Deep Water Exploration
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A Lensography of What Lies Beneath the Waters of the World
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Peter Benchley on the Sea
"I take nourishment from the sea,
in reality or imagination.
It speaks to me of continuity,
of promise, of adventure."
Ocean Planet: Writings and Images of the Sea
The First Three
Of a 30 lens challenge
What started the whole quest was an article on the Blue Holes of the Bahamas. Being an adventurer at heart, I had to see what the draw was for these deep cave divers and their fearless hours spent in these dangerous ocean caves.
This led to serendipity as a movie, "Sanctum" was released on Blu-Ray just as I began the quest. So my next lens was on the cave and the experience there
No sooner was I completing that lens, that the news came out that the Russian Prime Minister was exploring the deep waters of a Russian Atlantis... so I had to do that one!
This is a lot of fun so far! I look forward to what else the quest may bring!
The Best of the Ocean
Tweets on the Deep Sea
1926 - Diving in the Sargasso Sea
"I dived and entered an ultramarine world, with sprigs of amber sargassum weed floating near the ceiling of that world. Tiny fish darted past, and once, even with the dullness of my aquatic vision, I saw a small school vanish from view - a group of timid flyingfish which took to wing and entered the air at sight of my strange appearance.
Free Diving
Nature Notes for Ocean Voyagers ... Alfred Carpenter
Famous Ocean Explorers and Sunken Artifacts
The Second batch
NOAA
Ocean Explorer
Mysteries of the Deep
The deepest part of the ocean, an ancient submerged road, evidence that a mythical creature might actually have existed, and the story of a young Emperor and a crab.
What's Hot in the Ocean Now?
"Hot" being a relative term...
- Ocean Park Drills 201.4 metres of 0.52% Copper at the Cerro Grande Copper ...
- Mr. Chris Taylor, M.Sc. P.Geo, is Vice President Exploration with Ocean Park and is the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101, who supervised the preparation of the above information. Information related to past drilling and ...
- URI oceanographers to exhibit at America's Cup
- ... filled with dozens of animals found in the local ecosystem. Scientists from the school also will deliver short talks each day on topics such as ocean exploration, robots in the ocean, nautical charts, microscopic predators and hurricane forecasting.
- SpaceX Dragon capsule heading back to Earth
- * Capsule due to splash down in Pacific Ocean on Thursday * Completed successful test flight * First private spaceship to reach space station By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 31 (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies' Dragon spaceship was ...
Deep Sea Diving
Read up on the Ocean's Mysteries
Inspiring and Entertaining
Sammy the Salmon - The Giant Quest
Ocean Buzz
What's happening in our fragile oceans?
- Climate change affecting oceans faster: study; News in Science (ABC Science)
Climate change is having a more pronounced effect on animals and plants in the world's oceans than scientists had previously anticipated, a new analysis shows.
Deep Science
Deep Sea News
Charles Lyell on the Principles of Geology
"It is probable that a greater number of monuments of the skill and industry of man will, in the course of the ages, be collected together in the bed of the ocean than will exist at any other time on the surface of the continents. " Charles Lyell in "Principles of Geology,"
Environmentally sound
Lenses that care about our fragile Earth and her Oceans.
Climate Change, Ecosystems, and more.
OCEAN LOVE
from my Quora Board
Oceanic Trivia
Courtesy of the Smithsonian
US Navy Ship Classification
Ammunition ships: for volcanos or names suggesting fire and explosives;
Battleships: after states of the union;
Destroyers: in honor of dead persons associated with the Navy or Marines;
Hospital ships: with "synonyms for kindness" or "other logical and euphonious words;"
Ocean tugs: for Indian tribes;
Provision storeships: for astronomical bodies;
Submarines: after fish and other sea life.
-Ninety percent of all volcanic activity occurs in the oceans.
-The oceans cover 71 percent of the Earth's surface and contain 97 percent of the Earth's water. Less than 1 percent is fresh water, and 2-3 percent is contained in glaciers and ice caps.
~ the phrase "Pooped out" originally described the condition of seamen caught on the poop or aft deck after a wave from heavy seas crashed down upon it.
~Chitin, a natural polymer in shellfish exoskeletons, has been made into water-resistant paper and edible food wrapping. But recent work has demonstrated that it also has antifungal properties and promotes healing.
Is it a Hit?
What's on Ebay re: Ocean Exploration
It's not all about physical objects
Living Things are Treasures, Too!
As a lover of wildlife and a lover of water, I vow to include lenses on "treasures" which include living things in the ocean, seas, and fresh waters of the world. I will explore all kinds of precious gems of the deep. Some will be living, others will be not. The deep has plenty of space to discover all kinds of precious gems. I have 30 lenses to discover as many as I can. Let this challenge bring us closer to our underwater worldly friends.
The lower 30
Coming to the Goal Line!
We love to hear from you
Let us know what you think!
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sponias
Nov 14, 2011 @ 12:11 am | delete
- The ocean is a magical world. Your work is excellent!
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rms Nov 1, 2011 @ 10:34 am | delete
- It was fun exploring the ocean with you! Very well done collection of lenses!
