+Darrell Brackett I've dove Cozumel a handful of times. If you think Cozumel is the best in the world, go to Komodo in Indonesia. Makes Cozumel look like a swamp!
Very Beautiful Mike! I dove on Palancar and Santa Rosa back in the early 90's. The reefs were just as beautiful, but there were hardly any fish. Was told that the locals ate up everything they catch. Watching this footage though... I HAVE TO GO BACK!!!
+Jojo Diver Most definitely Jojo Diver, they are doing a good job and the reefs are recovering nicely. They can always do more though and hoping one day they turn the entire Island into a protected park with no fishing :) The economic benefits to the Island as a park and scuba diver destination far outweigh the loss of one small portion of industry.
We've just filmed a long natural sight and sound gopro walk through the town and beach but we didn't get to see Cozumel underwater, so we enjoyed watching your underwater footage very much. Thank you for sharing it. We've subscribed and look forward to seeing more.
What a difference, just dove Cozumel last week, didn´t have so much visibility. Yet Puerto Venados south of XCaret did have similar fauna as the one shown in your video. Great dive!
Just returned from there. Did Santa Rosa as well. Shot with black 3+ 2.7 30fps. I did shoot in protune and now need to colour grade. Next time I'll shoot regular so I won't need to colour grade. Great job with this video. Gives me some inspiration for what I need to do. I saw some Grouper too, but not big ones and we missed the Eagle Ray. Did two, two tank dives and still never saw them. Dang.
Nick Stevens you have to change privacy settings in order to reply to your question. Hopefully you see this answer. No I did not do any post editing of color. Just the filter in description.
Awesome underwater footage! 👍👍 I recently bought a cheap China AEE action cam with underwater housing, but the quality of the video can not be compared.
Awesome video Mike! I randomly stumbled upon your channel because I just uploaded my own world travels video. It looks like you had tons of fun! Great work filming & editing! I just recently started making travel videos about a month ago while traveling Europe. I know all the hard work that goes into it! Your videos great! Have a good day! You just earned yourself a new subscriber!
Hey Mike, thanks for sharing and what a great quality video. I have a Gopro 4 Silver, and was wondering if you have tried filming with Protune on? I have done both on and off with mixed results. Also, my research has resulted in different answers also. Some say that capturing video with Protune on actually gathers more data and is the way to go. My experience is that you have to be careful if you use an auto setting for exposure, which can change your video when you do not want it. Would be great if you could share your thoughts.
+Mike Daigler Protune is great and is a must if you want to grade the image later. That said it is not the best image right out of the box and looks flat without doing any post processing. I usually do not shoot in Protune because I do not want to spend time trying to color grade my footage but i do use it especially if i am on a special dive with sharks or something where i will take the time to try and get a better image than what i would on auto. The image out of the box is flat in Protune but there is more image data to work with(less compression), so technically you would get a better image after grading the image but that takes time. For most of my videos. I shoot in auto, do a quick edit of the clips and share it to TH-cam. That said if I was doing anything other than snorkeling and I didn't have a filter or lights I would definitely shoot with Protune so I could bring the colors back into the image after. I don't have a lot of color grading experience but here is a example that I learned a bit from th-cam.com/video/UGthOhEMSYs/w-d-xo.html
Can you post a photo of your setup? I am interested in how you use the Extension Pole with the Tray/lights...or do you use them in different combinations? I don't dive often but have started using a GoPro and posting videos after and would love to improve the quality...Thanks.
+Kelly Saluri I do use them with different combos. I normally did not use lights with the GoPole but then started taking a arm off my try set up and using that one handed while using the GoPole. Most of the shots here would have been using just the tray set up with light from Snake River Prototyping (Lights from Backscatter Sola 2000's Light & Motion)
By far one of the best videos i've seen with a gopro 4! Well done! Did you have the Red filter on for all the dives above? The video quality was spectacular. Was there any post filming editing using any apps or programs? And you did not even require a macro filter for those up close videos? Really good stuff here man
nice and varied video! From just one dive, this is a great experience! Great job. Did you mount the lamps or do you use one of them separately by hand? Please do not misunderstand me, but in part the object is only partially illuminated ... I myself have only started using a lamp during my last vacation. Of course this is much more demanding than "just" the red filter and it means a lot more work. Was for me a big change ..... and I still have to practice a lot !!! But of course the light makes the recording even more beautiful. Unfortunately, you can see immediately where the light "ends". I also found out that one lamp was not enough for me personally. Since a spot effect can be seen quickly .... I now have a second lamp and look forward to the next vacation, in which I can hopefully now with 2 lamps "everything" illuminated. However, this means a higher effort, the lamps set again and again, let's see how neat I get this done. I like your Viedo and hope you do not blame me for the little critical question! I am glad about an answer from you, thank you! bye bye D.Banny
Mike, I have always wondered if two lights work better than one light if centered. I recently bought a single i-Torch Venom 38 Video Light and wondering if I should get two? Any thoughts?
