[Cussy]

Well I thought I'd better go and see what all the fuss is about, so I spent a week with my good mate Mark in Sharm. We did 12 dives in the usual sort of places.

This was the first proper trip of the new setup, having only got it wet once in Stoney Cove before hand. My intension was to slowly work from what I know to try new things. As it turned out, I was too much like a kid in a candy shop and was far too snappy, but by about day 4 I was being a lot more selective with what I wanted to capture.

The downside of the trip was the failure of my strobe. Basically user error. I always put fresh batteries in at the end of every day. On day 3 I must have over-tightened the battery door, as when I undid it it came away from the wrong end - to put it simply, the door no longer goes on. So the last three days were all spend on ambient light with the wide angle on.

I am slowly working my way through the RAW files, but here are a selection that were processed on my laptop whilst out there (that explains why some of them look a bit dark).

My conclusions of the Red Sea were as follows:
- Follow my bloody leader - far too many divers in every shot
- Far too many smashed up corals
- Far too many people who shouldn't even be allowed in the water, let alone have a camera!
- I thought the diving in Mozambique was better and snorkelling in Hawaii was also better.
- Mark needs a lot more training on how to model.
- I will be back...

Rob