwater Horizon Response Information DEP’s Homeowner Tips for Protecting Florida’s Shoreline FWC’s Area Contingency Plans Department of Financial Services Public Service Annoucements BP’s Florida Gulf Response Escambia County Information and News Updates Oil Spill Response Strategies (PowerPoint) Approved Local Action Plan (LAP) Addendum #1 (PDF) Addendum #2 (PDF) Area Contingency Plan … Read entire article »
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Where are those Florida Artificial Reefs?
Looking for a place to dive or to fish? Here is the FWC link to Florida’s artificial reefs. … Read entire article »
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Pensacola Beach Oil Spill Update
Read it right from Pensacola. Read What’s Happening in Pensacola as it relates to the BP Oil Spill. Larry … Read entire article »
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Information for Rehabilitators and Volunteering BP Oil Spill
Information for Rehabilitators and Volunteering The FWC is working with NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard and taking direction in Florida from the lead response agency, the Department of Environmental Protection, regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research, along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is overseeing the wildlife rehabilitation response along the Gulf coast, but the FWC is receiving many questions about how people can help wildlife that may become oiled. Anyone interested in efforts to rehabilitate oiled wildlife may register online at www.DeepwaterHorizonResponse.com or call 866-448-5816. To report oiled wildlife, call 866-557-1401. … Read entire article »
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Florida Update information of BP Oil Spill
Fishing advisory issued for Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walto counties Shoreline fishing license is free to residents, beginning July 1 If you plan to volunteer for the clean-up you will need to contact the volunteer hotline phone numbers: ttp://www.myfwc.com/OilSpill/index.htm. Daily updates on Pensacola Beach can be found on their webpage: http://www.visitpensacolabeach.com/ (Notice the link to sign up for daily oil spill updates from Escambia County). … Read entire article »
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
I am interested in reading posts on divetalking.com from folks living in the areas affected and currently experiencing the BP Oil Spill. Please update this site with your experiences and observations of any areas touched by oil. Watch Live Video of the BP Oil Catastrophe. … Read entire article »
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Tritonshall
divetalking and tritonshall have traded links. Visit tritonshall for articles related to the field of diving and all things related. … Read entire article »
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