+Adeel Khan Two lights are definitely needed as the gopro has such a wide lens. on really close ups you could get away with one light or if you just want to highlight your subject with darker background.
+SPaige4 yes I mostly use the shallow water URPro SWCY filter with both lights when filming. It keeps a little color in the background corals and makes the reds pop on the lighted subjects.
Excellent video Mike. I just purchased a Gopro 4 for an upcoming trip (June) to Cozumel. I would like to ask about your setup. Did you use a bluewater filter in addition to your lights, or did you use the lights alone?
+USMCRet1993 Thanks. Yes I do use a blue water filter. Links in the description. I use lights and filter. The URPRO SWCY with sola 2000's for lights. I find the combination adds just that little extra red to make everything pop!
Based on your recommendation, i'm getting my ope water cert in cozumel @ Dive with Martin. Would you know any place in Cancun/Cozumel where one can rent a GoPro (or any action camera?)
Awesome great to hear you will not be disappointed with Dive With Martin!! As far as the GoPro rental I would try to do that before you arrive because i am not sure anyone has them to rent in Cozumel. I just googled GoPro rental and there is a store that rents them in my area. If you go that rout don't forget to order a filter from Snakeriver prototyping. If you want to rent a entire set up with lights and filters *I think Backscatter in the USA could probably help you out. You could also try some Cozumel or local forums and see if you might rent or borrow one in your area. I would at the very least wait until you have fully completed the course before taking a camera with you. But once you have you will see that having your buoyancy skills down will help you get good shots! I am happy for you and wish i was younger when I got certified I hope you have many years of enjoyment under the water!
+ Mike Gerrie "...wish i was younger when I got certified..." I know the feeling: I started snorkeling when I was 13, and took a few scuba dives with friends around the same time, as well as an "Introduction to Scuba Diving" class in my 30s, but I didn't get certified until I was 61. On the other hand, better late than never!
+Cape Kon Im a little late, lol but if you still don't have one there will be one in October 2016 i believe not sure how big a improvement it will be. Been rumors that there will be 6 or 8k ( I highly doubt that to be the case. ) I am hoping for 4k at 60fps and some in camera stabilization. That is still wishful thinking as the tech is just not there. Memory is not fast enough and sensors overheat at those specs. I am plenty satisfied with the current GoPro 4 Black. My next Camera will probably be something like the Sony RX-100 IV. But at 3 times the cost the GoPro is still a great value.
+Nick Stevens No not really i never touch the colour. sometimes i try to stabilize the video but it is obvious when i do ( Jello look to it). I just cut clips and add music.
Great video! We dive in Cozumel at least once per year. Best diving in the world. Thanks for posting.
+Darrell Brackett Thanks Darrell!
+Darrell Brackett I've dove Cozumel a handful of times. If you think Cozumel is the best in the world, go to Komodo in Indonesia. Makes Cozumel look like a swamp!
Very Beautiful Mike! I dove on Palancar and Santa Rosa back in the early 90's. The reefs were just as beautiful, but there were hardly any fish. Was told that the locals ate up everything they catch. Watching this footage though... I HAVE TO GO BACK!!!
+Jojo Diver Most definitely Jojo Diver, they are doing a good job and the reefs are recovering nicely. They can always do more though and hoping one day they turn the entire Island into a protected park with no fishing :) The economic benefits to the Island as a park and scuba diver destination far outweigh the loss of one small portion of industry.
We've just filmed a long natural sight and sound gopro walk through the town and beach but we didn't get to see Cozumel underwater, so we enjoyed watching your underwater footage very much. Thank you for sharing it. We've subscribed and look forward to seeing more.
Great video! I was amazed at how beautiful and clear Cozumel was when we visited earlier this month. Your turtle footage is amazing. So pretty!
What a difference, just dove Cozumel last week, didn´t have so much visibility. Yet Puerto Venados south of XCaret did have similar fauna as the one shown in your video. Great dive!
Colorfull and stunning reefs!
Scuba Club Cozumel Thank you Scuba Club :)
look how beautiful it is under the water great job guys and nice video i've now watched this video 4 times
Thank you :)
Just returned from there. Did Santa Rosa as well. Shot with black 3+ 2.7 30fps. I did shoot in protune and now need to colour grade. Next time I'll shoot regular so I won't need to colour grade. Great job with this video. Gives me some inspiration for what I need to do. I saw some Grouper too, but not big ones and we missed the Eagle Ray. Did two, two tank dives and still never saw them. Dang.
