With YouTube’s 3D capabilities, we thought it would be fun to produce some 3D videos
to give our viewers a chance to experience diving in a whole new way.
So, back when we were diving the cenotes in Merida, Mexico, we brought along a 3D GoPro
rig.
It’s nothing fancy and certainly doesn’t produce extremely high quality underwater
3D video, but it’s small and easy to use, so we were able to bring it along on dives
where the primary mission was to shoot regular 2D video for our show.
We took turns shooting a little 3D here and there.
While Cameraman Todd’s tanks were being lowered down to him, I grabbed the 3D rig
and got a shot.
Then we traded places and my underwater camera was lowered down to me.
When everyone is ready, we head down into cenote Sha-An.
Todd and I are following divemasters Aaron Diaz and Jeff Shaw.
We leave the cavern and head into a large, dark room.
Soon we are out of sight of light from the opening, which means we are truly cave diving.
Aaron is laying out the guideline so we don’t get lost.
The passage narrows and we head in to a limestone tube.
If this looks familiar, we featured this same cave in the Blue World segment.
But in 3D you really get the feeling of what it’s like to be there.
When we get far enough back, the tunnel gets too small, so we turn around.
I’m shooting for the show and Todd and getting some 3D.
On
the way out we pass some speleothems.
Aaron removes his line as we work our way back to the light.
Back in the cavern, I film some formations.
And ancient tree roots.
Finally it’s back to the surface.