LnJ Posted October 11, 2004 #1 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Here’s a link to 155 captioned photos of our June 26th, 2004 cruise aboard the Tahitian Princess. If you think they might be helpful to future cruisers in French Polynesia, and this post has fallen several pages back in the index, I’d appreciate a short reply to get it closer to the top of the list and easier to find again. Linda and I had a super time! It won’t take us 12 years to get back to Moorea and Bora Bora like the last time. A highlight was Marc’s motu picnic tour on Huahine. I hate to seem like a blatant commercial for him, but this tour is not to be missed! The other most memorable experience was the introductory scuba dive on Bora Bora. My sister-in-law Judie almost scrubbed the dive while on the dive boat, but finally got up the nerve to make the plunge. Afterwards she said she’d do it again in a minute, it was that fantastic. We booked this through Princess (Bora Diving Center). If it is full, you might try e-mailing them directly. The photos are linked here: http://www.koskiphotography.com/tahiti.html (Definitely better with a broadband connection… you’ve got to be very patient with dial-up.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutSyder Posted October 11, 2004 #2 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Beautiful pictures LnJ!! They brought back many wonderful memories. What settings did you use for your underwater shots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IScubaSlo Posted October 11, 2004 #3 Share Posted October 11, 2004 I agree, it brought back very good memories, and I would love to do that again......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druke I Posted October 11, 2004 #4 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Great set of photos. Thanks. Very pretty part of the world. We certainly enjoyed our trip, Pacific Princess (new), Papeete to Sydney, last November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine95030 Posted October 11, 2004 #5 Share Posted October 11, 2004 What beautiful pictures! Thanks for posting them. It makes me want to book this cruise immediately :o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted October 12, 2004 #6 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Well I have spent two hours this morning viewing these beautiful photographs. I am on dial up and was surprised how quickly the pictures came up. I feel as if I have been on holiday with you. Thgank you! My husband I are going on a cruise on the Sapphire 6th Jan 05. Hope we have as much fun as you did. Marleneannau. http://home.iprimus.com.au/marleneann/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LnJ Posted October 18, 2004 Author #7 Share Posted October 18, 2004 Hello OutSyder, The underwater photos were taken with the Sony P-32 digital camera (now discontinued and replaced with the P-41) in a $50 underwater housing from Camerashield.com. Camera was set on "P" (Program) mode, without flash. The P-32 is an excellent camera for this application because the lens doesn't extend when turned on. I turned off the LCD display to conserve battery life and set the camera to stay on the maximum 3 minutes before turning off between shots. You must take a photo at least every 3 minutes. This is important because once inside the underwater housing you can't turn the camera on again without opening the housing. As you go deeper, the yellows and reds are filtered out by the water and the photos look more blue. Sometimes you can correct it with a photo editing program like Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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