Slow-motion freedive with a school of Spangled Emperor Matthew Nitschke 2014-07-14 | While on a drift freedive on the Great Barrier Reef I came across a large school of spangled Emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus). I was free to swim among them and film with a GoPro Hero 3+. The footage is slowed down to 45% of real speed.Heron Reef - Great Barrier Reef (Australia)Music: Teknoaxe - Enemy Waters (Royalty Free)
Kirra Reef - Freedive Gold Coast | Canon 70D Underwater Matthew Nitschke 2014-07-10 | Instagram @mattnitschke - instagram.com/mattnitschkeKirra Reef was, up until recently, completely buried by a sand pumping project. Given the amount of fish life we saw during this freedive, I think the future looks pretty good for Kirra! This was my first test of the Canon 70D underwater. Ikelite Housing - 8 Inch DomeIkelite Strobes x2 - DS161Canon 70D with a Sigma 10-20 mm 4-5.6GoPro Hero 3+ attached to Ikelite HousingGoPro Hero 2 on second diver - Jerome DelamareNote: All footage taken by the 70D is the raw video straight from the camera. No colour correction or white balance applied.
SOLDIER crab army - Mictyris longicarpus Matthew Nitschke 2014-05-19 | Instagram @mattnitschke - instagram.com/mattnitschkeSoldier crabs (Mictyris longicarpus) forming armies and just doing their usual stuff on the mudflats of Moreton Bay (Australia)I have watched these little guys on so many occasions now I thought I owed them a small video as a way of thanks.All footage shot on a Canon 70D with a EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM and edited on Adobe Premier Pro.Music: Electric Guest - Waves
Kaneohe Bay [Oahu, Hawaii] Matthew Nitschke 2014-03-09 | Exploring the coral reefs of Kaneohe Bay, Oahu. Montipora capitata, Pocillopora meandrina and Porites compressa. All to the roar of the military planes flying overhead :)
Hanauma Bay Freedive - Oahu, Hawaii [HD] Matthew Nitschke 2014-02-02 | Instagram @mattnitschke - instagram.com/mattnitschkeA collection of videos from my trip to the National Preserve, Hanauma Bay. The visibility was 30m+ and the fish diversity truly incredible! While the inner section of the bay is usually swarming with tourists, a swim out and through the "strong current" buoys will land you in some beautiful water. Enjoy!Filmed on a GoPro Hero 3+ and GoPro Hero 2Edited/Colour Corrected in Adobe Premier ProMusic: Emma Louise - Atlas Eyes
Summertide - Freedive Great Barrier Reef [Heron Island Australia] HD Matthew Nitschke 2014-01-14 | Dont forget to watch in HD! These are a collection of video clips from my trip to Heron Reef early in the new year. The water was warmer than I had ever felt it before and the island as dry as bone. During my week on the reef, I had a stream of songs by Andy McKee run through my mind. His inspirational tones have done a lot for me over the years. Please go out and buy his music! All of it!Filmed on a GoPro Hero 3+Edited in Adobe Premier Pro CS6Music: Andy Mckee - She
Marine Reserve Free-Dive [Island Bay - Wellington] NZ Matthew Nitschke 2013-12-14 | It feels great to be back in Wellington! The weather permitted Adam and I a quick visit to Taputeranga marine reserve, covering Island Bay and Owhiro bay on Wellington's South coast. Great visibility, calm seas and cold waters.Filmed on a Canon 70D and GoPro Hero 3+Music: James Vincent McMorrow - Down the Burning Ropes
Shark Alley - North Stradbroke Island [AUS] SCUBA Matthew Nitschke 2013-12-03 | Double dive with Manta Lodge SCUBA. A great session with a number of grey nurse sharks!Ludovico Einaudi - FlyFilmed on a GoPro Hero HD 2Edited and Colour corrected in Adobe Premier Pro
Waiting for the Moon - Timelapse Matthew Nitschke 2013-11-27 | One windy evening, where we just stood and waited for the full moon to rise.Heron Island - Great Barrier Reef - AustraliaMusic: Vondelpark - Always Forever [Seabed]Filmed on a GoPro HD Hero 2
Trevally Friends - Heron Reef [Great Barrier Reef] Matthew Nitschke 2013-11-21 | An evening swim with multiple species of trevally. They seemed undisturbed by my presence and continued to roll feed along the benthos! This was filmed in Shark Bay of Heron Island in 2m of water.Filmed on a Canon G15Edited and colour corrected in Adobe Premier ProAcoustic Music: See What I See - Matthew Nitschke
Tweed Heads SCUBA Dive [NSW Australia] GOPRO Matthew Nitschke 2013-07-30 | First SCUBA dive with The University of Queensland's group UNIDIVE. A visit to Tweed Heads! We dove along the seawall and the visibility was pretty good! We drifted with anvincoming / slack high tide at a max depth of 8m. Song: Left Alone - Flume (ft Chet Faker)Filmed on a Gopro Hero 2 and edited in Premier Pro.
