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At 09:15 PM 8/11/96 EDT, you wrote:
>Bill:
> I find your comment about scuba interesting as I have seen wonderful
>video footage of schools of hammerheads with them so close you could touch them
>as they swim by. I think its interesting that you cannot do this without
using a
>rebreather. Is your breathing rate so terrible that you scare them away or are
>you someplace where they are extremely skiddish? If you would like to see more
>than one video as proof I'd be happy to send you several as we take two a year.
>There is a cost involved but I'll be happy to give you the details if you want
>to put your money where your mouth is.
>Take care.........................Alex
Thanks Alex for your concern, but I already have footage of
Hammerheads in the Galapogos (as you can see my money has been in my mouth).
This includes footage of a hammerhead at a cleaning station and one head on
within two feet of my lens, lots and lots from a little further away... but
I also remember that they always left with the bubbles. Perhaps they are
skiddish at Darwin Island, I don't know.
As you can see, I am aware that it is possible... on this same trip,
I happended to see John McKenny (Heyydudes dive partner) diving with a
MK15...he had a lot easier time of it getting up to the Whale sharks and the
Hammerheads, so I speak not from wistfulness but from experience. This was
the trip that made me want a rebreather... since then I have often sat and
observed fish etc. and have always had the best experience in between
breaths... hmmm...
I am not advocating rebreathers instead of OC gear, I will continue
to use OC gear for my diving, but there are absolutely legitimate reasons to
use a rebreather and it is my opinion that observation of wildlife is one.
There is not a contest between Hogarthian OC and ReBreathers anymore than
it's a contest between air and Heliox, they each have their place, and I
intend to continue to, gain knowledge, understanding, and even use both!
BTW, where do you go to see your hammerheads? (I'm not out of money
yet.)
Regards,
Bill
Bill Elliott, Chief Bottle Washer | I don thin that word means...
Northwood Designs, Inc. | what you thin it means.
http://www.nwdesigns.com | - Inigo Montoya
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