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X-Ray Mag #47 - Mar 2012
My guide and I saw the croc on the surface, basking in the sun, laying on the papyrus... |
X-Ray Mag #47 - Mar 2012
Close-up or macro photography is a specialized form of underwater photography where... |
X-Ray Mag #46 - Jan 2012
Lying undisturbed in the deep water just off the fringing reef from the remote village... |
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X-Ray Mag #46 - Jan 2012
A dive trip to the U.S. State of Alaska is a true adventure, both above and below the... |
X-Ray Mag #46 - Jan 2012
When I started scuba diving, I became aware of the limitations of an injured body.... |
X-Ray Mag #45 - Nov 2011
To find seclusion, special locations need to be found. One of these is Nuweiba, up in... |
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X-Ray Mag #45 - Nov 2011
Jill Heinerth, whose first job was a newspaper route in her home town of Toronto,... |
X-Ray Mag #45 - Nov 2011
As the word, rebreather, gains readership in diving magazines, brings novelty to shows... |
X-Ray Mag #45 - Nov 2011
The northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea is full of new opportunities and... |
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X-Ray Mag #45 - Nov 2011
A small, warm, sub-tropical Atlantic Ocean island with enough tourist visitors to make... |
X-Ray Mag #45 - Nov 2011
Squids, octopus and cuttlefish (who all belong to the phylum of molluscs) are among... |
X-Ray Mag #45 - Nov 2011
Maybe the concept of ‘responsible shark diving’ sounds a little oxymoronic, but there... |
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X-Ray Mag #44 - Sep 2011
Have you always wanted to dive with sharks? Hug a dolphin? Explore shipwrecks, caves... |
X-Ray Mag #44 - Sep 2011
Every time I think of deep diving, both good and bad memories surface together in my... |
X-Ray Mag #44 - Sep 2011
The Bahamas are an English speaking island nation known to most of us, but for very... |
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X-Ray Mag #44 - Sep 2011
Using state-of-the-art “internal tags” with a battery life of more than ten years,... |
X-Ray Mag #44 - Sep 2011
The 2012 Nudibranch Safari at Gulen Dive Resort was a phenomenal success. A staggering... |
X-Ray Mag #44 - Sep 2011
Shark man Wolfgang Leander has taken on legendary status in the diving world with his... |
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X-Ray Mag #43 - July 2011
You name it and you know it—the itching and scratching in the morning, those five... |
X-Ray Mag #43 - July 2011
The jet-black rubber RIB was running flat out in the February night. We were sweeping... |
X-Ray Mag #43 - July 2011
Buddies are not essential for a safe dive. On the contrary, buddies often increase... |
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X-Ray Mag #43 - July 2011
It wasn’t until Wayne and I were actually leaving Port Hardy aboard the new liveaboard... |
X-Ray Mag #43 - July 2011
Hello. My name is Kelly and I’m a dive-aholic. I freely admit it. I’m unabashedly,... |
X-Ray Mag #43 - July 2011
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. When He reflected on His... |
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X-Ray Mag #43 - July 2011
Mangrove forests are significant habitats that exist throughout the tropical belt... |
X-Ray Mag #43 - July 2011
A group of Swedish divers is working on creating a wreck park in Lake Vättern. Vättern... |
X-Ray Mag #43 - July 2011
DiVo is based in Australia. Its aim is to bring more recreational divers to active... |
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X-Ray Mag #42 - May 2011
What is Composition? In its most basic definition, composition is the arrangement of... |
X-Ray Mag #42 - May 2011
Once or twice in a rare Blue Moon, opportunity sometimes comes along and hits you on... |
X-Ray Mag #42 - May 2011
Some of the most experienced leaders in the scuba world are dead set against releasing... |
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X-Ray Mag #42 - May 2011
The island of Grenada is affectionately known as the Spice Isle for its exotic spices... |
X-Ray Mag #42 - May 2011
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are intelligent, communicative, aerobatic,... |
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X-Ray Mag #41 - Mar 2011
My working process is reminiscent of my experiences growing up in several different... |
X-Ray Mag #41 - Mar 2011
Like it or hate it, Grand Cayman Island is still home to one of the most legendary... |
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X-Ray Mag #41 - Mar 2011
When people ask me where my favorite dive spots in the entire world are, I have to... |
X-Ray Mag #41 - Mar 2011
Recreational diver training agencies have always encouraged divers to adopt the buddy... |
X-Ray Mag #40 - Jan 2011
It is the nightmare of every diver who dives the Dutch North Sea—getting entangled in... |
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X-Ray Mag #40 - Jan 2011
