Houston's Premier Scuba and Dive Shop Oceanic Ventures Inc.

(713) 523-3483 (dive)
5808 Newcastle Drive
Houston, TX 77401

Eric Keibler

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Photo Hint – Using Lights to Capture the Best Color

By Tobias Friedrich

It’s very important when underwater to compensate for the missing illumination from the sun. Using high-performance underwater lighting like the Sea Dragon lights, the powerful and color-friendly lights will illuminate the missing red and orange colors from the beautiful reefs for your eyes and your camera. The closer you are to the corals, the better the colors will come out.

Equipment: SeaLife Micro 3.0, Sea Dragon 3000F

Settings: Deep Water White Balance

If you’d like a copy of the above underwater image, please email: lindsay@pioneer-research.com

SeaLife Micro 3.0 Pro 3000 Set

SL552 – Available now! Ideal for colorful, sharp stills and videos, the Micro 3.0 Pro 3000 Set includes the Sea Dragon 3000F Photo-Video Light, Micro 3.0 Camera, Flex-Connect Single Tray and Grip for optimal stability and handling. The SeaLife Micro 3.0 camera offers easy set-up with automatic and manual image setting options. The Sea Dragon 3000F Light has a Color Rendering Index of 80, with a 5000k color temperature to simulate natural sunlight. Sea Dragon Photo/Video Lightsreveal beautiful colors in underwater photos and videos.

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Photo Hint – Adding a Diver for Scale and Interest

By Tobias Friedrich

Placing a diver into the background of an image is always a good idea and works best in wreck photography. This can be planned before the dive or can be a spontaneous situation like this, with the diver swimming by an opening with blue water in the background. Make sure to catch this moment by taking several images with your camera, then select the best one.

Equipment: SeaLife Micro 3.0, Sea Dragon 3000F

Settings: Deep Water White Balance

If you’d like a copy of the above underwater image, please email: lindsay@pioneer-research.com

SeaLife Micro 3.0 Pro 3000 Set

SL552 – Available now! Ideal for colorful, sharp stills and videos, the Micro 3.0 Pro 3000 Set includes the Sea Dragon 3000F Photo-Video Light, Micro 3.0 Camera, Flex-Connect Single Tray and Grip for optimal stability and handling. The SeaLife Micro 3.0 camera offers easy set-up with automatic and manual image setting options. The Sea Dragon 3000F Light has a Color Rendering Index of 80, with a 5000k color temperature to simulate natural sunlight. Sea Dragon Photo/Video Lightsreveal beautiful colors in underwater photos and videos.

Micro Wide Angle Dome Lens

SL052- Available January 2022 The SeaLife Micro Wide Angle Dome Lensincreases the camera’s field of view by 43% and allows for 3x closer shooting distance. For the SeaLife Micro 3.0, the lens angle is increased from 100° to 143° and shooting distance is reduced from 15”/38cm to 5”/13cm. The 0.7x dome lens high-grade optical design improves overall image quality and edge sharpness. Fits all SeaLife Micro-series and ReefMaster RM-4K camera models.

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Scuba Black Tag Sale

I don’t know what it is about the Holidays and the start of the Christmas season that triggers some crazy thoughts but Eric and Ann are not immune from those thoughts. For some odd reason they decided to have a wild time and hang some special black tags around the store!

So what does this mean for the Oceanic Ventures group?

Savings Throughout the Store!

No room is spared from the black tags. So whither it is environmental protection, travel or swimwear there are tags..

Our recomendation – come early for the best selection.

And yes you will also find adult and night diving beverages available too!

Call if you have any questions!

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Check Out these Black Friday Sales

Camera Housing Special

From November 18 to December 9, 2024

Oceanic+ iPhone Housing

$399.95

Zeagle BCD Special

From November 18 to December 9, 2024

Buy a custom Ranger, Stiletto or Zena BCD and save the custom fees!

$200 Savings!

