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I just finished a week in Ginnie Springs with a group of divers from DAN, working on a new training video.  The shoot was lead by DAN's new media manager, Ken Berry, who acted as director/producer.  Eric Douglas and Brian Harper from DAN were also there, the director of photography was Tom Holden (a USC graduate), Simon from Karst Productions was in charge of lighting, Donald Tipton was in charge of still photography, and Abby, Billy, Holden and myself were 'talent' and grips.  Although this was the first time most of the people working on the shoot had met each other, everyone got along really well, and it ended up being an incredible week.  Tom, Simon and Donald were incredibly talented and friendly people, and it was really a privilege to work with them, and pick up a few tips on lighting and photography from them.  Ken did an incredible job making sure everyone was happy and productive (a well-fed crew is a hard-working crew) and Eric, Abby and Holden were great to hang out with.  Billy is involved with ROV design and construction, a field I'm interested in.  Brian reminded me a whole lot of my friend Jeff from USC, and we found out at the wrap party that Wes Skiles held for us on Friday night that he was quite a musician.  Everyone involved was incredibly fascinating and intelligent, and it was one of those weeks that just ended too soon.  Luckily I'm pretty sure I'll have a chance to meet up with almost everyone again, either at DEMA or at DAN.  I'm rapidly running out of hard drive space, so until my external drive arrives, I've posted just a few unedited, reduced quality clips.  That's Brian modeling the fashionable Tar Heels speedo at the end...