Showing posts with label Underwater Photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Underwater Photography. Show all posts

Monday, June 3, 2019

We MOVED!! And now OCEAN SPORTS will continue Dive Classes, Dive Travel and Group Dive Trips by going mobile JUNE 2019!!


Yes we have MOVED!! OCEAN SPORTS Dive Shop is transitioning to a mobile Shop for SCUBA Certification Classes, Local Dive Travel and INTERNATIONAL Dive Trips (no more Retail). For the month of June we're building and expanding our brand new website where you will be able to book Dive Classes and Dive Trips with us directly! Stay tuned to learn more about your exciting new options with Ocean Sports!    

Ocean Sports SCUBA & Freediving
Lompoc, CA 93436
Instagram: @OceanSportsScuba

Friday, January 19, 2018

You're Invited!! To our SCUBA Social And Open House Wednesday January 24th, 5:30pm-8:30pm at Ocean Sports Scuba & Freediving


Come on down to our Happy New Year 2018 Scuba Social! We're opening up our doors at 5:30pm till 8:30pm and we'll be showing Underwater Videos and Photos from our most recent Dive Trips! You can check out our selection of Dive Gear and see some New specials we'll be running each month! Meet some other divers, talk diving, ask us about local dive trips, dive lessons, dive spots and more! We want to welcome You to our Shop and just see what's available to you this New Year of 2018! We have a whole world of possibilities for local adventure and excitement and Tropical dive trip opportunities too! Just stop by and say hi!!

OCEAN SPORTS SCUBA & FREEDIVING
117 1/2 South H Street 
Lompoc, CA 93436
(805) 944-8522

ALSO find us on Instagram @OceanSportsDiveShop

Saturday, April 15, 2017

Things to do in Lompoc! Come to a Dive Club meeting Thursday April 27th, 2017


Need to get out of the house and want to meet some really cool local people who love Scuba Diving and Freediving on the Central Coast?? Then look no further! We at Ocean Sports Dive Shop in Old Town Lompoc have an incredible Dive Tribe where we all like to get together, have fun and dive safe whether we are scuba diving, freediving, spearfishing, doing underwater photography, or just want to hang out and go on a day trip out to the islands! So join us Thursday April 27th, 2017 @ 6pm and you'll get a dose of good people, great divers and tons of fun all at one place! We just ask that you please rsvp with us at Ocean Sports (805) 944-8522 by phone or text so that we know to save you a seat! Looking forward to seeing you all!   - Shaun & Kimberly

Ocean Sports Scuba & Freediving
in Old Town Lompoc
at 117 1/2 South H Street
(805) 955-8522


Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Dive Tribe meeting at Ocean Sports Dive Shop in Old Town Lompoc this Thursday October 20th @6pm



Calling all divers, SCUBA & Freediving! This is an event you wont want to miss, especially if you're into seeing some pretty cool underwater photos taken just this month by one of our Dive Tribe members Jacek Smits while cage diving off of the Guadalupe Islands with Great White sharks. This is a great chance to reconnect with some Dive Buddies and meet some new ones! Check out the Dive Shop, see what's new and hear about all of the upcoming Dive events and trips! A fun time for all!!  See you guys and girls this Thursday, October 20th @6pm at the Dive Shop. 

Ocean Sports Scuba & Freediving
117 1/2 South H Street
in Old Town Lompoc
(805) 944-8522


Wednesday, July 30, 2014

FREE Ikelite Underwater Camera Systems Demo for Central Coast divers in Lompoc, CA

 
Register with us at Ocean Sports Dive Shop for this FREE event.
Call or stop by the shop to reserve your space.
Ocean Sports Dive Shop
117 1/2 South H Street
in Old Town Lompoc
(805) 944-8522 

Friday, July 25, 2014

PADI Discover Scuba Diving and Open Water Certifications for VAFB military from Ocean Sports Dive Shop

 
Start your adventure today with Ocean Sports Scuba and Freediving in Old Town Lompoc!
We teach PADI Open Water SCUBA Certification Classes, Discover Scuba Classes, Underwater Photo and Video Specialty Classes, Advanced Scuba Classes, Snorkel Lessons, Channel Islands Boat Trips and more!! We are a full service Dive Shop with gear rentals and retail including underwater hunting tools and equipment. Check us out on Facebook or just come on in and ask any questions you have, we're here to help.
Ocean Sports Scuba & Freediving
117 1/2 South H Street
in Old Town Lompoc
(805) 944-8522

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Ocean Sports Dive Shop California Underwater Photography

All of these amazing Underwater Photographs were taken by our very own PADI SCUBA Instructor Shaun Crouse (just this last weekend on a Beach Dive) who also just happens to teach our new PADI Digital Underwater Photographer Specialty. So let us know at the dive shop if you'd like to know more about how to take stunning underwater photography, especially in our beautiful California waters. 

