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John Ciurczak
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- Haledon, New Jersey
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Flights – Delta Newark – Atlanta – Bonaire. Same route back.
Uneventful both ways. Even though we departed Bonaire 1 hours late, we arrived in Atlanta only 5 minutes late and still made our connection with room to spare.
Stayed at our Divi timeshar…
May 9 - 23, 2009 Turks And Caicos Aggressor
Just got back from 2 fabulous weeks on the T&C Aggressor.
The reefs have taken some damage from the hurricanes last year, particularly the sponges and sea fans on the top sections of the walls, but the mar…
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- Do You Shoot Photography or Video?
- Photography
- About Me:
- I'm a IT manager for a financial services firm, which mainly serves to fund my love of diving and photography.
My wife, Sue, and I are fortunate enough to get in about 3 dive trips per year. We have a timeshare in Bonaire, so that's 1 trip, we usually do a live-aboard as the second, and then "someplace else".
Our diving has been exclusively in the Carribean, except for 1 fantastic trip to Truk Lagoon.
I've had a very incremental journey in UW photography, starting out with a Sea-life film point and shoot, got depressed with the lack of color so I added a strobe, got frustrated with the field of view so I added a wide angle adapter. That was fine for a year or so, then I made the leap to digital with an Olympus 7070WZ, and finally to the Nikon D200 rig this year.
Sue and I have also taken several courses with Mike Mesgleski and Mike Haber from the Jim Church School of Underwater Photography which helped us a lot in our photography.
- Website:
- http://homepage.mac.com/j.ciurczak
- How Many Dives Per Year?
- 50 - 75
- Have You Attended An NYUPS Event?
- Yes
- What Was Your Favorite Dive Ever?
- It's so hard to pick one out, but let's try...
I'd have to say the Manto Ray night dives in Kona, Hawaii - Gentle, acrobatic giants coming close enough to part your hair.
- What Underwater Photo or Video Equipment Do you Use?
- Nikon D200, Aquatica Housing, Inon Strobes
Formerly, Olympus 7070WZ, L&M Tetra Housing, Inon Strobes
- What State Do you Reside In?
- NJ
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I also love diving the Caribbean. Besides Bonaire, Curacao, Saba - where would you recommend and why?
Thanks,Gigi