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Ten of the Best - Tenerife
We move onto what is primarily a promotional film for three dive centres on the biggest of the Canary Islands. The original idea of ranking the top 10 dive sites like some sort of pop chart was presumably deemed too tricky to execute while treating each sponsor even-handedly, and we're told early on that there is little to choose between the locations anyway.
That said, the underwater footage is pretty good, and does its job of making you think Tenerife would be worth adding to your diving holiday list (though in certain of the resorts you might consider spending as much time offshore as possible). Highlights include the 'Stingray Village', where hand-feeding goes on, and eagle, butterfly, electric and even bull rays are apparently occasional visitors along with the sting rays, some of which are sizeable.
Other locations feature everything from big shoals of amberjack, sardines and barracuda to the inevitable angel sharks and even a dolphin out in the blue. Only one wreck dive is featured - the Canaries are thin on wreckage.
Rather than a narrator, enthusiastic presenter Paul Marley addresses us from behind his full-face mask, sharing with us each time he gets down to 50 bar or goes into deco. His style is a bit overheated, but if you're visiting the island, this 50-minute offering will come in handy for as a wildlife ID aid.
(£14.95, Ocean-Eye, www.ocean-eye-video.com) |
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