Another weekend in Two Harbors, Catalina

Photos of diving hiking Two Harbors, Catalina Island Two weekends ago (man am I slacking on posts) Anna and I went to Two Harbors with the dive group again. It was a gorgeous 3 day weekend – Flat water, hot weather, clear skies. We did some kayaking and wandering around the island, but nothing too …

Cold canyon dive

Photos of diving La Jolla Canyon Better late than never. Adam, Mani, and had a lovely Sunday morning dive on the 6th. Visibility in La Jolla Canyon was 20 feet or more, making it very bright compared to usual. The visibility was probably the result of deep upwellings, given the 48F (9C) water temperature. Brrrr. …

Avalon’s Underwater Park

Photos of diving Avalon’s Underwater Park Last Friday I headed out to Avalon for the day with Anna, Mani, Adam and Randi. Anna played aunt and watched Carson while we did a few dives. Visibility wasn’t as fantastic, but kelp forests are always great to explore. It is a pretty easy trip for some great …

Canon firmware hacks

Some bright folks have dumped and upgraded the firmware for the Canon A570 IS, A610, A620, A630, A640, A700, A710 IS, S2 IS, S3 IS, SD500 and G7.  They unlocked raw mode, high speed shutter speeds, live histograms, highlight cropping indicators, and better battery indicators.  Quite amazing.  If you own one of the above and …