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SereneSea Oct 29, 2011 @ 4:12 am | delete
- This is a beautiful lensography of a nice mix of niches.
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Kimbesa Oct 8, 2011 @ 6:02 pm | delete
- Wonderful showcase! I probably will never dive deep myself, but I can get a view via some of your modules. Thanks!
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KarenKay Oct 8, 2011 @ 6:21 pm | delete
- Thanks Kimbesa. I hear you re: deep diving. I think the fact that I cannot dive (due to problems with my ears) makes it all the more enticing for me to research and write about.
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COUNTRYLUTHIER
Sep 16, 2011 @ 8:19 pm | delete
- Good stuff! Enjoy hearing about the deep, must be the sailor in me.
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TapIn2U Sep 13, 2011 @ 12:10 am | delete
- How adorable is this! Great lens! Sundae ;-)
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Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean
Roll on, thou deep and dark
blue ocean--roll!
Ten thousand fleets sweep
over thee in vain;
Man marks the earth with ruin
--his control
Stops with the shore.
Lord Byron 1818
Other Lenses on Ocean Life
Not part of the original Quest
The full lens list
In order of creation
- 1. Blue Holes of the Bahamas
- Blue Holes are simply openings to undersea caverns, found in the ocean. They are called 'blue holes' because they are distinctly darker blue, due to the dis
- 2. Pannikin Plain Cave
- The Movie 'Sanctum' was mostly fiction, but the premise was based on fact. There was an actual diving party who were trapped in an underwater cave due to a
- 3. Russian Atlantis
- Not to be confused with Space Shuttle Atlantis, Russian Atlantis is an actual place on earth: buried beneath the Black Sea off the Taman Peninsula. Under th
- 4. Sunken Treasures of the Frau Maria
- Perhaps lost forever beneath Finnish waters, the Frau Maria contained several works of art which was newly acquired by Catherine the Great and bound for her
- 5. Clive Cussler's Ocean Exploration
- Most of Bestselling Author Clive Cussler's novels are centered around deep water mysteries. His real life experiences as an ocean explorer give him plenty o
- 6. Jean-Michel-Cousteau
- Jean-Michel Cousteau's work in ocean exploration and preservation began as a child, with he and his younger brother Philippe tagging along with their famous
- 7. Ancient Alexandria
- Beneath the waters of the Mediterranean lie ruins of the ancient city of Alexandria
- 8. The Mariana Trench
- The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the ocean.
- 9. Bimini Road
- Ancient Underwater Road found near Bimini
- 10. Dolphin Tale
- The true story behind the hit movie about Winter The Dolphin
- 11. Murphy the Loggerhead Sea Turtle
- Loggerhead Sea Turtle released into the ocean
- 12. Message in the Bottle
- Ocean Currents and a Romantic
- 13. Enceladus
- Saturn's Icy Ocean Moon
- 14. Life in the Dead Sea
- The Dead Sea is not so Dead!
- 15.Red Tide
- Beautiful Luminescent Waves
- 16. Tuvalu Island Nation
- Climate Change causing small island nation to fall into the sea
- 17. Diving with Sharks
- Shark diving is a growing industry, and that is good news for sharks! Why? because the more interest and investment we put on observing these great and nearly prehistoric beasts of the ocean, the less is spent on killing them.
- 18. Vampire Squid
- The Most Haunting Deep Sea Animal
- 19. The Kraken
- New evidence supports possible existence of pre-historic Kraken-like beast
- 20. Searching for Amelia Earhart
- A collection of various theories about what might have happened to Amelia Earhart and her plane, somewhere over the Pacific Ocean
- 21. The Giant Pumpkin Regatta
- It's the kind of thing one might experience in a dream. It makes no sense, but seems perfectly logical at the time. Once a year, Giant Pumpkins, some elaborately decorated, are gently lowered (sometimes by crane) into a river or lake, gutted, and... ridden?
- 22. The Coral Triangle
- Living in the most delicate and protected sanctuary of the ocean
- 23.Box Jellyfish
- Facts about the deadliest Jellyfish, safety tips, causes of their exploding population
- 24. Whale Songs
- Baleen whales, generally larger than toothed whales, have vocal chords and are the whales we think of as "singing". Most scientists agree the songs are for mating. However, it is not clear why some sing when no mating activity is involved. These gentle and romantic giants have so much to teach us, and we are only beginning to be able to decipher their song.
- 25. James Cameron's Environmental Crusade
- Bringing Awareness to the Plight of our Oceans
- 26. The Seahorse
- Little Sweethearts of the Sea
- 27.About Manatees
- Save the Gentle Giants of the Ocean
- 28. Samurai Crab
- The legend of the Heike Samurai and their evolution in the face of a crab
- 29. The Galapagos Islands
- Endangered species of the Galapagos Islands
- 30. Baby Seals
- Baby Seals, why they are so adorable, and the horrible way they are hunted and killed. Plus, what we can do to change it! There is a reason this one was last. It is an incredibly emotional topic to tackle!
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