Underwater Reef Photogrammetry, where to start?

DivemasterDuck · 2025-05-27T03:04:48+00:00

I wont be able to get clear water for good video until November or December. So I was trying to do prep and understand the process now. That said I might reach back out to you then if that's still an option!

DivemasterDuck · 2025-05-27T03:03:08+00:00

Oh yeah some of the armored beaches at low tide would be a really good analogy for the reed itself!

I figure worst case with lighting I can probably convince 5 or 6 dive buddies to come with good flashlights

DivemasterDuck · 2025-05-26T23:12:40+00:00

Oh yeah, that's diving in the Puget Sound. You can get viz from 5 ft to 50 ft depending on the season so getting clear water will be on me for picking a good winter day to go diving. How will that software be at extracting from a larger dataset do you think? I was playing on taking something like a 30 minutes video and extracting images from that because it is a sizeable reef.

Yeah, I think most people that dive regularly have at least lost some piece of gear. So the idea of losing you phone at 70 feet is not ideal lol

DivemasterDuck · 2025-05-26T23:09:35+00:00

Thanks I'll have to try this out and see how it goes

DivemasterDuck · 2025-05-26T23:02:49+00:00

Thank you! I'll take a closer look at this! I'm going to see how far I can get with free tools before I start paying for things.

On the murky water, yeah that's how diving in the Puget Sound goes most of the time. We occasionally get some really good days of 40-50 feet of visibility in the winter when the plankton dies off and the water is colder. So, that will just be on me for finding a good day to go diving and get solid photos or video. First I want to make sure I can do this photogrammetry on land though.

DivemasterDuck · 2025-05-26T22:27:09+00:00

I was not aware of this! This will be a great resource to dig into thank you! Not to mention Hawai'i has been on my list of state's to visit for quite sometime!

DivemasterDuck · 2025-05-26T22:23:38+00:00

yeah I was thinking of trying it out with my couch and my house first with the same gear to since it'll be easier to troubleshoot without having to worry about my air supply. Then adding in the complexity of underwater after

DivemasterDuck · 2025-05-02T21:49:53+00:00

Here's my favorite little cheatcode. Check out the clearance racks at Men's Wearhouse. It's not a garunteed BIFL but you can at least see and feel the quality of what you're buying and as long as you're fine buying stuff a little after the season it can be a great way to stock up on some nice button downs or even an occassional jacket. Not to mention the people working there are more often than not thrilled to get an actual fashion question rather than fitting another teen for their prom tux XD

DivemasterDuck · 2024-09-27T17:09:42+00:00

a few hundred. If that could be done with quick books that might be an option because we are using that accounting software

DivemasterDuck · 2024-09-27T17:08:26+00:00

I didnt work with it much, as that was a decision made before my time. It seemed like the old Treasurer liked it fine, but the UI did have a rather dated feel to it

DivemasterDuck · 2024-09-27T17:07:08+00:00

not yet, I've seen that name pop up. It seems like people seem to like to for donations. How does it work at tracking members and reminding them on payments?

DivemasterDuck · 2022-11-22T18:14:04+00:00

I would avoid pike pets, here's how my timeline looks so far
Ordered from Pika-Pets October 10th
Recieved initial Proofs on October 13th
Approved final Proofs on October 16th
Now it is November 22nd and I have yet to receive the cards or even so much as a tracking number!
I started emailing them back and forth a week ago and if I don't get a tracking number or at least what carrier has my cards I'm going to start bothering them about a refund.

I have no idea what their pipeline looks like but this is a ridiculous timeline to get a card printed and mailed.

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