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Joe's Scuba Blog Menu Skip to content Home About Dive Log Scuba Diving Instruction in Reno, NV Dive Sites Kona Beach Dives California Dive Sites Breakwater (San Carlos Beach): Monterey, CA Emerald Bay Barges, Lake Tahoe Hurricane Bay, Lake Tahoe Lover’s Point, Monterey, CA Point Lobos, Monterey Area: Whaler’s Cove Florida Dive Sites Christ of the Abyss, Florida Nevada Dive Sites Sand Harbor Lake Tahoe SCUBA Galleries What’s Happening Kona Trip Roatan Diving – Experience the Remote East End Traveling Light With Scuba Gear Diving Blog Technical Diving Diving Safety SCUBA Gear Reviews SCUBA Instruction Dive Travel Kona Diving Dive Sites Diving at Riding Rock Resort – 25 Years Later Posted on March 13, 2020 by Joe Ross When I was young, I did a fair bit of traveling to dive destinations. I had opportunities to scuba dive in as far away destinations as Japan, the South Pacific, much of the Caribbean and elsewhere. It is hard to recall all the places I’ve been diving, but one destination that has always stood out […] Comment Diving at Riding Rock Resort – 25 Years Later Settings for Perfect Underwater Photos Posted on May 23, 2018 by Joe Ross Camera setting for perfectly exposed underwater photographs I won’t lie. The photography on my JoeScuba blog hasn’t exactly been spectacular. Mostly, this is because my focus for the last several years has been technical diving and instruction. Not a lot of camera equipment can survive technical diving depths, and underwater photography isn’t an option at […] Comment Settings for Perfect Underwater Photos Roatan Diving – Experience the Remote East End Posted on March 1, 2018 by Joe Ross Roatan Diving: A Week at The Reef House Resort Roatan diving is renown world-wide for it’s year-round great conditions, unspoiled reefs and diversity of marine life. The tiny island makes just about every list as a premier diving destination. My first Roatan visit was about a month ago. Roatan lies about 60 miles from mainland […] Comment Roatan Diving – Experience the Remote East End Why Dive Sidemount? Posted on February 12, 2018 by Joe Ross Why dive sidemount scuba when there’s nothing wrong with back mount? The average recreational diver probably doesn’t give much thought to sidemount scuba. Many divers are completely unfamiliar with sidemount. Others know it as a thing tech divers do. There are, however, circumstances where the everyday diver could find sidemount scuba and attractive option. Sidemount […] Comment Why Dive Sidemount? Traveling Light With Scuba Gear Posted on February 8, 2018 by Joe Ross How to travel with your diving equipment. Take everything you need without hassle and excess baggage fees. Traveling light with scuba gear is an art. Reasons for keeping your dive travel gear as compact and lightweight are obvious. In my case, I’ve been doing a good bit of teaching and writing in and about dive […] Comment Traveling Light With Scuba Gear The Best Underwater Camera, I hope Posted on July 9, 2017 by Joe Ross What’s the best underwater camera? There are lot’s of action cameras available to divers, so it is all but impossible to choose the “best underwater camera.” The most popular is the GoPro, followed by countless rivals like Intova, Sony and i don’t know how many others. It’s a very competitive space, so standing out is […] Comment The Best Underwater Camera, I hope Recreational DIR Diving: A Good Idea for New Divers? Posted on May 8, 2017 by Joe Ross Recreational DIR Diving: Good or Bad Is DIR really “doing it right” for recreational divers? About a two years ago, some of my dive instructor buddies were at a very popular California dive site. As they were gearing up for a dive, chaos erupted just outside the entry point. A diver was missing. Very quickly, […] Comment Recreational DIR Diving: A Good Idea for New Divers? My Transition to Sidemount Scuba Posted on March 24, 2017 by Joe Ross Sidemount Scuba When and why I became a believer in sidemount scuba. If you are thinking of making the transition to sidemount scuba, read on… It’s been several years since I first starting seeing divers using sidemount scuba. My first thought at the time was, “gee, that looks stupid.” From the beginning, I understood the […] Comment My Transition to Sidemount Scuba Dan Orr Presents Data on Diver Fatalities Posted on January 2, 2017 by Joe Ross Preventing Diver Fatalities Diver Fatalities Happen But, DAN research clearly shows the majority of diver deaths could be prevented. As a diving instructor, the worst thing imaginable is the thought of a fatal incident involving a student. I obsess over diving safety, not only during the dive but before and after as well. I try […] Comment Dan Orr Presents Data on Diver Fatalities COSMIQ Dive Computer Review – Part I Posted on October 9, 2016 by Joe Ross Deepblu Introduces the COSMIQ Dive Computer UPDATE 10/24/16: The v.9 COSMIQ firmware update includes a setting for freshwater. There are a few other updates since I wrote this article. I’ll do my best to keep it up to date. Like most divers, I am an absolute dive gear junkie. I love dive gear. I love […] 7 Comments COSMIQ Dive Computer Review – Part I Post navigation ← Older posts © Copyright 2020. Joseph A. Ross. All rights reserved....