Dive Computer Special

From November 18 to December 9, 2024

Purchase an EON Steel or EON Core & you will receive a FREE tank Pod

(while manufacturers supplies last)

$439.95 Savings!

Camera Special

From November 18 to December 9, 2024

Get your Micro 3.0 camera and receive a free 2300 light, tray and arm for free!

Hurry because this is limited to the manufacturers stock and availabllity!

$599.95

yousave $299

Winter Diving Special

From November 18 to December 9, 2024

Hollis Neotek 8/7/6 V2 Semi-Dry Suit

or the Hollis Neotek 4/3 Wetsuit

20% off

Photographer’s Special

From November 18 to December 25, 2024

Briing in an old underwater strobe, you don’t use anymore, working or not and trade it for Sea & Sea’s latest high-end underwater strobe, the YS-D3 Duo strobe. This is the perfect strobe for your camera featuring fast recycle times, dual flash tubes and a guide number of 33!

Hurry, this offer ends at Christmas and is limited to the manufacturer’s current inventory,

Save $200.00

Zeagle, Atomic, Suunto & Bare Upgrade Program

From November 18 to December 9, 2024

This is your opportunity to turn your old life-support equipment into new state of the art diving equipment. Bring in your old air delivery system, computer, BCD or drysuit and leave with some new equipment and a 20% savings. Ask Dive Mom for the details.

Don’t go another season with your old gear; jump into 2025 with some new equipment!

20% off

Black Tag Sale

November 29-30, 2024

TDive Mom and Eric have gone crazy and have slashed the prices on a lot of merchandise and you are the beneficiary! Compe look for the Black Tags and see what the special pricing it!

Come early for the best selection!!

10% to 60% off

selected merchandise

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Club Aquarius Social Club Is Back in August

Greg Such

Guest Speaker – Greg Such

After a short hiatus, the Club Aquarius Social Club is back! We have a special guest speaker joining us for the event. Greg Such has agreed to talk about diving in the Great Lakes as well as some other dives he has been on recently in Europe. He is a fascinating speaker with a number of fun and entertaining stories.

The Great Lake region is in his backyard (yes he is one of those people who lives above the Mason-Dixon Line by choice). He actually has a commercial dive vessel and takes divers out regularly. The cool thing is that the boat can be moved from one location to the other, so the dives can be quite varied.

I first met Greg in 2008 when we were both in the Red Sea for the new Sentinel Rebreather training with Kevin Gurr and Phil Short. We were the American contingent in a group that had instructors from the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Italy, Malta, and Egypt. It turned out to be a fun week full of learning opportunities and sorting out issues with the first generation of the Sentinal rebreather.

When he is not diving, he is talking about diving. Greg is also a Sales Representative for Huish Outdoors the parent company of Atomic Aquatics, Zeagle Systems, Bare Sportswear, Stahlsac, Oceanic, and Hollis. Fortunately, Texas is in his territory.

And, if you are wondering, the meeting will be inside the store — it is too hot in Texas to be outside for long. So, this is your opportunity to come by and talk about diving, watch some diving, and hear about diving in other places.

We look forward to talking to everyone!

Tell me More and let me RSVP

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Mom needs your list!

It is hard to believe that 2023 is coming to a close and 2024 is right around the corner. The good thing is that the holidays are coming and it is a perfect time to outfit the divers in your family with some new equipment or some training. Or, better yet, give them an adventure as a gift so the fun continues far past the holiday.

You can think of the staff at Oceanic Ventures as your own personal Christmas or Holiday Elves. Tell us what you are thinking about and we’ll help you put together the perfect gift for the divers in you life. And we’ll even help your family come up with the perfect gift for you.

Remember, we have gifts in all price ranges and for divers and non-divers alike. If you are not sure, we also have gift cards to make mailing easy!

Oceanic Ventures Elves

Dive Mom and the staff at Oceanic Ventures is here to help you make this year a special year. So send us your list or call and we will help you find the perfect gifts. And, we’ll pull everything together for you, wrap it and even deliver it right to your door!

Free Gift Wrapping Available!