May 2025

Playing with my Underwater case

Walking in the Park

Claira and I had some time to pass at Renfrew Ravine so we went for a short walk. Claira found Dandelions growing along the trail and of course they needed some help completing their life cycle. Claira cares!

Maritime Museum Dock

I built an underwater camera encosure so now I'm trying to use it. After Ogden point in Victoria, I tried the dock near the Maritime Museum. The public is allowed on this dock so I just dropped my camera in. The camera I have is a "day night" camera which means it doesn't have a UV filter which means that plants show up a white, creamy or pink colour. When I drop the camera the water looks very cloudy.

I noticed the still camera is UV sensitive so you can see the trees in pink colours. Because of the camera angle, I couldn't see the bottom in the images so very little was usable.

Granville Island Dock

Because of the camera angle Issue, I wanted to take another series. There is a public Dock at Granville Island so I dropped in and took a series there.

Stanley Park Sea Wall

Wanting something a little different, I tried Stanley Park. I threw the camera in near Siwash rock and disaster struck. There was a rock just under the surface and it cracked cap and started a slow leak. You can see water on the lens - that is from water that splashed inside.

The feeling of pulling up your camera and finding water inside is terrible. In the tube, I have lead weights at the bottom, a battery pack in the middle and the computer at the top. Thanksfully, it appears that only the lead got soaked and everything else was fine.

Because the enclosure is made out of off the regular plumbing supplies I was able replace the lid and get back in the action.

Squamish Weekend

My friends Sean and Catherine moved to the US years ago for work. Their son Liam grew up in California. This year is full of 50 year birthdays and Sean booked an AirB&B to have a party. We drove up and had our first stop at Porteau Cove. I dropped by underwater trail camera in to take a look around. In the mean time, we watched the birds.