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Cave diving in Yucatan, Mexico, November 2019

Cave diving in Yucatan, Mexico, November 2019
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locationMexico, MX

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ricklecompte May 14, 2020
I love cave diving. Dos Ojos by chance?
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petrpolach May 15, 2020
Hi Rick, this picture was taken in the cave Dream Gate - downstream. Best regards, Petr 👌
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Dollface_Foto June 14, 2020
Amazing capture
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petrpolach June 17, 2020
Thank you very much for your words!

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken during a dive in the Dream Gate cave in Yucatan, Mexico.

Time

There is absolute darkness in the caves, so there is no need to wait for some time of day. This photo was taken during the day, using five underwather flashes.

Lighting

A good lighting solution when shooting in flooded caves is to use external flashes and reduce the flashes on the case.

Equipment

I used the Sony alpha 7 R II camera with the Sony FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS lens, the Sea & Sea MDX-?7 II case, the Fisheye Dome Port 240 with accessories and five flash units (2 x Sea & Sea YS-110a on the case and the external Sea & 1 x YS-D2 and 2 x YS-D1 with 3 triggers).

Inspiration

The beauty of flooded caves.

Editing

Yes, many adjustments have been made to this photo. Unlike photos taken above water, photos taken under water require much more editing, especially in the area of ??color balance.

In my camera bag

This depends on what and where to shoot. In the case of diving in caves, I have two bags, each about 12 kg with the equipment listed above in the article "What equipment did you use?".

Feedback

From a cave diving perspective, a reliable dive equipment and reliable buddy. From a shooting perspective, a high quality external flashes and the full-frame camera.

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