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I have been an amateur sports diver since 1967, mostly with Clydebank Branch of the Scottish Sub Aqua Club. The SSAC was formed in March 1953 and is the oldest amateur Sports Diving Club in the UK. For more information go to www.scotsac.com.Please also visit my own diving club at www.clydebanksubaquaclub.co.uk

Most of my diving has been in Scottish waters. Clydebank Divers dive all year round in waters varying between 6-14 degrees C. In the UK I regularly dive the west coast of Scotland sea lochs, also the Sound of Mull, Oban, Garvellach Isles, Seil area(south of Oban). I have also dived Coll, Tiree, Skye, Eigg, east side of Harris, The Minch, St.Kilda, as well as Scapa Flow and Shetland. S.E.Scotland is another favourite area, particularly St. Abbs & Eyemouth. The Isle of Man, Devon, Cornwall & the Scilly Isles have also been visited.

I have dived the Red Sea from Jordan, Egypt & Israel. Also Malta, Gozo, Menorca, Turkey, Corfu, Spain, Marjorca, Tenerife, Madeira, Cuba, Florida Keys and Bonaire.
I used to take underwater Video and made a few Documentaries for my own amusement but ran out of film ideas!

Underwater I use an Olympus 5060 camera in a PT020 housing plus a Sea&Sea TTL YS90 Strobe plus Epoque W/A Lens. This rig is getting a little old now but still works well. I have yet to find an underwater rig which gives total manual over-ride of all facilities. There are a few cameras available but the controls are so close together that it is impossible to operate the controls with 5mm neoprene gloves. And, we really need 5mm gloves in Scotland!!!!

If I'm not diving, my wife and I try to get out Hillwalking if the weather is half decent. We've done a number of the Scottish Munro's and Corbett's but by no means all. That will take a long time!

Above water I use a Canon EOS400D and a Canon G11. The G11 goes up the hills as it is lighter and less bulky than the 400D. I recently bought a SatMap Active 10 GPS and it is great having a moving map. However, I always take a paper map and a compass as well. Electronics have a nasty habit .........!?

In September 2008 I retired/took Voluntary Redundancy from BBC Scotland after 42.5 years with the Corporation. I worked on all aspects of BBC radio output including News & Current Affairs, "talk" shows, Documentaries, Features, Sport, Gaelic etc, but the best part of my career as a Radio Sound Balance Engineer was my time with the BBC Scottish Radio Orchestra. This lasted for about 20 years, mainly with the SRO but also with other Bands and orchestras which were formed out of the SRO and which also occasionally included musicians from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. I worked with a number of well known artists but one of the most memorable highlights of my career was working with Ella Fitzgerald at the Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre in 1980. I balanced sound for all kinds of ensembles: "Big Bands", Pipe Bands, Brass Bands, Celtic, Traditional, Folk and "Pop" groups and numerous singers and instrumentalists. All great fun (most of the time) .........and they paid me as well!

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