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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Demo Reels

Yes, most of that showreel was shot for Getty except some local commercials.
Thanks for watching it
 
Thor,

I like the action good job again. I few years back I got to shoot some video of some extreme snowmachiners. When I get home I will post a little clip of the guys jumping down the side of Mountains here in Alaska. I also have some footage where a Bear charges me while behind a camera. It is fun to show it off. It goes out of focus because I was not brave enough to stand there. Or maybe I was smart enough to back off and let him attack the camera not me.

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Underwater Action!

Underwater Action!

Hi Guys,
Thought it may be nice for some of you guys to see what I get up to when I've got all my rubber gear on.......:w00t:

Just posted a short, just under five minutes, montage on my blog. Its around 28meg in mp4 format. If anyone wants, and finds a way to do it, they are welcome to transfer this to their iPod.

"Ocean Tribute"
www.camdiver.blogspot.com
The compression kicks it's ass but at least you get the idea.......

Enjoy,
Mark.
 
Mark,

Thanks for posting that. I really enjoyed it. But then again my favorite show was Blue Panet. I love the water and seeing all that goes on. Your shots are well done and look very good. I thought about RED underwater also for here in Alaska. Most of my time is in Shallow Rivers with Salmon and Trout. 4K sure would look good on the big screen. I look forward to the future of Video and what we will be able to accomplish with the new gear.

Cheers

Greg
 
Mark, that was awesome.

I'm hoping to make it over to that area of the world this winter for some diving?

Have you ever checked out the blue hole in Belize?
 
Cheers Greg,
Underwater 4K is gonna be massive.....anyway you look at it. Everything we've ever seen on the screen to date has to be done again!

I guess one of the few parallels where this same monumental need for imagery can be likened to the transition from black and white to color. Feels good to be in a position to supply a very specialized market.

Here's to the future.........

Best Fishes,
Mark.
 
Tom,
I went to Belize in '98. I was there to film the Whalesharks at Gladden Split so didn't get too much time to do anything else. I've heard conflicting reports on the whole Blue Hole experience. I'd like to see it but I'm not in any rush to fly there specifically for that.

Cheers,
Mark.
 
I liked it. I went down to like 135 feet, but got a little narced (only time I've ever been narced)... I looked up and saw hundreds of hammerheads circling the "hole" above me. Pretty neat.

Of course, there's always the shallow-water "Shark-Ray Alley" just off Amergris, but like you say, it's not worth a whole trip just for those things.

What camera did you use to shoot most of that reel?

Actually my avatar is from near the Blue Hole in Belize, now that I think of it.
 
haha, but not for much longer! RED is gonna be awesome for the type of work you do. BTW, who is building underwater housings for RED, and is that something I could rent out of LA next summer?
 
If you're interested in the whole development of housings or wet environment applications for RED then maybe check out our own dark little 'puddle' here on the forum. Us 'Bubble Blowers' have our small thread going in the User Groups area.

People developing housings for RED are our very own Mike Hastings or AquaVideoRed206 as he's known here, then you have the Gates Underwater Products company, based in San Diego. Also I've heard now that RED has actually materialized that other companies such as Amphibico from Canada may be looking to develop housings. I'm sure by next year there will be many rental options for wet housings, or you could simply hire 'someone' to shoot for your projects!!

Cheers,
Mark.
 
Mark,

I sold my equipment a little while ago and promised not to waste any efforts anymore in what I consider lower quality. I even stayed away from HDV which is not bad and has a market just like some SD does. Now it is time to step up to the plate. The good thing I have going for me is my girlfriend is so into photography and video. She supports me 100 percent which is a good thing because I like her and what I do. I would not want to have to make a choice again. The cost was high for a divorce but even worse if I was not able to live my dreams
 
Like they say Greg, "Behind every good man, there's a better woman". At least thats what I tell the missus anyway, keeps her happy. She knows I'd be unbearable if I didn't do what I do. I get cranky after a few days with no diving!!

Mind you I find it funny that some people are more attracted to your work than you as a person. The idea of getting into a 'glamorous' lifestyle of film making etc appeals to some women more than caring for the person they are with. I've had a few relationships in the past where after 'accepting' me for what I am for the first few months is soon replaced by increasing demands for me to change my priorities.

My work comes first, period. When I can no longer dive, or when there's nothing left to film, when I feel I've achieved all that I can, maybe then I'll change. Until that time comes my current girlfriend, and possibly the only person who has really understood my ideals, has resigned herself to the fact that I will spend more time with the fish than with her. She's a rock.

Cheers,
Mark.
 
Mark,

That is how I met her. She was going to help me do a flash web page. She lives in Texas. We met over the net. After a few emails we decided to trade trips. She came to Alaska and I went to Mexico with her. She is more crazy about photography than I am, and I thought I was crazy. She admitted that the video and photography I do made her want to get to know me. When you get old and ugly like me, you need all the help you can get.

Finner she said she does not remember you
 
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