PADI ONDERWATERFOTOGRAFIE SPESIALITEITSKURSUS KAAPSTAD – INLEIDING

Een van die beste dele van skubaduik is om die herinneringe van jou ongelooflike onderwateravonture vas te kan vang. Dit is hierdie beeldskone onderwaterfoto’s wat baie mense in die eerste plek aantrek na skubaduik toe.

Of jy aan jouself dink as ‘n ontwikkelende onderwater-skubaduikfotograaf en of jy net ‘n spesiale visuele dokumentasie wil hê van jou onderwateravonture, is dit die Onderwaterfotografie Spesialiteitskursus wat die verskil maak tussen ‘n vinnige, dowwe kiekie en ‘n waarlik professionele foto!

Om mooi foto’s met gemak te neem is wat foto’s sal skep wat al jou vriende sal wil hê, en dit maak ook uitstekende aandenkings van jou beste duike.

Vinnige oorsig van die PADI Onderwaterfotografie Spesialiteitskursus in Kaapstad 

  • Jy moet jou PADI Oopwaterskubaduik-sertifikasie hê

  • Duur: 2 skubaduike (minimum 1 dag)

  • Minimum ouderdom: 10 jaar

  • Dit is ‘n tweeledige kursus

    Vlak 1:

    In die swembad of in waters wat begrens is sal jy leer van die toerusting, hoe om jou onderwaterkamera en sy kassie voor te berei, en hoe om omgewingsvriendelike foto’s te neem.

    Vlak 2:

    Jy leer oor formate, resolusieverstellings en fotoverstelling (“editing”).

  • Bring jou swemklere, sonbrandroom, handdoek en ‘n versnappering

PADI onderwaterfotografie spesialiteitskursusstruktuur

Ons kom in die oggende by die Into the Blue-winkel in Kaapstad bymekaar as ons sentrale beginpunt. Hier doen ons registrasie, teorie en ons kry jou skubatoerusting bymekaar. Ontmoetingstye is gewoonlik om 09:15 in die oggend. Jy kan verwag om tussen 15:00 en 18:00 in die middag klaar te wees, afhangende van waar ons op die dag duik. Jou skubakursus sluit beide teoretiese en praktiese aspekte in en bestaan uit die volgende:

Teorie

Lees van die PADI Digitale Onderwaterfotografie-handleiding, en voltooi en hersien die kennisbesprekings.

Die volgende is deel van jou teorie:

  • Vlak Een:
    • Digitale Revolusie
    • Digitale Kameras
    • Onderwaterkamera-sisteme
    • Onderwaterfotografie
    • Basiese Onderwaterskiet (van foto’s)
    • PADI SEA-Metode
    • Na die duik
  • Vlak Twee:
    • Oorsig van werksvloei
    • Foto’s aflaai
    • Om foto’s in ander plekke ook te stoor (“backup”)
    • Prosessering van foto’s
    • Deel van foto’s

Prakties

  • Vlak Een:
    • Inkom- en uitgaantegnieke
    • Basiese tegnieke van onderwaterfotografie
  • Vlak Twee:
    • Haal kamera uitmekaar en bou dit weer
    • Oefen van kontras, kleure, ligblootstelling, komposisie
    • Demonstreer PADI SEA-metode

PADI onderwaterfotografie spesialiteitskursus - gereelde vrae

1. Voorsien julle ‘n kamera of moet ons ons eie hê?

Ons voorsien kameras om te huur, tog is dit lekkerder as jy jou eie het, want dan leer jy hoe om met jou eie kamera se verstellings te werk.

2. Kan ons ons eie foto’s hou?

Vir seker! Ons sit graag al jou foto’s vir jou op ‘n geheuestokkie (“memory stick”).

3. Hoe gevorderd is hierdie kursus?

Hierdie skubakursus behandel die beginsels van onderwaterfotografie – soos witbalans, fokus, beraming, en basiese redigering (“editing”). As jy ‘n professionele fotograaf is, sal jy reeds meeste van alles wat ons jou met hierdie kursus gaan leer weet – net die onderwater-gedeelte van die kursus sal vir jou nuut wees.

Wat het ander gesê oor in die blou Duik Sentrum?

Globetrekker Oxford

“Top marks for safety and professionalism”....

The reason for giving five stars is not because my dive day was good - it was horrible, a complete washout, no viz, unpleasant swell, just all round yucky conditions.

However, that's nature, and dive operators can do nothing about it. What all dive operators should do is be as professional and customer-focused as the guys from ITB diving.

First thing to note is that ITB is considerably cheaper (by almost 1000.- Rand) than Simonstown operators, which is baffling considering that they also have the transport cost from Cape Town to budget for.

DMs, Instructors and Shopfloor staff are all super friendly and helpful; I even got picked up from my Cape Town digs and dropped off afterwards, free of charge.

On the boat, I saw all the emergency and redundancy gear I like to see: twin engines (VERY important!), Oxygen, comms gear, flares, the lot. Briefings were thorough, and buddy check was insisted on.

The trip to Seal Rock in the RIB was fun in the swell, but when we got there the captain did not let us dive because of the unsafe conditions. Disappointing as this was, he was totally right. Low tide and heavy swells are a dangerous combination this close to the rocks, and as for trying to get back into a RIB in seas like this....
We then tried the PMB wreck, where zero viz and nasty vertical swell separated the group and forced us out of the water after 25 minutes.

The captain did offer to try another spot but was honest enough to tell us that in his opinion it was going to be rubbish everywhere, and so we called it a day.

Back at the dive shop, we were all offered a re-schedule, but as I'm out of time I was given half my money back. I know from experience that this is not the norm in the industry, sadly.

Into the Blue is a top notch outfit that does things by the book, with a strong safety focus and very customer centered, on top of offering reasonable pricing and a fair refund policy. You'll have a hard time to find a better operator anywhere around. They'll definitely be my first choice when I pass through next, and for doing my IDC sometime this year.

Just hope mother nature will be in better mood then.

Visited April 2017

 

Jayson De Ath

Super and very professional setup. Glad I was able to dive...

with them and would not only recommend diving here, but look forward to the next trip to dive with again.

Julien van Zyl

I've been doing a scuba course with these guys, and am very impressed...

with the level of personal attention and professionalism. The staff are all warm, friendly and patient. I would highly recommend Into the Blue.