Relaxing Scuba Diving with Prodivers at Lily Beach Resort and Spa in Glorious 4K HDR

Relaxing scuba diving video from ten days diving with the team from Providers at the dive sites around Lily Beach Resort and Spa, in South Ari Atoll, Maldives.
(please check below ↓↓↓↓↓ for more information on subjects, locations, and equipment used)
--------- Subjects -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0:00 Intro Shots
0:58 Manta Ray from Surface
1:13 Divers Jumping in from Dhoani
1:20 Manta Ray - Madivaru
1:31 Bluestriped Snappers - Kudarah Thila
1:48 Blackfoot Anemonefish - Ranveli Thila
2:03 Neon Fusiliers - Madivaru
2:12 Oriental Sweetlips - Vilamendhoo Thila
2:28 Hawksbill Turtle - Madivaru
2:41 Blackfoot Anemonefish - Bapolhimas Thila
3:32 Bluestriped Snappers - Kudarah Thila
3:48 Blackfoot Anemonefish - Hudu Thila
3:57 Humpback Red Snapper - Madivaru
4:07 Ali Thila
4:16 Sabre Squirrelfish - Kuda Giri
4:30 Scorpion Fish - Ranveli Thila
4:44 Hermit Crab - Veragali Thila
5:02 Hawksbill Turtle - Kuda Giri
5:27 Eagle Ray - Ranveli Thila
5:56 Divers onboarding Dhoani
6:04 Outro
--------- Equipment and Post Production ------------------------------------------------
Sony A7Siii Mirrorless Camera
Sony SEL2870 28-790mm Lens
Nauticam WACP-1 Wide Angle Conversion Port
Nauticam NA-A7Siii Underwater Housing
2x Keldan 4x Underwater Video Lights with Ambient Light Filters
Keldan Red Filter Gel
Nauticam Clamps and Float Arms
iPhone 12 Pro
Apple M1 Max MacBook Pro
Final Cut Pro 10.6
--------- Videography -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Daniel French

[@DanielFrench]

Any comments and likes are gratefully received!

[@JUANMONTEREY]

Extraordinary HDR production with an incredible color and stunning images. Incredible HDR is seen on SAFARI Macbook Pro, IPhone and IMac. Beautiful species and a wonderful place to visit. Congratulations Daniel!

[@DanielFrench]

Thanks Juan, for all your help… incredible mentor 👌🏼😊👍🏼

[@DiversLens]

Great quality footage, with rich colors. I watch it on my HDR TV, iMac and iPhone 13 Pro. HDR quality is great! Thank you, Daniel.

[@DanielFrench]

Thanks Val - pleased you like it 👍🏼

[@stuartseldon1737]

Very nicely done. Great editing and sound track.

[@DanielFrench]

Thanks Stuart 👍🏼

[@TripsDivesbyBenjaminKrueger]

Great Footage - Super colour grading !

[@DanielFrench]

Thanks very much…. Using custom white balance before every shot along with HDR and HLG2 really improves colours on its own… there wasn’t much post colour grading aside from highlight exposure increases.

[@renevnordealkmaar]

Just perfect 🙏

[@DanielFrench]

Cheers buddy 👌🏼 Maybe see you at the house reef at 14:30 🥳😜

[@timeepicvideos]

Great new video!💪👍 LIKE @ 10 great footage I could barely spot that scorpion fish in the video It is time to visit Maldives again not been in many years You must have a wonderful weekend 🍕🎸💃

[@DanielFrench]

Thanks 🙏🏼
The scorpion fish are awesome at camouflage!

[@BlueHorizonDiving]

This is spectacular Daniel! Was this after the liveaboard?
The detail and clarity is unreal. Can’t get over the colours of the sweet lips and blacktop aneomoes

[@DanielFrench]

Thanks Mark! 🙏🏼
It was at Lily Beach Resort 🏝 which was before the liveaboard.
The colours really pop even more in HDR if you have a compatible device 👌🏼
We are off in December again, this time for a month…. with a two week Deep South Shark liveaboard trip included 😊 so hoping for some nice shark action in the next videos 👌🏼

[@mountains-to-the-sea]

Nice video. Did you use the wet lens for hermit crab or cannot you focus on such a close distance with this lens?

[@DanielFrench]

Thanks! I used Nauticam WACP-1 it focuses up to the glass of the port, great for macro and wide angle

[@Tr1ckyD1cky]

Great content Daniel, just wondering how much a days diving costs at the Lily Beach Resort?

[@DanielFrench]

Thank you 😊
Diving costs are dependant on if you dive guided or unguided, using a boat, and if so how far the boat would have to travel. Roughly speaking it was about $80USD++ for a two tank morning dive on a boat, and $50USD for a single thank afternoon boat dive (in December 2021). Hope that helps - happy bubbling!