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[ldkearney]

hello everyone, i am a new member and i live in iowa. believe it or not there are quite a few good dive sites in my area ( north central iowa ). i am hoping to list those sites here as soon as i can. i would also like to post some underwater photos from those sites. i'm not sure what i need to do first. right now the forum doesnt seem to let me do either. i could use some input from you. thanks.

[Atlaua]

hello everyone, i am a new member and i live in iowa. believe it or not there are quite a few good dive sites in my area ( north central iowa ). i am hoping to list those sites here as soon as i can. i would also like to post some underwater photos from those sites. i'm not sure what i need to do first. right now the forum doesnt seem to let me do either. i could use some input from you. thanks.


You should be able to now, if not let me know. The links, sites and galleries all require that you have at least 1 post first. Mainly to prevent people from spamming them.

James

P.S. Welcome to the board...

[steve2281]

Welcome! Glad you found this board. Keep checkin back and spread the word around.

Ya got any bird huntin in Iowa??? steve

[nauifins73]

Welcome to the Board! What kind of camera set up do you use?

Becky

[DeepDiverBob]

Glad you found us. I look forward to reading more info about Iowa diving.

Welcome aboard.

[M&P+4]

hello everyone, i am a new member and i live in iowa. believe it or not there are quite a few good dive sites in my area ( north central iowa ). i am hoping to list those sites here as soon as i can. i would also like to post some underwater photos from those sites. i'm not sure what i need to do first. right now the forum doesnt seem to let me do either. i could use some input from you. thanks.

Welcome to the neighborhood. I used to drive past your neck of the woods frequently whe I was stationed in WY.

I'm looking forward to seeing some of the sites you dive....they may make a good weekend trip from central WI.

[ldkearney]

i drive up to wazee and dive during the summer, have you ever been there??

[ldkearney]

hi becky, i just switched to digital. i started out with a ikelite auto 35 and then a sea and sea motomarine II EX and now a Nikon Coolpix 995 in an Ikelite housing with an Ikelite 100A strobe and a INON Uwl 100 wide angle lens. the 995 is a great camera. It actually has more features than my Olympus E-10 digital SLR.

[ldkearney]

hi Lyle, what city do you live in??

[nauifins73]

hi becky, i just switched to digital. i started out with a ikelite auto 35 and then a sea and sea motomarine II EX and now a Nikon Coolpix 995 in an Ikelite housing with an Ikelite 100A strobe and a INON Uwl 100 wide angle lens. the 995 is a great camera. It actually has more features than my Olympus E-10 digital SLR.

I agree it is a great camera - I have a 995 also. I have an Aquatica housing and the Ikelite DS125 strobe. I don't have as much experience with it as I would like. 1st time I used it - the housing flooded - Aquatica took care of the problem. Dive buddy saved the camera. I have to recommend a moisture alarm that is what saved my camera.

Looking forward to seeing some of your pictures.
Becky

[M&P+4]

i drive up to wazee and dive during the summer, have you ever been there??

It is 56 miles from my house to the beach - I only got there one weekend last summer but plan on being there more often this summer.

[M&P+4]

hi Lyle, what city do you live in??

Stanley - it is about 1/2 way between Minneapolis and Green Bay.

[ozarkjim]

Welcome to the board. My wife also has the 995 with the Ikelite housing and strobe. Evidently pretty popular around here at least.

[M&P+4]

i drive up to wazee and dive during the summer, have you ever been there??

It is 56 miles from my drive way. I only made it there one weekend last year due to no-buddy syndrome. My wife and 12 year old daughter are getting certified this spring so I should make it down there more often this summer.

[ldkearney]

thats the good thing about a ikelite housing, its clear so if it leaks you can see it right away and get it out of the water!!

[Finally Swimming]

hi Lyle, what city do you live in??

I think I can answer this one.... I'm Denise, Lyle's wife. We live in Stanley, about 30 minutes from the Eau Claire/Chippewa Falls area. We camped out at Wazee last year for a weekend, very nice but a little more rustic than I was prepared for. We're planning to get down there this summer again since our 12 year old and I will be getting certified (God willing we pass) this spring.

Denise