A live Cowrie perched on a shallow reef.

An amazing close-up shot of an Anemone.


A spectacular detailed shot of this small jellyfish. 


A beautiful little Nudibranch call the Sea Lemon.


Another colorful Sea Anemone wedged in between a bed of urchins. 
ALL Photographs COPYRIGHT Ocean Sports Shaun Crouse 2013.

Ocean Sports SCUBA & Freediving
in Old Town Lompoc
117 1/2 South H Street
(805) 944-8522

Thursday, January 31, 2013

2013 Digital Underwater Photography Classes now at Ocean Sports Dive Shop

Ever wonder what those buttons on your camera really mean or what they actually do? And have you wondered how to take better underwater photographs so that you can actually share those amazing moments with everyone?? Well you've come to the right place because at Ocean Sports we not only offer the PADI Digital Underwater Photographer specialty course, but we also have operator friendly cameras from SeaLife that make life below the surface so much easier to capture! Call today to ask about our upcoming classes and pricing, because we're as excited doing these classes as you are taking them!




Don't settle for those underwater disposable cameras or cheap imitations that let you down everytime you're underwater. Try the real thing and see how much easier better underwater digital photography can be. Start your PADI Digital Underwater Specialty course wtih us so when it comes time for your amazing vacation you'll not miss a moment underwater trying to figure out how to turn the camera on. 

Ocean Sports Scuba & Freediving
NOW in Old Town Lompoc
117 1/2 South H Street.
(805) 944-8522

Ocean Sports Scuba and Freediving is now a dealer of SeaLife Digital Underwater Cameras


Can't you see yourself now, getting ready for that dive trip to the Santa Barbara Channel Islands or other tropical dive destinations and having your digital underwater camera set-up ready to catch it all! We at Ocean Sports are ready to help you chose the best underwater camera for your needs and skill level. With SeaLife cameras there's something for everyone; a smaller camera for your beginner diver and a larger camera with two underwater strobe options for photography and videography. Come on in and discuss your options with our very experienced & knowledgeable staff.

Ocean Sports Scuba & Freediving
NOW in Old Town Lompoc
117 1/2 South H Street
(805) 944-8522 

Friday, December 28, 2012

Happy New Year 2013 from the New Ocean Sports Dive Shop in Lompoc, CA

Happy New Year everyone!! We can't wait to see what exciting new adventures this year will bring for all of us! Just this last year so many of our new & experienced divers have travelled with their PADI Scuba Certifications to Africa, Thailand, Roatan, St. Lucia, Hawaii, Mexico, the Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and more! Where will you end up diving this new year 2013?? :) 
Ocean Sports Scuba & Freediving
NOW in Old Town Lompoc
117 South H Street
(805) 944-8522

Thursday, November 29, 2012

The NEW Ocean Sports Dive Shop owners in Old Town Lompoc, CA are thankful for...

the best mix of Scuba Diving, Freediving, UW Photography, Spearfishing, Dive Travel, Fun, Family and Friends taking in the amazing adventures of the ocean through our Dive Shop in Lompoc, CA.

our awesome new Dive Shop built by sheer will & determination, 2000% Hard Work, the love of diving & relentless support from our families to make possible what we are today: Loving what We DO! 

dedicated and wildly fun student divers who braved the elements to finish their private PADI Open Water Class before having to leave back up to their home in Mendocino County.

our Dive Family, Friends, new Divers, Freedivers, Kayakers, and Explorers alike who made our 3rd Annual Ocean Sports Catalina Dive Trip a huge success with FUN, EXCITEMENT & great FOOD!  

adventurous PADI Junior Open Water Students getting scuba certified with us to join the ranks in their Family of divers who will all be diving together soon in Hawaii on their Vacation!

the new Freediving/Spearfishing section in our Shop full of everything you could hope for!

groups of family & friends that encourage each other to try something new at our Discover Scuba Class where you get to experience scuba diving in an indoor heated pool for just $25!  

