Treasure in the Rubble - San Diego Undersea Film Exhibition

Bonaire, famous for its diving, is visited by dive enthusiasts year-round. Seldom do those divers visit the Kralendijk boat mooring field as it is full of refuse left from fishermen, sailors, and the general populace. Yet, within that field is a treasure trove of marine life and marine life behavior that you rarely see. Come with us to search through the rubble, sunken fishing boats and other debris. You will discover brilliant Frogfish, mating Balloonfish, a snake eel, a longnose batfish, a large barracuda getting cleaned, and a whole lot more. This short documentary is filmed in high dynamic range, largely in macro, and loaded with interesting marine life behavior.

This special film adaptation of our Treasure in the Rubble video was selected for screening at the 25th anniversary of the San Diego Undersea Film Exhibition in 2024. A virtual screening of this and other films, from the event, can be viewed at SDUFEX.com for a limited time for a fee.


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=== Chapters ===
0:00 Opening – Mooring Field Kralendijk
0:23 An Angel in the Rubble
0:4 Like a Flower
1:01 Seahorse
1:41 Blow it Out
2:24 Searching the Rubble
3:43 Barracuda Cleaning Station
4:28 Beauty in the Rubble
5:44 Batfish!
6:13 Scorpionfish Watching You
6:18 Frogfish Encounter
5:59 Mooring Field Meandering
7:46 Amorous Balloonfish
813 Treasure Trove of Behavior
9:40 Credits and Thank You
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Music

Bandha – Van Sandano (Epidemic Sound)

Changing Outlook - Trevor Kowalski (Epidemic Sound)
Latency - Real Heroes (Epidemic Sound)
Soothing Nature - Spirits of Dreams (Epidemic Sound)

Sound Effects - Epidemic Sound

Video equipment:
Sony A7sIII camera
Sony A7siii
Nauticam housing
Sony FE 28-60 F/4.5.6 lens
Sony FE 90mm F 2.8 Macro G OSS Lens
Nauticam Nauticam Wet Wide Lens 1B (WWL-1B)
Atomos Ninja V+ Big
Blue 15000 Lumen Lights
IPhone 12 Pro Max

Credits Cast
Richard Schwerdtfeger Cinematography
Rich Schwerdtfeger Script, Narration, Monologue,
Post Production

Post Production: Rich Schwerdtfeger
Associate Producer and Spotter - Doreen Schwerdtfeger