Dreamland or homeland?

Lorenzo Buccio · Issue 112, Jan/Feb 2020 · pp. 74–80

Products mentioned: Nikon D200, Subal ND20 housing, Vivitar Series I 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5, AF Micro Nikkor 105mm F/2.8 D, AF-P DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 G VR DX, Nikon SB900 strobe, Subal SN900, Subsee 5 diopter wet lens

Every time we surf the net or read a scuba magazine we see many corners of paradise: far away islands in the middle of the ocean, mysterious reefs or muddy bottoms with plenty of macro treasures. We plan a long trip, take our precious camera, strobes and housing and begin the search for the perfect shot. That’s fair enough, it’s the dream of every diver, but what about the ordinary homeland dives? Today I want to describe one of those. Rather, I want to describe one of the less significant seabeds you can find in the sea. Why? Because we mustn’t forget that every dive is, or can be, a beautiful dive. Beautiful because if we pay attention we can find interesting animals everywhere or curious behaviours to observe. Beautiful because the experience from everyday dives can help the way we will dive and take pictures when we visit a dreamland. Follonica beach, Thyrrenian Sea, Italy One of the…