For those of us fortunate enough to call Southern California home, the Channel Islands... |
X-Ray Mag #40 - Jan 2011
Not all sunken ships are the same. There are shallow wrecks, deep wrecks, very old... |
X-Ray Mag #40 - Jan 2011
“Somehow, I can’t imagine lawnmowers being a high selling item here,” was one of my... |
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X-Ray Mag #40 - Jan 2011
“Is there diving in Kamchatka?” my buddy asked me while inspecting a map of Russia on... |
X-Ray Mag #38 - Oct 2010
Underwater fashion photographer, Caelum Mero of Australia, has developed a unique... |
X-Ray Mag #38 - Oct 2010
When trying to determine if a particular watch is suitable for diving, first of all,... |
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X-Ray Mag #38 - Oct 2010
For centuries, the Diamond Shoals off North Carolina have been collecting shipwrecks.... |
X-Ray Mag #38 - Oct 2010
Now, we have our camera and all of its ancillary added on bits. We have checked that... |
X-Ray Mag #38 - Oct 2010
Most cephalopods—the group in which scientists classify octopuses, squid, cuttlefish... |
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X-Ray Mag #38 - Oct 2010
The equipment used by technical divers differs considerably from that used by... |
X-Ray Mag #38 - Oct 2010
“If you’ve been to South East Asia, don’t bother with the Caribbean” is a phrase I’ve... |
X-Ray Mag #37 - Aug 2010
Göran Ehlmé of Sweden has planned and led many field trips to the polar areas and was... |
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X-Ray Mag #37 - Aug 2010
Before we get into the picture-taking business, let us look at some of the jargon and... |
X-Ray Mag #37 - Aug 2010
It’s early afternoon. The sun is beating down and mosquitoes are humming. Another... |
X-Ray Mag #37 - Aug 2010
Diving from a cruise ship? How do you enter the water? Must be a heck of a drop if you... |
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X-Ray Mag #37 - Aug 2010
My work is nourished by symbols, stories, traditions, rituals, experiences, and by... |
X-Ray Mag #37 - Aug 2010
At 2:00 am, it is already daylight on Pléneau Island, a place where |
X-Ray Mag #36 - May 2010
World-class diving in a challenging environment.
Destination reports | Scandinavia | WW2 | Baltic | WW1 | Submarines | Sweden | Cold war | Deep Wrecks | Older warships | Salvaging and preservation | Archaeology | Medieval vessels | Europe
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X-Ray Mag #36 - May 2010
You won’t find Spiny dogfish on most shark diver’s ‘bucket lists’. In fact, the only... |
X-Ray Mag #36 - May 2010
Today’s modern wetsuit embodies technology that benefits divers with an abundant... |
X-Ray Mag #36 - May 2010
You wonder, sometimes, how things link up. For example, how is a scuba diving suit... |
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X-Ray Mag #36 - May 2010
Diving is an activity that appeals to a huge selection of people, and within diving,... |
X-Ray Mag #36 - May 2010
So, where do we start? And what type of camera do we buy? Should we go for the DSLR (... |
X-Ray Mag #35 - Apr 2010
The memory of my first sperm whale encounter is so visceral that I can almost feel... |
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X-Ray Mag #35 - Apr 2010
Underwater photography has been around well over 150 years and has accompanied humans... |
X-Ray Mag #35 - Apr 2010
As I have grown to be an experienced diver, my standard for choosing an instructor to... |
X-Ray Mag #35 - Apr 2010
Los Gigantes is a small fishing community on the west side of Tenerife in the Canary... |
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X-Ray Mag #35 - Apr 2010
Yes, I know, Cozumel must have already been reviewed several times since you took up... |
X-Ray Mag #35 - Apr 2010
Rich Walker is a full-time instructor with Global Underwater Explorers in the United... |
X-Ray Mag #35 - Apr 2010
Sea glass has become very popular as a component in jewelry, chimes, sun catchers and... |
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X-Ray Mag #34 - Feb 2010
There is a point in the journey to the west coast of Scotland just a little way north... |
X-Ray Mag #34 - Feb 2010
We were headed for the island of Kefalonia off the western coast of mainland Greece.... |
X-Ray Mag #34 - Feb 2010
Impressive backlit images do not necessarily require the use of a flash. Just aim... |
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X-Ray Mag #34 - Feb 2010
The island of Jeju, Korea, is an island of myths, gods and goddesses. It is also the... |
X-Ray Mag #33 - Dec 2009
“Moscow—Port of Five Seas” is written on the banner of the north river terminal in... |
X-Ray Mag #33 - Dec 2009
How to get out of the protective cage and swim with the Great White shark—that’s what... |
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X-Ray Mag #33 - Dec 2009
The notion that wide-angle lenses can only be used for large subject matter is common... |
X-Ray Mag #33 - Dec 2009
I often raise a few eyebrows when I exclaim, “I’ll take diving in the Pacific... |
