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Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) resting on the reef in Bunaken National Park.

Siladen Resort & Spa, The Sublime Side of Bunaken

May 2, 2024 Walt Stearns Indo-Pacific, Latest, Resorts & Liveaboards, Wanderlust, World Dives

Of all the species of cardinalfish in the world’s oceans, I think the Banggai (Pterapogon kauderni) is the most stunning.[…]

How to combine the right balance between that amount of ambient present with the amount of fill lighting from your underwater flash system for more dynamic imagery.

Balancing Flash With Ambient Light

April 30, 2024 Walt Stearns Diving, Imaging Techniques, Photography

Finding the right balance between flash fill photography with ambient lighting from the sun to achieve more dynamic Imagery.

This lemon shark portrait was taken during a shark dive off the coast of Jupiter Florida in 90 feet of water back 2014. The camera used for this particular shot was a Canon 7D fitted with a Tokina 10-17 fisheye zoom lens with the lighting provided by a pair of Sea & Sea YS-250’s set on half power.

It Must be the Camera

April 30, 2024 Walt Stearns Diving, Imaging Techniques, Photography

As underwater photographers, we work in an environment that has numerous variables and uncertainties that you do not encounter in a studio setting.

Anna Celica wreck off Palm Beach Florida

Palm Beach Wreck Trek

April 23, 2024 Walt Stearns Atlantic & Caribbean, Florida's East Coast, Local Diving, Wanderlust, World Dives

In my previous article ‘Where Big Things Prowl’ I provided a tour of the unique reef systems and described some[…]

A large green moray eel peers from its lair in the reef off the Palm Beach Florida’s Coast.

Palm Beach Reefs – Where Big Things Prowl

April 22, 2024 Walt Stearns Atlantic & Caribbean, Diving, Florida's East Coast, Local Diving, World Dives

At the risk of sounding presumptuous, I will just come right out and say it: there is no better, or[…]

Beautiful orange sea horse taken at the Blue Heron Bridge.

Palm Beach County’s Famous Blue Heron Bridge

April 20, 2024 Walt Stearns Atlantic & Caribbean, Diving, Florida's East Coast, Local Diving, Marine Life, World Dives

West Palm Beach’s Blue Heron Bridge is more than an easy spot for a shore dive, it’s also one the[…]

Divers framed by the main entrance of the Hole-in-the-wall off Jupiter Florida.

Deep Dive on Florida’s Mysterious Hole-in-the-Wall

April 17, 2024 Walt Stearns Atlantic & Caribbean, Diving, Florida's East Coast, Local Diving, World Dives

Every destination has its “Signature Dive.” In most cases it’s a particular wreck, reef or animal attraction that is touted[…]

Galvanic corrosion is an electrochemical process in which one metal type corrodes preferentially to another metal type when both metals are placed in contact with an electrolyte like sea water.

Battling Galvanic Corrosion

December 12, 2023 Walt Stearns Dive Ed, Dive Gear, Diving

Saltwater is harsh on metals like aluminum, but there is solution to keeping Galvanic Corrosion at Bay. Place two dissimilar[…]

Pod of spinner dolphins at Garden Eel Cove off Hawaii's Kona Coast.

Kona Coast Hawaii; Diving the Big Island

April 2, 2023 Walt Stearns Pacific, Wanderlust, World Dives

The big island of Hawaii is somewhat of a contradiction. Although it is the largest island in the Hawaiian island[…]

By itself the Optima CM is a fully functional, electronic closed circuit oxygen rebreather that can be readily fastened to most types of scuba harnesses like it is here on Jared Hires’ Nomad Side Mount system.

Dive Rite’s O2PTIMA CM Rebreather

February 22, 2021 Walt Stearns Dive Gear, Diving, Gear Reviews

“Incredibly versatile, self-contained, and travel ready.” That’s how Dive Rite describes their O2ptima CM rebreather. It is an electronic, fully-closed system,[…]