venturesome couples who get PADI Scuba certified at our shop and have a great time with us and eachother during the process! Now they can go diving anywhere in the world, like Hungary!!

the wonderful, amazing Lompoc Aquatic Center & all it's staff for making our Pool Lessons possible! 

excellent visibility (from 40-100ft) for our 2012 Catalina Island Dive Trip!

three generations of Lompoc Dive Shop owners and PADI SCUBA Instructors at our Grand Opening July 22, 2012! Thank you Phil (middle) so much for paving the way by opening the first dive shop in Lompoc the 1970's, in the very same building where we are now! And thank you Ron (left) so much for helping teach us the business of running a dive shop!! :) And thank you Shaun (right) for continuing this legacy in Lompoc of amazing Divers, Instructors, Underwater Hunters and Businessman. 

the Lompoc Dive Club for participating in so many community events and diving events, including our very first official Fii Level 1 Freediving Class!  

the Vandenberg Aqualliers Dive Club for their work on base welcoming divers, their families, and showing them how great the local diving and underwater hunting can be! 

one of our very first Open Water Students in Lompoc becoming an avid diver and spearfisherman under Shaun's teaching, resulting in fresh seafood and a great dive buddy! 

students from Lompoc High School and Cabrillo High School choosing our Dive Shop's certification courses as the subject of their Senior Projects. We have such a great time helping them!!

Moms and Daughters who start their Scuba certification classes together, nurturing dreams of becoming a Marine Biologist some day and inspiring their friends and family to do the same! 

the awesome bond and experience that's created when families get certified together, travel to new places together, and scuba dive together!! Wonderful memories in the making every time!

the Dive Industry and its amazing technology that has produced such high quality Dive Equipment Companies for us to choose the best from!

the wonderful Dive Equipment Companies that donated to our Grand Opening Raffle, making our day such a huge success and giving our divers some great prizes like this Akona Dive Bag & Franko Map!!

enthusiastic divers from the 80's who re-take the scuba certification course to learn all the new cool technolongy scuba diving has to offer now in the way of recreation and safety!

friends trying on scuba equipment for the first time, loving it, and signing up immediately for their Open Water Scuba Cert Class together! Awesome dive buddies in the making!!

our first official Fii Level I Freediving Class taught by Dan Silveira and all the students we got to fill it! Dan was such an exemplary instructor & we were so impressed with all of our divers!!

totally awesome OMER Camo Freediving and Spearfishing gear like what Dan was sporting in the ocean portion of our Freediving Class.

more awesome OMER gear like this Black Moon wetsuit that one of our very cool Open Water Students just got SCUBA certified in that she also uses for freediving and spearfishing, of course!!  

more and more girls getting SCUBA certified! Each of these girls got certified to go travel and dive some of the world's most beautiful places in Puerto Rico, Thailand, Mexico, and the Bahamas!!

Underwater Photography & California Diving! Each time you go for a dive whether it's off the beach or out at the Channel Islands you never know what amazing new things you're going to come across!


marvelous families coming to us to get scuba certified together! Taking their time becoming the best dive buddies possible, starting in the classroom, at the pool lessons and then out in the Ocean! :)

 each one of our students that joins our Dive Family, fresh out of the water and always so overjoyed to be scuba certified! It's a great moment for all of us to be proud and delighted!! :) 

animated groups of our dive students who are as equally high-spirited with their own recent scuba certification as they are of the whole group's success and fun in completing the course together! :)

our experienced divers and their families taking advantage of the great weather and excellent diving we had on our 2012 Catalina Island Dive Trip! We had such a wonderful time with everyone there!!    

our divers w/their friends and family having a total blast together on our 2012 Catalina Island Dive Trip! This is why we do this trip, for everyone to have as much fun as we always do there!   

unforgettable times like these for us that we want to help create for everyone who walks through our Dive Shop door that are just as amazing and memorable for you! =) 

Hilary (right) from Two Harbors Dive Shop on Catalina Island for hiring both Shaun (middle) and myself (left), Kimberly, giving us our very first jobs in the Dive Industry! Then introducing us to eachother at the famed Buccaneer Days Festival sparking not only our future careers but our amazing relationship!!!! And you always treat our Dive Groups the Best!! :) Thank You Hilary!!! 

THANKS to everyone from Shaun & Kimberly at the NEW
Ocean Sports Scuba & Freediving
117 1/2 South H Street
in Old Town Lompoc
(805) 944-8522