X-Ray Mag #33 - Dec 2009
I’m nervous. That’s not an unusual feeling for me when embarking on a challenging dive... |
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X-Ray Mag #32 - Nov 2009
I’ve always been both somewhat envious and intrigued by what Sabah, Malaysian’s... |
X-Ray Mag #32 - Nov 2009
Many divers already know that you shouldn’t remove artifacts from a shipwreck. In... |
X-Ray Mag #32 - Nov 2009
Some of the Latest & Hottest in drysuits and undergarments |
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X-Ray Mag #32 - Nov 2009
Clement Lee is the embodiment of the entrepreneurial dive industry pioneer. In this... |
X-Ray Mag #32 - Nov 2009
Conservation Success Stories in Borneo’s Sabah region |
X-Ray Mag #32 - Nov 2009
Reaching out to a new generation of divers |
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X-Ray Mag #31 - Sep 2009
Kilimanjaro, Ngorongoro Crater, the Serengeti... boasting a wealth of natural beauty... |
X-Ray Mag #31 - Sep 2009
The spacious, purpose-built dhow slid through the calm Indian Ocean. We were briefed... |
X-Ray Mag #31 - Sep 2009
Carrying all we would need for the next five days, our expedition team travelled some... |
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X-Ray Mag #31 - Sep 2009
Situated 25 km (15 miles) north of the Scottish mainland, the Orkney Islands are... |
X-Ray Mag #31 - Sep 2009
How to master the complexities of extensive explorations of underwater caves and other... |
X-Ray Mag #31 - Sep 2009
At the moment there are approximately 5000 marine protected areas (MPAs), located... |
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X-Ray Mag #31 - Sep 2009
Do water and paper mix? Yes, they do in the Marcelost World created by the Japanese... |
X-Ray Mag #31 - Sep 2009
Four hundred and fifty kilometres north of Maputo, Mozambique’s capital, and half an... |
X-Ray Mag #31 - Sep 2009
Viewing a torrent of flowing liquid turmoil while safe and dry on shore is enough to... |
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X-Ray Mag #30 - Jul 2009
As I stand on the upper deck of the Midnight Express, one of two dive boats operated... |
X-Ray Mag #30 - Jul 2009
I once had a cat that approached me exactly like that. Coming right at me, top of the... |
X-Ray Mag #30 - Jul 2009
Not all technical dives end up successfully; unforeseen circumstances often make an... |
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X-Ray Mag #30 - Jul 2009
The small island of Bonaire is part of the island group called the Dutch Caribbean and... |
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X-Ray Mag #30 - Jul 2009
Marine archaeology is a specialized science that combines techniques developed by land... |
X-Ray Mag #30 - Jul 2009
These are special photographic techniques that have long been used for many years by... |
X-Ray Mag #30 - Jul 2009
Oh yes, the sharks are circling. Can you say ‘Amen’? With an accent hinting of both... |
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X-Ray Mag #30 - Jul 2009
I could hear a low rumble as detonated explosives echoed down long empty corridors and... |
X-Ray Mag #29 - May 2009
Millis Keegan interviews Odyssey Marine Exploration’s Principal Marine Archaeologist... |
X-Ray Mag #29 - May 2009
Nice subject matter and good visibility is a prerequisite for a great image. But just... |
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X-Ray Mag #29 - May 2009
Save Our Leatherbacks Operation completed its fourth year of expeditions to the... |
X-Ray Mag #29 - May 2009
During the period between 1945 and 1958, a total of 67 nuclear tests were conducted on... |
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X-Ray Mag #29 - May 2009
In contrast to the Bikini report by the expert Dutch expedition, X-RAY MAG’s Barb Roy... |
X-Ray Mag #29 - May 2009
A place without distraction, |
X-Ray Mag #28 - Mar 2009
One thousand and 192 islands, islets and sand cays string the 26 atolls of the... |
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X-Ray Mag #28 - Mar 2009
Ice diving is always something out of the ordinary. The atmosphere, colors, flora and... |
X-Ray Mag #28 - Mar 2009
NAUI turns 50. Are the founding principles still valid half a century later, have they... |
X-Ray Mag #28 - Mar 2009
All along the shores of the Kola Peninsula in North Russia, Finno-Ugric tribes (... |
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X-Ray Mag #28 - Mar 2009
These days anything we can do to help the environment and recycle is a good idea.... |
X-Ray Mag #28 - Mar 2009
The use of rebreathers in caves is nothing new. Decades ago, Hans and Lotte Hass used... |
X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
Two of the resident orca families from Puget sound —L and K pods—have been seen in... |
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X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
Taking photos underwater without a flash is not common, but it actually is easier than... |
X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
