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Manta

Manta ray at Klein Bonaire.

Manta ray at Klein Bonaire.
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NIKON D80

Aperture f/8.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/125

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Feb, 2014

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Awards

Contest Finalist in The Marine Wildlife Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in The Color White Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in From Below Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Fill Flash Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Dark And Bright Photo Contest

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Amazing shot

Great shot. Congratulations on being Featured.

Thank you

Outstanding shot,bravo!!!!!!!

Quite brilliant.

nice

Absolutely stunning! You have an amazing gallery. :)

great shot. congrats!!

wow,fantastic

Stunning shot love it .

Mantas are amazing. I have been in the water with them a few times. Simply amazing animals, gentle, graceful animals. This shot captures them beautifully. Very nice.

Beautiful shot.Congrats!

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How BIG is that thing??? Awesome shot!

awesome shot!

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This is such an amazing shot. Congrats on the feature.

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awesome shot !

Absolutely superb

An incredible capture, congrats

Lovely shot

Amazing... Congrats! ")

Drop dead spectacular!

Excellent capture! Congrats on your feature

Tranquility and power! What a shot!

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Awesome capture!!!

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wowzas! Gorgeous!

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awesome !

Beautiful!

Great shot! Wherever u took this shot, looks very scary!

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stunning shot,love your style

woww..

These are amazing!

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Klein Bonaire? How deep where you to get that shot.

Magnificent shot!

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Behind The Lens

Location

On Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean. Bonaire is a famous diving destination, well known for the pristine reef belt around the island, easily accessible from the shore.

Time

At 3 pm.

Lighting

I used 2 strobes at full power with diffuserrs mounted on my Underwater Housing with a 10.5mm lens inside. In this way could fill with a lot of light the white belly of Manta and catch all the details. I used a very close aperture to counter balance the power of the sunlight. Consider also that I was in a very "close to the subject" condition.

Equipment

Nikon D800, Tamron 24-70mm f2.8 Tamron 70-200 f2.8 Nikon D80, Nikkor 10.5mm f2.8 Sigma 70-300 f3.5 Nikkor 50mm f 3.5 Nikon 18-135mm f3.5 Sea&sea G1 dx Canon 7D Tokina 10-17mm f3.5 Polarizers, Uv filters. Housing Easydive Leo2 Two strobes Sea&sea alpha 110ys Tripod Manfrotto pro Gorillapod Focus Shutter speed release Rain covers.

Inspiration

Without any doubt, the Manta is one of the most fascinating creature of the ocean and is not so common spot them or even get so close to them. I got very excited when I realized that I was ready to shoot (aperture,speedshutter, flashes and focus wise) in a perfect position (pointing directly upward) to be able to use the whole power of the fisheye. Looking upward.

Editing

Yes of course I do. In camera raw. I don't have a specific forkflow. Mainly I worked on the highlights, shadows, whites and blacks and vibrancy.

In my camera bag

Nikon D800, Nikon 24-70 f2.8 Tamron 70-200 f2.8, polaraizers, uv filters, remote shutter release and a gorillapod focus with a Manfrotto head, rain covers. For UW: Canon 7d , Tokina 10-17 f3,5.

Feedback

First, to be in the right place at the right moment: don't try to chase the Manta, she will escape. Instead, take the distance until is possible to intercept frontally the fish. Stop the breathing until the shot is done (the bubbles will scare the animal and destroy the composition.) Expose the sun first and use all the light available from the strobes. Be careful, the belly is so white that could be blown out by open apertures. Use a fisheye or extreme wide angle and get as close as possible. Keep the strobes with aside the housing but orientate them 45° outside.

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Manta ray at Klein Bonaire.

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