Ten days of Scuba Diving in the Maldives squeezed into seven minutes of beautiful 4k HDR video. We sailed on the Emperor Explorer Liveaboard on the Best of the Maldives itinerary. This video won the Scubaverse September 2021 Underwater Video Competition.

(please check below ↓↓↓↓↓ for more information on subjects, locations, and equipment used)

Subjects
0:00 Drone and Intro Shots
0:48 Emperor Explorer Liveaboard Yacht
1:00 Dhoani to Dive Site
1:07 Divers Jumping in
1:14 Descending Under Boat
1:26 Fish School in Corals Maaya Thila
1:38 Hawksbill Turtle Fish Head Thila
1:48 Blackfoot Anemonefish Maalhos Thila
1:59 Whitetip Reef Sharks Fushi Kandu
2:16 Nurse Sharks Alimathaa Jetty
2:35 Drone Shot of Maldivian Island
2:48 Blackfoot Anemonefish Fotteyo Kandu
3:03 Banded Coral Shrimp and Moray Eel Vilamendhoo Thila
3:13 Valentini Pufferfish Kuda Giri
3:22 Ornate Ghost Pipefish Kudha Giri Wreck
3:31 Whitetip Reef Shark Rasdhoo Madivaru
3:40 Manta Rays Maavaru Manta Point
3:58 Diver Looking Around
4:07 Silvertip Shark Rangali Madivaru
4:16 Clarks Anemonefish Fotteyo
4:26 Schooling Batfish Rasdhoo Madivaru
4:34 Whale Shark Dhidhoo Beyru
4:57 Drone Shots of Island
5:05 Drone Shots of Fotteyo Kandu
5:15 Divers at Fish Head Thila
5:25 Beautiful Soft Corals Fotteyo
5:25 Beautiful Soft Corals Maalhos Thila
5:44 Bluestriped Snapper Kudarah Thila
6:03 Banded Jackfish Rasdhoo Madivaru
6:13 Table Coral Garden Rangali Madivaru
6:32 Blackfoot Anemonefish Fish Head Thila
6:42 Porcelain Crab Dhidhoo Beyru
6:51 Combtooth Blenny Fotteyo Kandu
7:01 Bluegreen Chromis Noogivi Thila
7:10 Hawksbill Turtle Noogivi Thila

Dive Atolls
→ South Male Atoll
→ North Male Atoll
→ Vaavu Atoll
→ South Ari Atoll
→ North Ari Atoll

Equipment and Post Production
Sony A7Siii Mirrorless Camera
Sony SEL2870 28790mm Lens
Nauticam NAA7Siii Underwater Housing
Nauticam WACP1 Wide Angle Conversion Port
2x Keldan 4x Underwater Video Lights with Ambient Light Filters
Keldan Red Filter Gel
Nauticam Clamps and Float Arms
DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone
Final Cut Pro X

Videography
Daniel French