For the first version my main goal is to "just get it in the water and taking pictures". Nothing more that this and without the scope creep I am so vulnerable to.

SO: The first version of this project is only to answer "Can I do this?"

If the camera can be deployed, underwater, for more that 3 days, with ongoing comms, YES I can do this.

Here are the first version 0.1 technical goals:

1. Be watertight up to 3m - 5m
2. Take pictures every 15 minutes for 3 days
3. Upload images to web server
4. Display images on website
5. Come up with a catchy name for the project