[nanci2539]

Click on link and then click on Gotta Minute and check out the Village Kahuna's interview about the underwater world.

http://www.thevillagesdailysun.com/v...deoarchive.htm

A few weeks ago VK displayed some of his photographs at The Villages Photography Club Expo at Hacienda Center. He had taken a lot of underwater pictures and the producer from VNN that was there covering the event asked if they could send a video crew to interview him and talk about underwater photography.

So out they came and spent almost two hours interviewing him and videoing many of his pictures. Then they took all of that and boiled it down to a one minute segment called Gotta Minute? They also make the segment available for one week following airing on the VNN website.

So what do you think; does he have a shot at a daytime Emmy,????

[SteveFromNY]

That's pretty amazing really!

Great pictures and an interesting segment. Yes he should get an Emmy!

A bit startling though to see and hear someone when you've only experienced their written word! Funny how I formed an impression of his voice and mannerisms based on posts and his photo, and it turned out different (of course).

[Village Kid 2]

Steve, funny how that happens. If you have a chance to come to one of the TOTV monthly gatherings at Crispers, you will meet lots of familiar folks. It definitely adds to the camaraderie to meet folks face to face.

I have had the pleasure of meeting Villages Kahuna (VK) at one of the gatherings and enjoy his posts on a myriad of subjects. His information on photography is especially interesting and uplifting.

Congrats on the video VK! Emmy, indeed. :bigthumbsup:

VK2

p.s. Thanks for sharing Nanci.

[Donna]

Great video.. :bigthumbsup: :bigthumbsup:

I never expected to see Kahuna under the water taking pics...

Never be surprised at what you see and hear at TOTV... :#1:

[chelsea24]

Wow great photos! I'm really afraid of water so you have my deepest admiration. I'd love to be able to see that firsthand, but I know I never will. So this is wonderful viewing. :bigthumbsup:

[Villages Kahuna]

The video included in my Gotta Minute? segment was shot by both me and Mrs. Kahuna during a dive I made after hours in the Coral Reef exhibit at the John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. I had taken a class in underwater videography from one of the people who worked at the Shedd and he arranged for the ten people in the class to each get about a 10 minute dive in the big tank on a Saturday evening after the aquarium was closed to the public. I had two camcorders, one that you can see me shooting with in a housing inside the tank. Mrs. Kahuna had the other one, and got her video of me thru the glass looking into the tank.

On that particular night they had treated the entire tank with some sort of anti-biotic and which had made the sharks very skittish. All the student-divers had to wait about a half hour to go in the tank while they fed the sharks about 100 lbs. of squid. I had drawn the straw to be the first diver in, so whether they had fed the sharks enough to sate their hunger remained an open question until I got in and found that they weren't hungry enough for me to be of interest.

When the VNN folks came out to do the interview, they asked if I had any video to go along with the still photos that the videoed for the segment. I gave them the unedited tape that we had shot that night. Not only did they integrate it into the Gotta Minute? segment, but the VNN cameraman took it home, rearranged the sequence of the segments of my video, put in titles and nice transitions, set it to music and ran DVD copies for me and each of my sons. I was truly appreciative.

So not only was Mrs. Kahuna pictured holding a sting ray over her head about halfway through the segment, but she also was the videographer on all the parts from outside the Coral Reef tank. (Mrs. Kahuna is a very skilled diver and keeps me out of a lot of trouble underwater when I'm concentrating on chasing some animal to get a picture.) Thanks, honey!

[redwitch]

Awesome pics and video, Messr. and Mdm. Kahuna. Thanks for the explanation. I was particularly entranced with some of your photographs -- especially the shrimp (they always look sooo surprised to me) and sea turtle. Positively beautiful.

Nanci, thank you so much for bringing this to our attnetion and, VK, thank you for allowing VNN to come into your home and do this.

[renielarson]

VK...great video

Being a non swimmer, I admire your skills and wish I could experience the thrill!

Please add my name to the list of people who admire your work!!