Bubble Ring Practice (Torodial Vortices) [GBR] Matthew Nitschke 2013-05-06 | Heres a quick video of my friend (Jerome Delamare) and I practising our bubble rings while freediving on the Great Barrier Reef - Australia. I am still finding it a little tricky, but starting to get the hang of it! Practice practiceShot on Gopro HD Hero 2Song: Bonobo - Prelude
Harlem Shake Great Barrier Reef - Snorkel Group Matthew Nitschke 2013-04-13 | So I was getting our snorkel group ready to get in the water....then this happened.
Angry Octopus Latches Hold of GoPro - New Zealand [HD] Matthew Nitschke 2013-04-01 | Instagram @mattnitschke - instagram.com/mattnitschkeI was freediving in the waters of the southern coast of Wellington (New Zealand) and filming this octopus when it reached out and grabbed hold! Wrapping its arms around the camera and my forearm, he came back up to the surface with me.
Freediving Wellington South Coast - New Zealand [Gopro HD] Matthew Nitschke 2013-04-01 | Freediving on the Wellington South coast, New Zealand! Amazing visibility! All footage filmed on GoPro HD Hero 2.Music: Andy McKee - Ebon Coast
The curious fish that NEED to know [Great Barrier Reef] HD Matthew Nitschke 2012-12-13 | While working on student projects (such as monitoring fish behavior), I have noticed that once you leave the camera and move away, certain fish species just HAVE to know whats going on! They swim up to the lens of the camera (GoPro Hero 2) and have a looksie! I think they may actually be able to see their own reflection also. Anyway, here is a small collection of clips of the inquisitive fellas! WATCH IN HD!!!!All footage shot on a GoPro HD Hero 2, and edited in Sony Vegas 11.Credits - Simone Barely Greenfield, Matthew Nitschke
The Fish I Follow - Freedive - [Great Barrier Reef] HD Matthew Nitschke 2012-12-09 | A collection of fish clips from the Great Barrier Reef. The Coral Trout early on in the video were acting very strange. They were all looking into a single coral colony, so I waited to see what they would do. After a while a small moray eel emerged and the fish were noticeably attracted to it. I have read somewhere that groupers and morays hunt together? Maybe this behaviour extends to the coral trout? Interesting!All footage captured while freediving and filming with a Gopro 2.Music: The Glitch Mob - Starve the Ego Feed the Soul
Swimming with Rays: Sting - Eagle - Shovel [Freedive GBR] HD Matthew Nitschke 2012-12-09 | RAYS FOR DAYS! I could watch rays fly all day. The big ones at the end are Giant Shovelnose Rays (Glaucostegus typus) and are impressive in size. They look to be a middle ground between a ray/skate and a shark (but dont have the dangerous aspects of either - barb/teeth) but are completely harmless. Amazing to swim with. All footage filmed on a GoPro HD Hero2 with dive housingMusic: Maneli Jamal - Ziur Movement III
Reptile Glide - Sea Turtles of Heron Reef [Great Barrier Reef] HD Matthew Nitschke 2012-12-06 | Swimming with Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) during a few snorkels around the island!The loggerhead at the end came up to a group of us who were in the water at night to observe the annual coral spawning event. This was a huuuuuuge individual and I think he was rather curious about what all the lights were about! Its best not to shine such a bright light in the eyes of an animal such as this, but it appears that at least a couple of the group struggled to remember this. A true giant of an animal!Music: The Black Seeds - Love is a Radiation
Return to Contours - [Free-dive Great Barrier Reef] HD Matthew Nitschke 2012-12-06 | A quick video appreciating the complex structure and beautiful colours found on Heron Reef - Great Barrier Reef, Australia.All footage shot on Gopro Hero 2 with a flat lens.Colour correction performed in Sony Vegas 11Music - Matt Corby: Made of Stone