+MIM Thanks MIM, good luck next time for the groupers! I make sure I don't eat them on the menue so there are more to see when diving :)
Amazing video! Diving here soon! Hope to get nice footage like yours! Keep it up!
+Caio Freitas Thank you!
Thanks for the beautiful video. Wish I was there!
Thank you. It is a very affordable holiday !
Nice video bro,,,and also becouse the clear water 👍🐳
this video goes direct to my tv's living room :) thanks!
Huge beautiful!
I want a GoPro4 Black too.
Nick Stevens you have to change privacy settings in order to reply to your question. Hopefully you see this answer. No I did not do any post editing of color. Just the filter in description.
Wow this is stunning, great video keep it up and hope to see more of this... Its out of this world :)
+dzrealkiller Thank you!
Awesome underwater footage! 👍👍 I recently bought a cheap China AEE action cam with underwater housing, but the quality of the video can not be compared.
really good clip and nice quality!
Thank you :)
Amazing! Going to buy gopro hero 4 as well and those filters you mentioned. I hope its enough
Awesome video Mike! I randomly stumbled upon your channel because I just uploaded my own world travels video. It looks like you had tons of fun! Great work filming & editing! I just recently started making travel videos about a month ago while traveling Europe. I know all the hard work that goes into it! Your videos great! Have a good day! You just earned yourself a new subscriber!
+Ryan Wilson Thanks Ryan, I will be sure to check your vids out.
Your welcome Mike! Awesome can't wait to hear your thoughts, I'm off to Mexico shortly & should have a new videos out soon
Beautiful video !! Congratulation :)
Did you find the first part of the song on jewelbeat too ? What is the name please ? I didn't find it :'(
Hey Mike, thanks for sharing and what a great quality video. I have a Gopro 4 Silver, and was wondering if you have tried filming with Protune on? I have done both on and off with mixed results. Also, my research has resulted in different answers also. Some say that capturing video with Protune on actually gathers more data and is the way to go. My experience is that you have to be careful if you use an auto setting for exposure, which can change your video when you do not want it. Would be great if you could share your thoughts.
+Mike Daigler Protune is great and is a must if you want to grade the image later. That said it is not the best image right out of the box and looks flat without doing any post processing. I usually do not shoot in Protune because I do not want to spend time trying to color grade my footage but i do use it especially if i am on a special dive with sharks or something where i will take the time to try and get a better image than what i would on auto.
The image out of the box is flat in Protune but there is more image data to work with(less compression), so technically you would get a better image after grading the image but that takes time. For most of my videos. I shoot in auto, do a quick edit of the clips and share it to TH-cam.
That said if I was doing anything other than snorkeling and I didn't have a filter or lights I would definitely shoot with Protune so I could bring the colors back into the image after. I don't have a lot of color grading experience but here is a example that I learned a bit from th-cam.com/video/UGthOhEMSYs/w-d-xo.html
Can you post a photo of your setup? I am interested in how you use the Extension Pole with the Tray/lights...or do you use them in different combinations? I don't dive often but have started using a GoPro and posting videos after and would love to improve the quality...Thanks.
+Kelly Saluri I do use them with different combos. I normally did not use lights with the GoPole but then started taking a arm off my try set up and using that one handed while using the GoPole. Most of the shots here would have been using just the tray set up with light from Snake River Prototyping (Lights from Backscatter Sola 2000's Light & Motion)
its amazing! but i was wondering if that its the quality of the camera or you made something whit the gopro studio?
can you tell me the title of the songs that you used? I really liked them
Beautiful!!
What lights did you use?
tadserralta SOLA 2000 x 2
Mike Gerrie
Thanks. Really nice filming.
By far one of the best videos i've seen with a gopro 4! Well done! Did you have the Red filter on for all the dives above? The video quality was spectacular. Was there any post filming editing using any apps or programs? And you did not even require a macro filter for those up close videos? Really good stuff here man
That's a nice video!!!
Kimberly Stutter Thank you :)
Beautiful
nice and varied video! From just one dive, this is a great experience! Great job.
Did you mount the lamps or do you use one of them separately by hand?
Please do not misunderstand me, but in part the object is only partially illuminated ... I myself have only started using a lamp during my last vacation. Of course this is much more demanding than "just" the red filter and it means a lot more work. Was for me a big change ..... and I still have to practice a lot !!!
But of course the light makes the recording even more beautiful. Unfortunately, you can see immediately where the light "ends". I also found out that one lamp was not enough for me personally. Since a spot effect can be seen quickly ....
I now have a second lamp and look forward to the next vacation, in which I can hopefully now with 2 lamps "everything" illuminated. However, this means a higher effort, the lamps set again and again, let's see how neat I get this done.
