Gradients decks freshly gel coated  and just starting some interior alterations.

Just got back from a dive  with the new camera finally.

Still have a few things to figure out but have strobe working now .

Gradient was out on a sunny, calm summer day charter yesterday to the Iron Mines wall for a drift dive  and another wall dive at the Vivian Island wall. Along with plenty of sponges, ling cod, and rockfish, a wolf eel and large puget sound king crab was spotted at the Iron Mines and an octopus at the Vivian Wall.
The visability is good under 45 ft with water temperatures at an average 51 degrees F.  Thanks Dave and Peter.

 I have been out on the boat quite a bit in the last few days. We had a couple great dives on the  Vivian Island wall and off Texada where we encountered a pair of Wolf Eel in their den.
Visibility is good for the summer at under 20 ft and at about 45 ft and under . I have just done 1st dive with new camera and am getting used to it. I will post some fresh photos when i have the bugs worked out.

Its been awhile to put it mildly. Just got in from a couple dives on the Dakota and dove the Gulfstream  at Dinner Rock a couple days back. I am just getting back into the swing of things again and am  having a good time even though the vis is soso. It cleans up under 40 ft.  Going out to Vivian Isl. wall tomorrow for a couple.
I have not got my new camera up and running yet , so photos shall not be happening for a bit.
It feels like summer is here now and its just great being out on the water.

Andi and I did another test dive off of Powell Islets today.
The visibility is improved from just over a week ago on a less than bright day but still lots of clumpy particles and piles of krill in the water where we were. Vis at 50 ft about 50 ft. Vis at 100 about 25-30 feet.
Hope this improves a bit more over the next couple weeks.

We managed to get a few prawns while we were there.

I have not been diving or boating much as the visibility is still very poor. Andi and I did however get out yesterday to check on visability and do a light check and comparison  at Mermaid. Could not have asked for better daylight conditions to check out lights in. It was similar to night diving. Vis is about 25 ft at 115 ft and less in mid range of water column 40-90 ft. These water conditions have got me working on house while waiting for bloom to disappear and camera gear to arrive. Big thanks to Randy at Piranha Dive for the 220 lumen handlight's . I shall be using mine all the time as it is almost as bright as a light cannon and about 1/4 the size and weight.

April 11 2010.

I've been away from the blog a bit because of having a head cold , stormy weather locally and poor visibility brought on by the weather.

Andi and I moved Gradient back to Lund yesterday. Gorgeous sunny day. We did not get a dive or 2 because of our colds but look forward to diving later  this coming week.

I have been busy finding myself a new camera. Many thanks to Jack Connick of Optical OceanSales.com and Ryan Canon and Tony of Reef Photo and Video for their  help and assistance during the process.

After much research I chose a Nikon D90 with Nauticam housing, viewfinder and ports to support a 60mm Nikon macro lens, a Zen 100 small dome for a 10-17 Tokina wide angle. I added a 17-70 Sigma for an all round lens but have no port for it so it will have to stay ashore for now. The Sigma should get plenty of action at the start before i head into the water as i transition from my trusty Fuji E900 to my  first DSLR. While loving my E900 i look forward to receiving and getting in the water with the new rig as soon as possible.