Shark Follow - Freediving [Heron Reef - Great Barrier Reef] HD Matthew Nitschke 2012-12-02 | Instagram @mattnitschke - instagram.com/mattnitschkeI had a great time swimming with and filming the White-tip Reef Sharks (Triaenodon obesus) and Lemon Sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) of Heron Reef. Im learning that to get closer for filming, you need to have a good line underwater and be moving slowly. All clips were filmed while snorkeling/freediving using a Gopro HD Hero 2. Music - The Reign of Kindo - The Moments Inbetween
Freediving Great Barrier Reef HD - Small Wonders Matthew Nitschke 2012-12-02 | All video shot on a Gopro HD Hero 2 with the dive housing. Music - James Vincent McMorrow - From the Woods
Freediving the Wrecks [Moreton Island - QLD AUS] HD Matthew Nitschke 2012-09-03 | I spent the weekend camping on Moreton Island and managed to fit in a snorkel along the line of shipwrecks on the western coast. I literally got stung around 50 times by the blubber jelly fish (Catosylus mosaicus) during the filming of this, and if you watch the video through you will see why! The wrecks have formed an artificial reef system that shelters the bay and creates a nice mooring location for visiting boats. The current has scoured out the sand alongside and under some of the rusty hulls, make for some deep lines to freedive down into and along.All footage filmed with a GoPro HD (eyeofmine flat lens) and edited in Sony Vegas.M
Those Hidden Within [Heron Reef Harbor - Great Barrier Reef AUS] Matthew Nitschke 2012-07-05 | Cowtail Stingrays (Pastinachus sephen) hidden under the sand, White Tip Reef Sharks (Triaenodon obesus) and a Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) hidden under a ledge, Grunts and Baitfish tucked within the shipwreckMusic - Jose Gonzales (Slow moves)
Free-diving with Trevally, Barracuda and Emperor [Heron Reef - Great Barrier Reef] [HD] Matthew Nitschke 2012-07-05 | Instagram @mattnitschke - instagram.com/mattnitschkeSwimming with the Trevally was truly an amazing experience. The large schools would move around me and form a large ring, circling me slowly and at a distance.This footage was gathered during a drift snorkel from Heron Bommie to Pams PointFreediving with the HD Hero - Gopro + Eye of mine flat lens housing.Song: M83 - You, appearing
Striped Catfish (Plotosus lineatus) feeding in single file Matthew Nitschke 2012-07-05 | Recorded in the harbor of Heron Island - Great Barrier Reef (AUS). Interesting feeding behaviour where the fish spread out and advance forward, grazing (or sieving organisms out of the sediment) in single file. Apparently this species is venomous also.
Evening Snorkel [ Shark Bay ] Heron Reef (Great Barrier Reef) 2012 HD Matthew Nitschke 2012-05-11 | This is a small collection of clips I put together from Shark Bay, shooting with my GoPro HD Hero cam (+ eye of mine flat lenshousing) at Heron Island (Great Barrier Reef, Australia) in the April 2012. Rays, Shovelnose Rays and a Lemon Shark! Evening snorkel.Video edited in Sony Vegas Pro 11Hope you enjoy!Matt Nitschke
Descend and Measure : Heron Reef (Great Barrier Reef, Australia) 2011 HD Matthew Nitschke 2011-12-13 | This is a compilation of videos shot with my GoPro HD Hero cam (+ eye of mine flat lenshousing) at Heron Island (Great Barrier Reef, Australia) in the year of 2011. The clips included are a mixture of first person and third person view (with the camera facing towards myself for depth perspective). The majority of the first half of the video is third person view free diving and the second half, wildlife! Video edited in Sony Vegas Pro 11 (this was my first attempt at editing video - I even managed to include my own watermark :P )Hope you enjoy!Matt Nitschke
