Five Free Screen Savers Now Available

Screen Saver #1: NEW JERSEY ARTIFICIAL REEFS

The screen saver currently contains 40 images of New Jersey Artificial Reefs. All but two are wide angle underwater photos. Images included are from the USS Algol, the Cranford, the Dykes (Steel Schooner), the M-60 Army Tanks, the Rockland County, and the Spartan. There are plenty of captions providing information about the sites. This screen saver is the result of years of diving on New Jersey Artificial Reef sites. To preview images, please click here. To download, please click here.

Technical Underwater Photography Information

The techniques used to make the Artificial Reef wide angle photographs are unique in underwater photography. All of the underwater shots in the screen saver were made using a single lens reflex Canon F-1 or Nikon N-90 camera in an Ikelite, Aquatica or Nexus housing. I used Kodachrome 200 speed film, a 16mm or 20mm lens, a lens opening of f5.6 to f8, shutter speeds of 1/4 to 1/8 second and one or two wide angle Ikelite flashes set on one quarter power. The long shutter speed allowed me to use the available light for true wide angle perspectives in the low light levels found off the New Jersey coast.

Screen Saver #2: JELLYFISH & OTHER PLANKTERS

The screen saver contains 71 images of jellyfish, plankters, pteropods, and a marine snail that looks like a jellyfish. All the images were taken off the coast of New Jersey except for the Portuguese Man-Of-War which was photographed off North Carolina. Included species are the Lion's Mane Jellyfish, Purple Jellyfish, Mushroom Cap Jellyfish, Portuguese Man-Of-War Jellyfish, Leidy's and Ovate Comb Jellies, Many-Ribbed Hydromedusae, Horned Salp, Naked Sea Butterfly, Plankton Worm, Straight Needle Pteropod and the Atlantic Corolla. Click here to see a preview of the screen saver. To download, click here.

The screen saver can be customized to suit your preferences. Individual images can be turned off or on. The time that each image appears on the screen can be adjusted as can the time of each transition effect.

I have provided a sampling of some of the images below. Many of the images included can be found in the Stock Photo section under the sites noted above while others are brand new.

Screen Saver # 3: MANATEE MAGIC

This is the first screensaver that I made. I plan on revising it this winter but it has some great photos of manatees. All pictures were taken in the Crystal River - Homosassa Springs area. Click here to see a preview of the screen saver. To download, please click here.

Screen Saver #4: Turtles

Some marine animals are more exciting to see and photograph than others. Turtles are a real favorite of mine. I have seen and photographed turtles in my home state of New Jersey, off the coast of North Carolina and in the Bahamas. This screen saver has some great turtle images including images of a leatherback turtle. Most divers will never be in the water with a leatherback. I was one of the fortunate ones. It was not only fortunate for me, it was also for the turtle. To find out more about that encounter, visit my special encounters page. This screensaver has 64 images and it's max resolution is 1280 pix wide. It has an option (enabled) to shrink to other resolutions. To preview, the screensaver, click here. To download this screensaver, click here. Enjoy! This screen saver works in Windows Vista.