Pierre Sentjens is an artist and painter living in Brussels, Belgium. X-RAY MAG caught... |
X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
New Sea Farm Raises White Whales in the White Sea |
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X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
Bali. It’s a name synonymous with a tropical island paradise, conjuring up images of... |
X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
When India’s Prime Minister Pandit Nehru visited Bali in 1950 to attend celebrations... |
X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
Natural reserves, nurseries, marine parks, aquariums and farms that save different... |
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X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
Except if you spent a few years in a catholic church or a few hours enjoying the movie... |
X-Ray Mag #27 - Dec 2008
Valerie Taylor, along with her husband Ron, are two of the true pioneers of... |
X-Ray Mag #26 - Oct 2008
Tallen, my youngest daughter and part-time dive buddy entered the cool emerald... |
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X-Ray Mag #26 - Oct 2008
Dreaming of diving off an uninhabited tropical island? Doing this by liveaboard boat... |
X-Ray Mag #26 - Oct 2008
It’s not by chance that the producers of the Pirates of the Caribbean series of... |
X-Ray Mag #26 - Oct 2008
Night diving is the ultimate for many divers. Underwater photography without light is... |
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X-Ray Mag #26 - Oct 2008
The ocean has been regarded as a global commons whose resources are inexhaustible and... |
X-Ray Mag #26 - Oct 2008
This is the moment I have waited for for years. I sit comfortably on the side of Denis... |
X-Ray Mag #26 - Oct 2008
Hollywood blockbuster Mission Impossible III shows Ving Rhames diving beneath the... |
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X-Ray Mag #26 - Oct 2008
What does a fish exporter from Norway, a Chief Information Officer and diving... |
X-Ray Mag #25 - Sep 2008
Dependable and well functioning camera equipment is the foundation of good pictures.... |
X-Ray Mag #25 - Sep 2008
The Swedish Coast Guard is responsible for surveillance |
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X-Ray Mag #25 - Sep 2008
I made up my mind quite a long time ago about whether or not I should entrust you with... |
X-Ray Mag #25 - Sep 2008
Since times long forgotten, the promise of treasures such as diamonds, gold and... |
X-Ray Mag #25 - Sep 2008
One morning, sooner or later, you will wake up with a strange sensation—as if some... |
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X-Ray Mag #25 - Sep 2008
Time travel becomes reality, as I descend beneath the waterline in a 1944 Mark V Hard... |
X-Ray Mag #25 - Sep 2008
The race to save animal species from extinction is as important as ever before. There... |
X-Ray Mag #25 - Sep 2008
On a beautiful day just like any other, divers in the water were enjoying the... |
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X-Ray Mag #24 - Jul 2008
I can’t help likening this island to a chromosome. It’s contorted shape not only looks... |
X-Ray Mag #24 - Jul 2008
Even in the digital age, black and white photographs are still viewed as art. In this... |
X-Ray Mag #24 - Jul 2008
The exploitation of corals has depleted stocks all over the world. This is not only... |
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X-Ray Mag #24 - Jul 2008
Gorgeous neoprene clad GirlDivers have long graced the covers of the scuba periodicals... |
X-Ray Mag #24 - Jul 2008
As I slide out of the shallow basin and drag myself past the top edge of the drop-off... |
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X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
A conversation with technical diver and depth record breaker, |
X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
If there is any hidden secret in the Mediterranean, it is the island of Vis. For many... |
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X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
There is no such thing as safe technical rebreather diving without proper preparation... |
X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
Why the peculiar head shape of the hammerhead shark developed as it did has been the... |
X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
Without a proper workflow when doing digital photographing, the quality of your images... |
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X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
Imagine a beautiful shallow green water reef with kelp, anemones and sponges among... |
X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
Global diving travel has become increasingly easy over the last decade or so,... |
X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
Just like GirlDivers don’t go under the waves without our “life support system”, we... |
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X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
