The sumptuous colors of corals that appear in ultraviolet light. New Caledonia. Definition They hide everything from us, they tell us nothing! Imagine that white light is not white but is...
Francis Le Guen
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An island lost off the coast of Moalbal, itself an island in the Philippine archipelago… Definition Small plot of land surrounded by water, more or less bristling with coconut palms, which points the end of its…
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Any body immersed in a liquid sometimes has a big belly! Definition To sink like a lead: this seems to be the key word of diving as the destiny of…
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In the Tonga archipelago with René Heusey and his lighting assistant on the set of one of the episodes of the series “Carnets d'Expédition”. At the time (just 10 years ago) there…
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Stop in open water, with a parachute, after a drift dive off Playa Del Carmen (Mexico). Definition A parachute, in principle, is intended to slow down the fall of a body thrown into ...
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The shades of ocher in the Egyptian desert at sunset. Definition Village on the southern coast of the Egyptian Red Sea, which over time has become one of the high places of…
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Vintage dive at Grand Congloué in the islands of Marseille. Christian Jeanrond in black and yellow, of course! Definition With black, yellow is undoubtedly the color of diving.…
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In the Virgin Islands, “yoyo” diving is the world upside down! Definition The “yoyo” dive was a term in vogue before the advent of computers and which condemned practitioners to complaining…
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No diving possible without a good seal! Definition Fundamental concept which makes the difference between a successful dive (with our precious audiovisual equipment and our testicles very dry) and…
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In the cockpit of SS Thistlegorm. Definition Metal wrecks, as opposed to wooden wrecks, to which certain “scrap metal” divers worship them: discover them, explore them,…
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Siebe & Gorman professional diving helmet at the National School of Divers. Definition As its name suggests, the mask consists of a silicone or rubber skirt to seal with the…