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Florida Hawksbill Project

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:31:31 +0000

Hey Everyone.

Shot video at the end of March for Force-E and the Florida Hawksbill Project of a turtle research dive in West Palm Beach.

Doing what I do best here in Paradise,
Doug “the Video Dude”

Planning a dive adventure of your own? Let us document your adventure on video and preserve your memories on DVD! Give us a call at 954.296.6449

Dive Charter Episode 3 is Now Online!

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:59:06 +0000

Hello everyone!

We are very proud to announce the 3rd episode of “Dive Charter: A Day in the Life of a Dive Boat” is now online! Episode 3 – “Battle Lines” deals with the invasion of lionfish on the reefs and what divers, dive operators and even restaurants are doing to combat this menace. In this episode we go onboard Scubatyme III for a lionfish hunt, travel to Key Largo to talk to Lad Akins of REEF, Mike Ryan of Horizon Divers and visit the Fish House Encore Restaurant where they serve lionfish on the menu. We also see how the crew handles a diver in distress and we talk to a diver who gets stung by a lionfish during the hunt.

Episode 3 – “Battle Lines” runs 23 minutes.

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3.23.12 Reef Video Shoot

admin — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:08:35 +0000

Hello Everyone!

Took Friday morning to go out and shoot some reef footage. Went out aboard Scubatyme III with Captain Bob and DM Adam and went diving on the “Ant Beds” and “Sanctuary Reef”. Usual cast of tropical fish in both spots, one lone turtle plus a bonus – Barrel Sponges spawning! This video is a highlight clip of the two dives. Enjoy!

Having fun doing what I do best here in South Florida,
Doug the Video Dude

Planning a dive adventure of your own? Let us document your adventure on video and preserve your memories on DVD! Give us a call at 954.296.6449

2.26.12 Blue Grotto – Williston, FL

admin — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:05:36 +0000

Hello everyone.

Once again we returned to the Blue Grotto in Williston, FL for some cool cavern and cave experiences. Despite the 48 degree air temp and misty rain, we were all looking forward to diving in the grotto again. We also had a few first-timers along with us, and it was great to see their faces while trying something new. There were lots of students from local dive shops there that day, so the cavern was kind of murky, but the cave portion was all ours that day. We spent a lot of time in the cave portion, looking at fossils in the limestone and exploring a bit. My two dive buddies also “played” a game of underwater UNO on the training platform!

Doing what I do best here in Paradise,
Doug, “the Video Dude”

Planning a dive adventure of your own? Let us document your adventure on video and preserve your memories on DVD! Give us a call at 954.296.6449

2.25.12 Manatees of Crystal River

admin — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:48:24 +0000

Hello everyone.

For the 3rd year in a row we return to Crystal River to snorkel with the manatees. This was yet another group trip sponsored by SCUBA NETWORK® of Deerfield Beach. There were a total of 8 of us as we headed out into King’s Bay on our way to Three Sisters Springs to view the manatees up close and personal. We encountered many manatees in the river and a few in the springs themselves. Lots of mother and baby encounters, this year too.

Doing what I do best here in Paradise,
Doug “the Video Dude”

Planning a dive adventure of your own? Let us document your adventure on video and preserve your memories on DVD! Give us a call at 954.296.6449

“Sharks Count” Dive Trip – 2.4.12

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:54:04 +0000

Hello everyone.

Saturday, February 4th finds the Video Dude heading out on Narcosis Dive Charters to look for and document Lemon Shark populations in Riviera Beach, FL. Along with a group of people booked through FORCE-E Dive Center and Nikole Ordway of Shark Savers, we head out into somewhat “sporty” seas to our dive sites: Shark Canyon and Juno Ledge. No Lemon Sharks today, but lots of Reef Sharks, a few Nurse Sharks, a couple of Goliath Groupers and two Hawksbill Turtles.

Watch the video below:

Having fun doing what I do best here in South Florida,
Doug the Video Dude

Planning a dive adventure of your own? Let us document your adventure on video and preserve your memories on DVD! Give us a call at 954.296.6449

“DIVE CHARTER” Episode 2 airs

admin — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:05:30 +0000

On September 23rd, the second episode of our new web-based reality series, “Dive Charter: A Day in the Life of a Dive Boat” aired on the web. The second episode deals with the craziness of the 2-day South Florida Lobster Mini-Season, introduces a new dive boat captain and divemaster, and captures a confrontation over a dive site between two charter boats! The second episode runs @17 minutes long and can be seen at DiveCharter.tv.

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“DIVE CHARTER” Web-based Reality Series Premieres

admin — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:15:51 +0000

On August 6th, Video Dude Productions premiered the first episode of our new web-based reality series, “Dive Charter: A Day in the Life of a Dive Boat”. The pilot episode introduces the dive boat and crew, the staff from a local dive shop, and follows a student diver (Pam Dino) as she goes through her certification process. The pilot episode runs @13 minutes long and can be seen at DiveCharter.tv.

Episode 2 “Mini-Season Madness” will be premiering in September and deals with the craziness of the 2-day South Florida Lobster Mini-Season. Location shooting has already been completed and this episode is in it’s final production stages.

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7.19.11 Blue Heron Bridge

admin — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:52:00 +0000

Hello everyone!

After a bit of an absence, I returned to Blue Heron Bridge with the “Ultra-Faboo” Joanie and photo/video protege Jeanette to see what we could find. Since every time we go we see great things, we all decided to just go real slow and look carefully at our usual dive areas. We were rewarded several times with some seahorses, a batfish, an upside-down jellyfish, yellow stingrays, hermit crabs and an octopus.

A relaxing, very near two-hour dive and great fun with great friends.
Doug the “Video Dude”

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7.9.11 SFSC Pier and Reef Clean-up

admin — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:05:14 +0000

Hello everyone!

We were hired by the South Florida Spearfishing Club to shoot video documentation of their Pompano Beach (FL) Pier and Reef cleanup efforts. What started out as a rainy day, quickly turned to sunshine as the divers and myself headed out aboard Pompano Dive Center‘s “Sea Dog Diver” to head for a mooring spot at the end of the pier.

Once we were moored in the right spot, SFSC vice-president Heather and I jumped in the water so I could shoot some pre-cleanup shots of the reef and pier. Then, as the other divers got in the water, I followed them around, shooting video of their clean-up activities. When the divers had a full bucket of debris, it was brought to the surface and handed over to a waiting member of the Kayuba Dive Club, who stowed the buckets on their kayaks and brought them over to the pier to be hoisted up and sorted. After everyone was done, I went back in and shot video of the cleaned areas.

While the work the SFSC did today was very important, it was just a drop in the overall amount of stuff on the reefs and under the pier. Please, everyone, be aware of the impact your activities on or under the water can have!

Another great video project we are proud to be a part of!
Doug the “Video Dude”.

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