The way an animal gets around in the sea and or in the air depends, fundamentally, on... |
X-Ray Mag #23 - May 2008
What is DIRrebreather? |
X-Ray Mag #22 - Mar 2008
Below some ragged pieces of wreckage lying on the bottom beside the hull, I see... |
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X-Ray Mag #22 - Mar 2008
A photographer’s heart always seems to beat a little faster when it comes to taking... |
X-Ray Mag #22 - Mar 2008
Do you plan to explore a deep virgin wreck? Is it your dream to discover a unique cave... |
X-Ray Mag #22 - Mar 2008
There has been much discussion in recent years about the effect of increasing global... |
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X-Ray Mag #22 - Mar 2008
Most divers have seen them. Weird-looking crawling creatures with odd shapes, antennae... |
X-Ray Mag #22 - Mar 2008
On August 2, 2007, the weather was good at the North Pole. The sea was calm, the water... |
X-Ray Mag #21 - Feb 2008
Biologist, rebreather diver, inventor of Pyle Stops or... database manager X-RAY MAG... |
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X-Ray Mag #21 - Feb 2008
We have previously looked at the various properties of water which have an effect on... |
X-Ray Mag #21 - Feb 2008
The popular anemone fishes are mostly known for their symbiosis with giant sea... |
X-Ray Mag #21 - Feb 2008
It is sad, but true—underwater photographers do not have a good track record or... |
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X-Ray Mag #21 - Feb 2008
That’s it! We managed to take a stretcher to a depth of 54 meters and a total distance... |
X-Ray Mag #21 - Feb 2008
It has been a year now since I started to exclusively side-mount the off-board tanks... |
X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
We have reported on the plight of the sea turtles before. We have reported how they... |
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X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
Nitrogen narcosis, or “rapture of the deep,” is one of those things that some divers... |
X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
We have written much here in this magazine about the different properties of water.... |
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X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
Your support made the difference. |
X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
How to deal with an unconscious rebreather diver? The title of this article... |
X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
Norway. The Norang valley is clothed in pale green birch leaves and sprouting grass,... |
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X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
Incredible as it may sound, one of the most difficult creatures to shoot under water... |
X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
Russia. I am here. I am gripped by a sense of disbelief. As the tundra flies past the... |
X-Ray Mag #19 - Oct 2007
The current grabs you as soon as you enter the water. Your first thought, this is... |
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X-Ray Mag #19 - Oct 2007
Fish stocks are depleted world-wide. Over fishing, pollution and coastal development... |
X-Ray Mag #19 - Oct 2007
Scott Bennett writes: I’d like to introduce you to some of our friends, enthused our... |
X-Ray Mag #19 - Oct 2007
Reknown for her extraordinary magical imagery, Zena Holloway is an artist who has... |
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X-Ray Mag #19 - Oct 2007
Different conservation groups have the last couple of decades brought our attention to... |
X-Ray Mag #19 - Oct 2007
How the snapping shrimp makes itself heard. You might expect the oceans below... |
X-Ray Mag #19 - Oct 2007
Paris. City of lights, but of shadows, too. The capital has become a sought-out place... |
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X-Ray Mag #19 - Oct 2007
Shooting fish with a camera isn’t easy! Unlike people they are perfectly adapted to... |
X-Ray Mag #19 - Oct 2007
Bailing out to Open Circuit is like falling in the snow when you are learning to ski.... |
X-Ray Mag #19 - Oct 2007
As the Red Sea narrows at its northern extreme, a long thin arm of water stretches... |
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X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
Aquatic animals, like their land-based relatives, |
X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
The surface of the 12-foot pool bubbles like a hot tub while instructors below signal... |
X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
This amazing tale begins with the selection of a group of divers who were asked to... |
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X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
Not all artificial reefs are shipwrecks or scuttled vessels, tanks or planes. Now... |
X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
