The watchtower (Maslinovik) is located on a hill on the north side of the Stari Grad Plain. It was built in the 4th century BC by the ancient Greek settlers as an observatory near Pharos (today’s Stari Grad). Together with a second watchtower Tor over Jelsa, it formed a defence system of the Greek colony…
We have created a 3D photogrammetric model depicting the eleventh-century Benedictine Monastery of St. Eufemije in Split. It was built next to the walls of the palace and the church of St. Euphemije in 1069. Eight centuries later, the monastery burned down. Although the ruins are still in the center of Split, they are easy…
We have recently joined Instagram! We share photographs and videos from our projects, dives and travels. You will also find there some interesting facts about underwater animals, as well as news about our events, discoveries and new courses. So, if You want to stay up to date with our adventures, follow us on Instagram @seamagination!
We have published on Sketchfab our new, even more detailed scan of the ancient Roman wreck found near the Croatian island of Šćedro. This ship sank about 2000 years ago and to this day rests almost intact at a depth of 45 meters. It is one of a few currently known such well-preserved wrecks from…
The Night of Museums has just begun in Croatia. Due to the pandemic, this time a large part of the event takes place on-line, as expressed in this year’s theme – “Between real and digital”. The Night of Museums is organised not only by museums, but also by universities and other cultural and educational institutions…
A few months ago I posted about the treasure in Vis (Croatia) that I had found. It was an ancient Greek jug that I discovered while diving. Today I can finally write more and share my video showing how this treasure was recovered by the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media. Where did I find…
See this amazing underwater scan of a mining excavator wreck by my student Bartłomiej Pitala. It is located in one of flooded quarries in Poland. This model was produced during our Fundamentals of Underwater Photogrammetry On-line Course. Mining excavator wreck by Bartłomiej Pitala Here is the description by the author himself: This wreck lies on…
Wilhelm wreck was sunk for divers training purposes and as a diving attraction of the Jaworzno-Szczakowa “Koparki” quarry in Poland. Model created by my student Bartłomiej Pitala. It is one of the models he produced during our Fundamentals of Underwater Photogrammetry On-line Course. Model of Wilhelm wreck by Bartłomiej Pitala
This scan of Kungssalen is just great! It was created by my student Adam de Kamiński for Läckö Castle in Sweden. The model has been featured in this week’s Top 10 Cultural Heirtage & History 3D models on Sketchfab. Adam completed our Fundamentals of Aerial and Land Photogrammetry On-line Course, then practiced on his own…
It has been a busy week. I have just finished helping with an underwater photogrammetry workshop, part of a bigger international programme Wrecks4All, at the University of Split. See a few photos of my students learning and take a look at their first results. See the video created by the students and some photographs below.
This wreck of AN2 plane lies on the bottom of Zakrzówek quarry (12 m), in Poland. The model was created by my student Bartłomiej Pitala during our Fundamentals of Underwater Photogrammetry On-Line Course.
We have recently started our co-operation with TimeBusters, a company specialising in making Bullet-Time videos. For that purpose they sometimes use a special cage with around 80 DLSR cameras. The cameras take pictures exactly at the same time, so then it is possible to freeze the moment and create the Matrix style animations. But can…
Earlier today, while diving at one of the ancient shipwrecks in Vis, Croatia, I found another treasure. I discovered an ancient Greek jug. I reported the item to the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media and it will be recovered by them in the near future. Here is what the jug looks like If you…
A great underwater scan of Tugboat Mars (Rebocador Marte) by my student Geoffrey Taber who has recently completed our Fundamentals of Underwater Photogrammetry On-line Course. As the author described, the wreck lies at a depth of 30 meters, 12 kilometers off the coast of Northeast Brazil, near the village of Porto de Galinhas.
Over the last 5 weeks, together with Piotr Stós – hydrobiologist from Nautica Diving Center, we have conducted our Marine Ecology Webinars. The inspiration for creating this series was the SSI Marine Ecology course, but in our classes we presented much more. During the webinar on marine biodiversity, we focused on organizing the existing knowledge…
