About Mike hero - diver and dive boat

〰 WELCOME TO MY DIVING LOG

Hello! My name is Mike, and I’ve been scuba diving for over 22 years. I am a PADI Master Scuba Diver and have spent countless hours exploring the incredible underwater world of South Florida.

I live in Sunny South Florida on the west coast right around the Tampa area, but I travel to the Ft. Lauderdale area, It’s there where you can dive practically all year long.

One of my passion in photography is taking pictures underwater. It is so beautiful below the surface and it is full of exciting colorful coral and ordinary to exotic marine life.

I have to admit, I don’t dive unless I take my camera with me, I don’t want to miss a shot that would be one of a kind.

I used to live on the east coast and diving would be almost every week end weather permitting. Now that I live on the west coast I make it over to Pompano Beach and do a beach dive with my dive buddies.

As I always say... Let’s Go Diving!

▣ MY UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT

CAMERAS
  • Olympus SP-350 8.0 Megapixel Digital Camera
  • Olympus PT-030 Underwater Housing
  • GoPro with Underwater Housing
Underwater dive light
Olympus camera and underwater housing
GoPro underwater camera
LIGHTING
  • Two Inon D-2000 Type 3 Underwater Strobes
  • LED Focus Light
  • Two LED Dive Lights

◉ PADI CERTIFICATIONS

Open Water Diver
August, 2004
Nitrox 40% Training
April, 2005
Advanced Open Water Diver
September, 2005
Rescue Diver
July, 2006
Specialty Diver
• Deep Diver
November, 2007
• Underwater Navigation
June, 2009
• Night Diver
July, 2009
• Search and Recovery Diver
July, 2009
Master Scuba Diver
July, 2009

▣ MY FAVORITE SUBJECTS

Coral Faces
Coral Faces
Coral Reefs
Coral Reefs
Diver Photography
Diver Photography
Sea Turtles
Sea Turtles
Shipwrecks
Shipwrecks
Tropical Fish
Tropical Fish

☼ DIVE OPERATORS I RECOMMEND

Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to dive with many excellent operators throughout South Florida. These two have consistently provided outstanding service, knowledgeable crews, and access to some of the best diving Florida has to offer. I highly recommend them to anyone planning a dive trip.

SOUTH FLORIDA DIVING HEADQUARTERS

Pompano Beach, Florida

South Florida Diving Headquarters offers daily reef and wreck charters, drift dives, scuba training, and dive gear services. Their experienced crew and well-maintained boats make them one of my top recommendations.

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HORIZON DIVERS

Key Largo, Florida Keys

Horizon Divers provides access to more than 100 dive sites in Key Largo and the Upper Keys. They offer reef and wreck trips, snorkeling, training, and personalized dive experiences with a first-class crew.

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