Discussions about diving are very often boring—always the same stories about... |
X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
If you ask a group of people what is a manta, nine out of ten will think of stingrays... |
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X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
The surface of the 12-foot pool bubbles like a hot tub while instructors below signal... |
X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
Getting an underwater camera is really only half the solution. Without a proper light... |
X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
Located 386km (250 miles) southwest of the tip of Baja California and over 720km (446... |
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X-Ray Mag #18 - Aug 2007
Just their name, their size, and their menacing looks can evoke feelings of terror,... |
X-Ray Mag #17 - Jun 2007
There used to be a time when there was no safety margin in any activity that the human... |
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X-Ray Mag #17 - Jun 2007
Differences of opinion have have raged throughout history as to where close-up... |
X-Ray Mag #17 - Jun 2007
There is something special about it, the Red Sea, that I have not found anywhere else... |
X-Ray Mag #17 - Jun 2007
It was inevitable that the ocean became the main focus of my painting. I started... |
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X-Ray Mag #17 - Jun 2007
Across the globe, coral reefs are in peril—this is already old news. Man-made stresses... |
X-Ray Mag #17 - Jun 2007
Water is obviously important as a basic necessity for maintaining life. Quite simply,... |
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X-Ray Mag #16 - Apr 2007
Barb Roy writes: The Maori warrior cautiously moved towards us. His face was painted... |
X-Ray Mag #16 - Apr 2007
The Black Sea is interesting not only for tourism and diving but also from the... |
X-Ray Mag #16 - Apr 2007
Most of the articles one can find about rebreathers deal with potential problems and... |
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X-Ray Mag #16 - Apr 2007
Does diving produce free radicals? Can vitamins really protect divers from some the... |
X-Ray Mag #16 - Apr 2007
Depending on who you ask, humans are responsible for removing between 20 million and... |
X-Ray Mag #16 - Apr 2007
In the past we’ve focused on teaching you about underwater still photography,... |
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X-Ray Mag #16 - Apr 2007
“Have a great time, but keep your head down!” This was the response I received from a... |
X-Ray Mag #16 - Apr 2007
The “Visayas” is a group of islands that comprises the central portion of the... |
X-Ray Mag #15 - Feb 2007
After my very first pool session, I was hooked. Every thought I had circled around... |
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X-Ray Mag #15 - Feb 2007
Henry Nelson. Does the name ring a bell? You’ll not find him in any history book or... |
X-Ray Mag #15 - Feb 2007
The Yucatan Peninsula is located in the south of the contiguous Mexican states. The... |
X-Ray Mag #15 - Feb 2007
Quisque molestie. Praesent massa magna, dapibus id, euismod vitae, aliquet in, orci.... |
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X-Ray Mag #15 - Feb 2007
Caves, rebreathers, risk assessment, the meaning of life, acceptable risks, the future... |
X-Ray Mag #15 - Feb 2007
UR-PRO filters have been popular on compact cameras because they can be mounted to the... |
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X-Ray Mag #14 - Dec 2006
A dark cloud developed ahead of me. Curious, I swam nearer to investigate. The cloud... |
X-Ray Mag #14 - Dec 2006
Quisque molestie. Praesent massa magna, dapibus id, euismod vitae, aliquet in, orci.... |
X-Ray Mag #14 - Dec 2006
Australia — the land ‘Down Under’ — renown for Uluru (the rock formerly know as Ayers... |
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X-Ray Mag #14 - Dec 2006
Diabetes ranks as one of the most controversial |
X-Ray Mag #14 - Dec 2006
Something I find surprising in the 21st century is the amount of divers that have had... |
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X-Ray Mag #13 - Oct 2006
For millennia, mankind has been obtaining nourishment from the oceans, not only from... |
X-Ray Mag #13 - Oct 2006
“When I am diving or just snorkelling, all I have in mind is the marine environment,... |
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X-Ray Mag #13 - Oct 2006
No! I am not talking about American beer but about ordinary clean water, water that... |
X-Ray Mag #13 - Oct 2006
My dive buddy and I enter the cool clear water and descend down a mooring line to the... |
X-Ray Mag #13 - Oct 2006
Ralph Hagen can remember the actual moment he started cartooning as if it were... |
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X-Ray Mag #13 - Oct 2006
Nowadays, the name Yamashiro could have different meanings depending on where you come... |
X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
