In mind-bending, eye-popping portraits, American artist Alexa de los Reyes has created a series of oils on canvas, which capture the abstract effects of refraction and reflection of water on the human form. <i>X-Ray Mag</i> caught up with the artist to find out more about her artistic process, inspiration and perspectives—discovering a deeper meaning and symbolism underlying her artworks.
The DC2000 is equipped with a variety of automatic imaging modes for budding photographers to an abundance of full manual exposure controls for advanced users.
The idea of Hawaii conjures up images of blue water, white sand, palm trees and soft breezes.
Ocean Maps is an Austrian start-up and while it may seem weird that a small country with no ocean access would be home to the world’s first (and only) company making 3D maps of the seafloor, even this small country has people who are passionate about the sea. Ocean Maps started as a way to realize the dream of making diving safer by bringing divers the latest technology. In addition to aiding in dive preparation, the goal is that the app encourages the younger generation to participate in the sport so that diving will continue to proliferate around the world.
Dragons that swim and fish with wings and bizarre color patterns, and slugs made of strings? No, these are not fantasy movie creatures, but Mother Nature at her best.
Nudibranchs are a worldwide favorite for macro photographers, often leading divers on a “wild slug hunt” across the globe. Once these little gems capture your attention, it is very hard to break out of their magic spell. A gateway critter, if there ever was one, the nudibranch combines the beauty of our ocean and natural history in a photogenic and scientific symphony like no other marine animal.
Croatia, Italy, France—these European destinations have long been coveted insider knowledge for technical and wreck divers. But what about Spain? Technical diving is still in its infancy in Spain. Nevertheless, there are some dive centers in the Mediterranean, as well as on the Atlantic coast of Europe, which offer trimix. There are countless worthwhile destinations in Spain.
This lens become a revolution in front all the wet magnification systems existing at this moment. The patented system of two levers will make possible to the photographer a very easy system of changing the magnification, even while he is looking through the viewfinder, reaching different ratios in the minimum time possible and with the maximum optical quality.
For 2017, Shearwater Research has updated their Perdix dive computer line with the addition of a wireless/hoseless gas integrated model called the Perdix AI
When Shearwater first introduced their new Perdix dive computer in December 2015, I was pretty excited.
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