Underwater photo clinic around Richelieu Rock
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Who is this UW Photography training for?You just got an underwater camera and want to learn how to use it?
You wish to understand underwater photography principles better? You are an advanced underwater photographer and want to improve your skills or try new artistic challenges? Either way this cruise is for you! |
The Smiling Seahorse gives you the chance to come improve your underwater photography skills in Thailand best dive spots!
We will give you the tools to get the most out of your camera:
How to approach different marine species, aperture, shutter speed, ISO and composition…
How to approach different marine species, aperture, shutter speed, ISO and composition…
How will the cruise be organised?
The focus of this cruise will be Richelieu Rock: Thailand's #1 dive site where we can expect the most productive dives.
The itinerary will look something like this...
Departure from Tap Lamu pier around 6 pm, cruise by night to Richelieu Rock
4 day dives at Surin Islands and Richelieu Rock
3 day dives at Richelieu rock + Sunset dive
3 day dives at Richelieu rock + 1 night dive
2 dives at Koh Tachai, 1 dive at Koh Bon + 1 blackwater dive
2 day dives at Koh Bon and back to Tap Lamu / Khao Lak in the evening.
Optional Blackwater dive
The itinerary will look something like this...
Departure from Tap Lamu pier around 6 pm, cruise by night to Richelieu Rock
4 day dives at Surin Islands and Richelieu Rock
3 day dives at Richelieu rock + Sunset dive
3 day dives at Richelieu rock + 1 night dive
2 dives at Koh Tachai, 1 dive at Koh Bon + 1 blackwater dive
2 day dives at Koh Bon and back to Tap Lamu / Khao Lak in the evening.
Optional Blackwater dive
A photo clinic animated by award winning Alex TyrrellAfter working in Myanmar and Indonesia, Alex Tyrrell became the photographer at a luxury dive resort in the Philippines where he taught photography classes and workshops for 4 years before opening his own business in Thailand in 2012.
Teaching underwater photography requires patience, experience and mastering all different techniques, and looking at Alex’s portfolio, it is clear he also knows how to capture amazing images combining macro and wide-angle with the use of snoots, sunbursts, silhouettes and motion blur results. Alex's images have been published in numerous dive magazines including Sport Diver, Scuba Diving, Sport Diver Asia Pacific, Scuba Diver TTL, Scuba Diver Ocean Planet, Alert Diver, DIVE Magazine, The Undersea Journal, Dive Pacific and Dykking, as well as on underwater photography websites DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel. He also writes underwater photography technique articles, including being one of the Photo Pro's for UK based DIVE Magazine and Chinese bi-lingual magazine EZ Dive. More recently, he won the Photography contest of Thailand Dive expo 2020. |
Alex Tyrrell
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Improve your shots day and nights!
Macro and wide angle...
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4 dives a day: 3 day dives + 1 night dive
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Night dives every day and the opportunity to do black water dives!
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BLACK WATER DIVES
Some days the 4th dive will be sunset, others we will do night dive on shallow reef and we will also offer you the chance to try out Blackwater diving for new, unique photo opportunities! (Optional: 500thb/diver)
Tripod fish is a deep sea creature
Nautilus are also living the pelagic life and seldom ever seen on the reef
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baby sailfish on black water dive
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Have a great holidays sharing our passion on a fantastic new boat for Photographers!
With hundreds of dives in the area, our guides know how to find the nicest subjects for your photos.
Don’t waste your time looking for the frogfish or the ghost pipefish, they will do it for you. So you can focus technical stuff and take the best shot! |
Built at the end of 2018, The MV Smiling Seahorse is a comfortable vessel to explore the Andaman Sea.
Designed by and for divers and underwater photographer, it is the only liveaboard in Thailand with a camera room! 
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Sharing good time with fellow Under Water Photographers
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Being part of a photographer-only cruise is the guaranty to improve your shots.
With up to 4 dives a day and as many surface intervals you will have plenty of time to share your experience, technics and tricks. As many opportunities to learn and try new styles and ideas on the next dive. All of it with the advices of a very experienced professional underwater photographer. Pick one of our 8 confortable cabins for only 16 guests! |
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MV Smiling Seahorse built in 2018
Learn how to edit your pictures...
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With the digital photography, whether you shoot Jpg or RAW you will learn how to edit your images.
We will explain you the basics you need to know about softwares like “Photoshop” or “Lightroom”. 
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Diving certification requiredBecause you need to be a diver prior to bring a camera down there, we ask you to be certified up to 30 metres by any dive organization like Padi, Naui, ssi, Cmas or similar, and you need good buoyancy skills.
Nitrox available for EAN certified divers. |
Equipment requiredCompact, hybrid or DSLR no matter the camera you have, as long as you can set it in manual mode to get the best of the clinic. The aim here for beginners is to set yourself free from automatic modes, and for experienced photographs, the aim is to improve your knowledge and underwater photo skills.
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From the 13th Jan (6pm)
to 18th of January 2023 (6pm) From Khao Lak to Khao Lak 6 days/ 5 night, 18 Dives Price per Diver: THB 42,000 in Standard Cabin THB 47,000 in Deluxe Cabin THB 50,000 in Master Cabin |
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INCLUDED
• Full accommodation and board (Breakfast, Lunch, afternoon bites, Dinner) • All soft drinks, drinking water, filter coffee & tea • Fresh fruits, yoghurt & snacks • 12 Liter Alum. Cylinders, Weights & Weight Belt • PADI Professional Dive Guide • up to 18 Dives including Nights dives • Towel, shower gel • Sea kayak and hammock |
NOT INCLUDED
• Marine Park Fee* 2,600-THB / diver *subject to change without prior notice • PERSONAL INSURANCE COMPULSORY • Alcoholic drinks and cigarettes • Equipment rental (600 THB/ day) • Computer rental (300 THB/day) • Underwater camera rental (depends on model) • PADI Courses • Private guide 2500 THB/day • Nitrox : 250 THB/tank or 3,600 THB for the whole cruise • Blackwater dive (500 THB/pers) • Transfers to and from Ranong on demand (prices) |
Be careful, these special trips are rare and fill up quite quicky!!! book ahead of time
The Smiling Seahorse diving cruises
Review:
5, based on
135 reviews
"Excellent diving experience" by
Barry L, written on
March 18, 2020
Just completed an excellent trip on the Smiling Seahorse in the Andaman Sea. The Smiling Seahorse is a well equipped dive boat with great facilities and excellent crew. Dive guides extremely capable and helpful. Dive sites varied and offer lots of photo opportunities, great underwater topography and excellent choice of night diving. Overall a great trip and many thanks to Frank and his crew.