The entrance of the Sra Keow cave, north of Krabi, Thailand, is dark and quiet. All... |
X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
The third dimension, a Bosnian experience Cave divers are like rock-face... |
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X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
Kurt Amsler, winner of over 100 awards at international photo competitions and a world... |
X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is just soaked in this special ambience that dreams... |
X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
Effortlessly I glide through a sapphire sea, admiring sparkles on the underside of... |
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X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
How the corals get their algae. In the previous issue of X-ray Mag the problem of... |
X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
From the Basic Nitrox levels through to advanced Trimix, we base our calculations of... |
X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
Underwater photography requires more than your basic dive gear and cameras. Sometimes... |
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X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
What? Animals in the sea armed with missiles? And thousands of them? Yes, you’ve read... |
X-Ray Mag #12 - Aug 2006
The sea ice is about two metres thick above frigid Arctic waters over 300 metres deep—... |
X-Ray Mag #11 - Jun 2006
Can global warming trigger a shutdown or slowdown the circulation in the world’s... |
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X-Ray Mag #11 - Jun 2006
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X-Ray Mag #11 - Jun 2006
Patrick Chevailler was born in Bordeaux, France, in July 1946. All during his teen age... |
X-Ray Mag #11 - Jun 2006
In issue #9 we took you through some tips of the trade for selecting a dive operator... |
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X-Ray Mag #11 - Jun 2006
In Columbus’ time, El Hierro was considered the limit of the known world in Europe.... |
X-Ray Mag #11 - Jun 2006
Can tropical stony corals adapt to bleaching? |
X-Ray Mag #11 - Jun 2006
Hidden beneath the serene waters of Palau’s lagoon lie dozens of coral encrusted... |
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X-Ray Mag #11 - Jun 2006
A long time ago, I sat in hoosha (Bedouin tent) after a deep air dive in the Blue Hole... |
X-Ray Mag #11 - Jun 2006
Consider a windy place — I mean, very windy — so windy you must ask the wind about... |
X-Ray Mag #10 - Apr 2006
Land of Fjords & Seas of Plenty. This feature takes your around the country, from... |
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X-Ray Mag #10 - Apr 2006
Like most divers who live in the northern parts of the world, I enjoy the occasional... |
X-Ray Mag #10 - Apr 2006
The Cold War has been over for more than two decades, |
X-Ray Mag #10 - Apr 2006
For the last 30 years or so, dive training agencies have been certifying recreational... |
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X-Ray Mag #10 - Apr 2006
HMI technology is not new. Evolved in the late 1960s, a lamp developer Osram began... |
X-Ray Mag #10 - Apr 2006
Cave diving is very fascinating, but it is also a most dangerous passion to have. The... |
X-Ray Mag #09 - Feb 2006
“If you think about it, the space between the highest mountain peak which is seven... |
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X-Ray Mag #09 - Feb 2006
In the years prior to World War II, the Italian fleet had developed a new underwater... |
X-Ray Mag #09 - Feb 2006
Have Camera...Will Trave. Travelling with cameras, selecting a photo-friendly... |
X-Ray Mag #09 - Feb 2006
I checked in at Gatwick Airport on Saturday, the third of December, with three very... |
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X-Ray Mag #09 - Feb 2006
My first shark appeared head-on in the distance slowly swaying from side to side. With... |
X-Ray Mag #09 - Feb 2006
I can not stop feeling, that I am at the White Sea in the northern part of Russia.... |
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X-Ray Mag #08 - Dec 2005
It was a day of unbelievable violence. Sometimes Nature decides to wake up and with an... |
X-Ray Mag #08 - Dec 2005
Covering an area of over 1,200,000 sq km, with nearly 3000km of rugged coastline,... |
X-Ray Mag #08 - Dec 2005
When you are on the way back to the harbor after the afternoon dive, wild dolphins... |
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X-Ray Mag #08 - Dec 2005
German ocean liner General von Steuben was torpedoed by a Russian submarine in 1945... |
X-Ray Mag #08 - Dec 2005
As any diver knows, at depth light is absorbed, and one by one the colours of the... |
X-Ray Mag #08 - Dec 2005
Mask clearing and deployment of the Surface Marker Buoy. What's the connection between... |
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X-Ray Mag #08 - Dec 2005
Nowadays, sharks are big business and many divers and scientists have made a name for... |
