Parting Shot

Greg Lemoine · Issue 132, May/Jun 2023 · pp. 70

Parting ShotMaldivesliveaboardCarpe Diemfatherstonefishnitrox divingiPhone photographyreef hookfamily diving story

Products mentioned: iPhone 13 Pro Max, DiveVolk Seatouch 4, Trustfire DF50

Do you have a shot which has a story within a story? If so e mail it with up to 500 words of text and yours could be the next Parting Shot. peter@uwpmag.com Parting Shot If you haven’t been on a liveaboard in the Maldives, plan it now. I have been going regularly for the past six years onboard the Carpe Diem. My UW photo kit has, of course, changed over the years. Now I use an iPhone 13 Pro Max inside of a DiveVolk Seatouch 4, and one or two Trustfire DF50 video floods. But this story isn’t about me or my photography. It’s about dad! Anyone that has been to the Maldives knows most liveaboard dives are nitrox 75-100ft depth with a reef hook handy, due to the ripping currents. The most exciting trip to the Maldives just happened over New Years 2023. Dad joined me. He’s my hero. He was the hero for back to back Carpe Diem trips for twenty straight days. Dad dove down to those depths on nitr…

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