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This week the boys read a recent email from Bubba about a bad dive shop experience. He asks us for our opinions on the situation. What do you do when you get bad service from your local dive shop?
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The people have spoken and TGDP has answered the call! They wanted more Lessons For Life AND they wanted more UW photography and Ol' Jamesy has pulled a rabbit out of his dive hood and found a "Lessons For Life" article that involves UW photography! Find out what can happen when two divers get buddied up on a dive boat and one is an UW photographer and the other is not!
Click Here To Listen!! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TGDP at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod The boys continue their trek into underwater photography with a discussion centered around the idea that underwater photographers have to be solo divers. In an article from the "Lessons For Life" section at ScubaDiving.com, a situation involving an underwater photographer and her buddy that was nearly disastrous when the two divers lose focus of each other, time, depth, and location.... which is easy to do when one diver is focused on the eyepiece of a camera and another is focused on anything else but their dive buddy. Is there a better way to approach these dives as a team or is solo diving the only answer? Click Here To Listen!! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TGDP at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod This week the boys talk about getting better underwater photos. Maybe you’re trying to set yourself apart as a professional photographer or maybe the water conditions are not what you wanted, either way you still want great pictures. Sometimes you need to get creative in order for your pictures to catch any attention. Check out this article on naturettl.com by Pete Oxford, it is full of good information.
Click Here To Listen! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TGDP at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod The Abyss Coffee Co. https://www.naturettl.com/9-creative-underwater-photography-tips/ This week the boys discuss an article from Skin Diver's "I learned About Diving From That" section in their magazine detailing a divers account of fin riding on a whale shark and thus giving us all yet another reason to leave the animals alone! Have a listen!
Click Here To Listen!! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TGDP at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod The Abyss Coffee Co. This week the boys talk about a recent dive in Lake Huron on a couple of Advanced Open Water milk run shipwrecks, The North Star and the Mary Alice B. These are two of the most popular wrecks in lower lake huron and Jamesy and Brando joined some friends for a fun day on the water. The weather and visibility was not perfect but the boys had cameras and tried to make the best of it. Join us as we take a look at taking good photos in bad visibility.
Click Here To Listen! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TGDP at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod The Abyss Coffee Co. CROYKEY ! Thiies wayk waeve gawt a faeh deenkum of a bloody bawnzah faw ya frawm the lahnd daown undah!! A sheila neahly carks it whaen she goes on a "trust me" doive in questionable waythah! This one comes from an article on Scuba Diver Mag.com (https://www.scubadivermag.com/dive-another-day/?fbclid=IwAR2RP3cIjBf-bfnBQpOimsC8VeJQRk0Icx505xMlj3tEevxJ5F-TWIY2k_8) and our friend Gareth Lock posted in his "The Human Diver: Human Factors in Diving" Group on Facebook. See what lessons can be learned from a near death experience resulting from a few poor decisions! Click Here To Listen!! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TGDP at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod The Abyss Coffee Co.! The boys wrap up the Shark Chick Series this week with a sit-down interview with three of TGDP’s favorite women of the water. Jamesy and Brando have a talk with Jamey, Stephanie, and Katie and they discuss the last few episodes. Women in diving, sexism in diving, shark conservation and a bunch of other fun topics during an evening chat.
Click Here To Listen! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TGDP at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod The Abyss Coffee Co. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3-mhddgkaJc&feature=youtu.be This week the boys continue the celebration of The Shark! We visit a website dedicated this celebration! www.TheDailyJaws.com . Check them out!
Click Here To Listen!! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TGDP at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod The Abyss Coffee Co. This week the boys take a look at another shark chick, Ocean Ramsey. Many call her a shark whisperer and a conservationist, but others still find a problem with her interactions with sharks. Does she invade their space and make a bad example for others or is she showing us that just because you are in the water with sharks doesn’t mean that you are about to be eaten. Dive into this episode with us.
Click Here To Listen! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TGDP at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod The Abyss Coffee Co. In honor of Shark Week with National Women Divers Day/Month, the boys begin a multi part series on sharks and the women who love them! Today we start with the world famous and much acclaimed, Valerie Taylor! Have a listen!
Click Here To Listen!! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TGDP at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod This week Jamesy and Brando take a deep dive into the life of the First Lady of Scuba Diving, Zale Parry. A world record deep diver, technical advisor to the film industry, test diver, stunt diver, actress, and so much more. Tune in for some of these amazing stories about one of diving's most beloved super stars.
Click Here To Listen! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TGDP at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod This week's episode centers around a young couple that are scuba diving on a warm water shipwreck. Find out what bad things can happen when they push their boundaries too fast! Click Here To Listen!! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TGDP at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod The boys are taking a 4th of July Weekend break. Join us as we revisit Episode 14. This was very early on in our podcast and one of the first time we really got passionate about addressing some of the major issues in scuba education. 5 years later, is this still relevant?
Click Here To Listen! Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code TGDP at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod The Abyss Coffee Co. One of the most popular tanks for American divers, cylinders for the rest of the world, was the Steel 72. Really, it was 71.2 cubic feet. Actually, it was only 64.63 cubic feet if it wasn’t overfilled 10%. For years it was regarded as the perfect size, and there was a belief that you couldn’t get into decompression with it. This week the boys dive into a piece by USAF Capt Robert D. Smith and get intimate with gas planning.
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Click Here To Listen!! The boys highlight an old article from Skin Diving magazine's "I Learned About Diving From That" department that details a story of what was nearly a fatality caused by a boat ladder. Learn what happened and how you can make your exit from the water easier and safer in today's episode of The Great Dive Podcast!!
Click Here To Listen!! This is Part 2 of last weeks show, The Color of Fear. In the last episode we focused on Rossier’s primal fears. This week we look at overcoming anxiety underwater and what you need to avoid panic. Comfort, confidence, competence. Or was it confidence, competence, comfort? Competence builds comfort which leads to confidence… or something like that.
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Click Here To Listen!! This week Jamesy and Brando go on a top-secret operation of Mind Control. Looking back at an article by Tom Mount, the boys discuss the stresses that divers of all levels can possibly face. Even the seasoned veteran is not immune to stress underwater. When you see the waitress with turquoise earrings after listening to this episode you will donate money to our paypal and give us a 5-star review.
Click Here To Listen! This week we circle back to dive into the subject of Underwater Photography! Jamesy continues his foray into the realm of underwater photography with his new DSLR camera and housing and asks the question "What does it take to go pro as an underwater photographer?" Luckily we found a great article (Link below) that discusses 10 things you need to know before going pro as an underwater photographer!
(www.housingcamera.com/blog/underwater-photography/10-things-you-must-know-before-starting-a-career-as-an-underwater-photographer) Click Here To Listen!! Three Vikings, an archeologist and two podcasters walk into a bar…. This week, Jamesy and Brando recap the Dive Into Earth Day event and tell a little history about the location of the dive, Rockport State Recreation Area. This quick episode highlights a lot of practical realities of diving in Michigan or anywhere really, where Ol’ Mother Nature and Ol’ King Neptune can get a little cranky.
Click Here To Listen! As Earth day comes back around the boys discuss how we can all do our part to help take care of this beautiful place we all call our home.
Click Here To listen!! This week Jamesy and Brando discuss deep diving on air and look back at a story from the Bahamas, back when deep diving on air was the thing to do. A look at narcosis and old decompression profiles helps the boys have a little fun as they test out the old Martini Effect. In this episode they explore the essence of life and discover the true meaning of being Homo Aquaticus.
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