X-Ray Mag #08 - Dec 2005
It was one of those highly unlikely chains of unforeseable events that led us to Elba... |
X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
Wreck detective Miranda Krestovnikoff recently completed another series of dive... |
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X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
Dark grey!. Usually a colour associated with dull. Not here. The dark lava sand... |
X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
Ecofieldtrips Pte Ltd is a Singapore based company which employs specialist biologists... |
X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
During the first years of World War II Italian frogmen demonstrated to the world how... |
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X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
Is it cheating? Once the conversation touches on restoring or manipulating images it... |
X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
When divers run out of gas in open water it can only be down to two possible... |
X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
Tasmania’s Southwest National Park and World Heritage Area is the land that time... |
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X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
Like every grand tale of shipwreck and lost treasure, the story about the Polluce has... |
X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
It would seem to be self-evident to use the adjective ‘salty’ in connection with the... |
X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
When we think of the animals of the oceans our first thoughts are generally of whales... |
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X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
Probably about 90 percent of deep-sea animals are bioluminescent. Some jellies use... |
X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
Coral reef fishes have a life cycle that is divided in two. They begin their life... |
X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
I was on a deco stop in the cold waters of the national dive centre in the UK when my... |
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X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
Rebreathers look cool, glitzy, technical and heralded as the future of diving, right?... |
X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
Raja Ampat in Indonesia is dotted with tiny islands scattered like beads across an... |
X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
In the last issue we looked at the advantages and disadvantages of digital underwater... |
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X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
During our initial open water training, we were all shown how to use a dive table. But... |
X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
Many millions of years ago, a piece of a land broke away from the ancient continent,... |
X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
Sliding into brackish water riddled by a seasonal downpour might not be everybody’s... |
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X-Ray Mag #06 - Aug 2005
Named Time magazine’s first “hero for the planet” in 1998, marine biologist Sylvia... |
X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
After a two-hour car ride and an hour boat travel, I finally reached my destination—... |
X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
Utila is the smallest of the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras, where divers go in... |
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X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
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X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
Situated in the sparkling Caribbean Sea, the three Cayman Islands, known as Grand... |
X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
Hydrothermal vents are places in the Earth’s crust where very hot water arises from... |
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X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
A move to the remote northern Scottish province of Orkney sparked a love of the sea,... |
X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
The port of Narvik in north Norway was established around the export of iron-ore from... |
X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
Now laying 25 miles off Malin Head, time stands still for this very impressive war... |
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X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
Since the introduction of Scuba diving in the mid 1950s, one of the most hotly debated... |
X-Ray Mag #05 - Jun 2005
Down the stairs to the friendly photo shop at Sunset House Hotel, a dive resort on... |
X-Ray Mag #04 - Apr 2005
Amos Nachoum, world acclaimed wildlife photographer is the recipient of numerous... |
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