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This site is at its best when viewed with Internet Explorer 4 or 5, but
looks pretty good under Netscape 4.x as well. I make extensive use
of style sheets, and IE 4/5's support for style sheets is currently
superior to Netscape. IE also does a better job of sizing fonts.
JavaScript is used, but is not required. Java applets are not
currently used. I have used them on other sites, but so far have not
had a need for them on this site. Opera 3.6 is also used to test the
site.
This site is produced on a Micron Transport XKE laptop using the
following tools and techniques:
- HTML
- All HTML, PERL and JavaScript on this site is written using
Multi-Edit with its WebLair
extensions. No WYSIWYG tools were used, it was all hand edited. Admittedly
I have a somewhat personal attachment to this editor, since I am its original
author and I wrote most of the web tools for it as well. LiveImage is used to produce
the image maps.
- Graphics
- Micrografx Picture Publisher 8.0 is the primary image editor and is used
for most of the graphics.
- Photography (stills and video)
- Most of the above-water shots were taken with a Canon EOS Rebel/XS using
either the 25-80mm AF or the 80-200mm AF lens.
 In February of '99 I began using a
Sony TRV-900 digital camcorder. It is
a higher-end, 3CCD unit, with manual override control over just about everything (focus, exposure,
white balance, shutter speed, etc). I bought this camera so that I could begin shooting a full fledged
video documentary on the Sea of Cortez. I ended up getting a real bonus with it: Besides shooting absolutely
amazing quality video, it takes very good stills. Many of the newer pictures going up on the
site were shot with this camera. I cannot begin to tell you how convenient it is to be able to shoot
video and stills with the same camera. Prior to this I was using a Kodak DC210 digital camera for
digital stills. It works very well for close-up and medium distance
shots, but is only so-so for long shots and landscapes. Although it has a higher pixel resolution
than the TRV-900, I actually find that the Sony shoots substantially better pictures.
I am currently shooting underwater 35mm with a Sea&Sea
Motormarine IIex, with 20mm and macro lenses, and DY60 flash.
Some of the older underwater photography was shot with a rented
Nikonos IV, or captured from video (I have a housing for my HI8 video camera, but I do not yet
have the TRV-900 housed).
- Scanning
- Photographs are usually scanned from negatives using an
HP PhotoSmart 20xi photo
scanner. I love this scanner, the scan quality is quite good, it
also handles prints, and the price is right! I do a lot of
post-scan enhancement with Picture Publisher, which goes a long way towards
making up for my mediocre skills as a photographer.
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