I like your Viedo and hope you do not blame me for the little critical question!
I am glad about an answer from you, thank you!
bye bye D.Banny
Beautiful!
Thank you :)
Mike, I have always wondered if two lights work better than one light if centered. I recently bought a single i-Torch Venom 38 Video Light and wondering if I should get two? Any thoughts?
+Adeel Khan Two lights are definitely needed as the gopro has such a wide lens. on really close ups you could get away with one light or if you just want to highlight your subject with darker background.
Hello nick ...is this mode on superview?
at any point in this video did you use both the lights and red filter at the same time? thanks
+SPaige4 yes I mostly use the shallow water URPro SWCY filter with both lights when filming. It keeps a little color in the background corals and makes the reds pop on the lighted subjects.
Excellent video Mike. I just purchased a Gopro 4 for an upcoming trip (June) to Cozumel. I would like to ask about your setup. Did you use a bluewater filter in addition to your lights, or did you use the lights alone?
+USMCRet1993 Thanks. Yes I do use a blue water filter. Links in the description. I use lights and filter. The URPRO SWCY with sola 2000's for lights. I find the combination adds just that little extra red to make everything pop!
hi mike. Did you use the GoPro Battery BacPac??? How many batt have you use for this footage ??? how long does one batt last ?
I do not use the battery pack. I turn off between shots and change the batteries between dives.
Do you need both lights? Or just the filter is enough? Diving In Cozumel In August and deciding of buying a gopro or a Sealife 2.0....?
sorry hope this get to you before your trip. This shot was without lights but with filter i believe.
Based on your recommendation, i'm getting my ope water cert in cozumel @ Dive with Martin. Would you know any place in Cancun/Cozumel where one can rent a GoPro (or any action camera?)
Awesome great to hear you will not be disappointed with Dive With Martin!! As far as the GoPro rental I would try to do that before you arrive because i am not sure anyone has them to rent in Cozumel. I just googled GoPro rental and there is a store that rents them in my area. If you go that rout don't forget to order a filter from Snakeriver prototyping. If you want to rent a entire set up with lights and filters *I think Backscatter in the USA could probably help you out. You could also try some Cozumel or local forums and see if you might rent or borrow one in your area. I would at the very least wait until you have fully completed the course before taking a camera with you. But once you have you will see that having your buoyancy skills down will help you get good shots! I am happy for you and wish i was younger when I got certified I hope you have many years of enjoyment under the water!
+ Mike Gerrie "...wish i was younger when I got certified..."
I know the feeling: I started snorkeling when I was 13, and took a few scuba dives with friends around the same time, as well as an "Introduction to Scuba Diving" class in my 30s, but I didn't get certified until I was 61. On the other hand, better late than never!
Do you think I should wait for the GoPro Jero 5? Relase date is October 2k15:D
+Cape Kon Im a little late, lol but if you still don't have one there will be one in October 2016 i believe not sure how big a improvement it will be. Been rumors that there will be 6 or 8k ( I highly doubt that to be the case. ) I am hoping for 4k at 60fps and some in camera stabilization. That is still wishful thinking as the tech is just not there. Memory is not fast enough and sensors overheat at those specs. I am plenty satisfied with the current GoPro 4 Black. My next Camera will probably be something like the Sony RX-100 IV. But at 3 times the cost the GoPro is still a great value.
what is name of the second part of song called x
+janna graham I'm sorry I don't have the project saved on my desktop. But I bought the song through JewelBeat.
Did you do anything in post to get that crisp bright colour feel?
+Nick Stevens No not really i never touch the colour. sometimes i try to stabilize the video but it is obvious when i do ( Jello look to it). I just cut clips and add music.
Cool. Nice
What is your white balance and ISO?
It is set to GoPro color with a color filter attached. Auto ISO and White balance.
Which sharpness level you used? Low ? Medium or High?
I never changed anything. whatever the default setting was.
What settings? What editing software pls?
Settings in the description. Software is Cyberlink Power director
have you got a gopro colour filter
+Samuel Schlager Yes I do there is a link in the description.
Damn i cant watch this beautiful video in 4k god damnit cheap phones
what are you using for a light ?
+Peter Richmond It is in the description 2 x sola 2000's by light and Motion.
Did you use a filter under water ? :)
+Salome Faigle Yes, filter used is in the description.
Muy bonito
amazing..like it
awesome
I thought it could only get 40 meters deep
your right the Hero4 housing is good to 40 meters and the Dive Housing 60 meters.
There is an additional Case that can be bought called the Dive Housing. It goes to 60 metres compared to the 40m of the original housing.
That one human has a 24 pack gut abs omg lol
Hey this is an awsome video.
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What pole did you use and that lenght?
I used the extendable GoPole at full length.