Angels Among Us
Tiger Beach Bahamas - 2 Tiger Sharks circle a diver as Guardian Angel's keep a close eye. It was friend who first noticed the Angel's as I was so fo...
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Tiger Beach Bahamas - 2 Tiger Sharks circle a diver as Guardian Angel's keep a close eye. It was friend who first noticed the Angel's as I was so focused on the magnificent Tiger's & the surreality of the image, I hadn't seen them at first glance.. Bubbles exhaled by divers in the distance are illuminated by sun rays in what appears as Angel's keeping a watchful eye, making this capture even more unique.
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This photo was taken in the Bahamas at Tiger Beach, January 2015. It was my second ever, shark dive. My first was at a Unexco shark feed only days before & my shot titled, Chain Mail, won me Viewbug's best amateur B & W. My passion is diving & I really wanted to capture & share the wonders I've seen beneath the waves. I knew absolutely nothing about photography, let alone underwater photography, which is at minimum, twice as challenging. I had played around with with a Cool Pix and housing on previous dive trips, but my shots were all grey, green & blue. I was absolutely frustrated ! I suggested to my good friend Amanda Cotton ( shoots underwater for National G, Discovery Channel etc.) about doing a 3 day workshop in the Bahamas. The rest is history & Im a much happier Diver !Time
This was shot around mid day.Lighting
Ambient light, at 40 ft. depthEquipment
Shot with Olympus OMD-1 4/3 Nauticam housingInspiration
I just love the sharks. Magical creatures.Editing
Adjusted white balance,In my camera bag
When shooting anything large underwater, your pretty much wide angle. So my gear kit contains, 7-14 zoom, 14 -42 zoom, 8 mm fish eye Strobes are Inon, Video light is sola 1200 & 4000. Housing is NauticamFeedback
Yes, Do a workshop. Underwater photography presents all types of challenges that you won't find topside. Visibility & lighting being the most challenging of course. When shooting underwater, there are no tripods. Its all pretty much hand held. Your subjects are moving, you have to maintain good buoyancy control, your often dealing with strong currents & surge, you have to monitor your air, depth & dive computer always, and when diving with apex predators, you have to also have eyes all around you. Safety is always priority !!! Like I said, very challenging, as your completely out of your natural element.
