rolandbach
Follow2 Mauve stinger (Pelagia noctiluca) in the Mediterranean sea on the north coast of the Balearic island Menorca
2 Mauve stinger (Pelagia noctiluca) in the Mediterranean sea on the north coast of the Balearic island Menorca
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Contender in the Visual Poetry Project
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Contest Finalist in Underwater Games Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Soft Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Two Of The Same Photo Contest
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sarahmirkin
December 26, 2016
Wow!!! What an incredible shot! Love the colors, the movement and the shape it creates... How do you take your camera underwater? The underwater contest made me wonder how people protect them. I'm in a wheelchair, so it's not really something that concerns me/I'd have experience with haha. Congrats on being a finalist!
rolandbach
December 26, 2016
Hi Sarah, thank you very much. I take my camera underwater with a housing from Sealux. But I need for every lens a different port. My strobes are from Subtronic. For macro shots I use the nikon strobe SB900 in a special underwater housing like I have for the camera. All the best, Roland
iverjohnson
March 17, 2018
What an amazing capture! Would you consider joining the Marine Life challenge I've created?
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Location
The photo was taken in the Mediterranean sea on the north coast of the balearic island Menorca (Spain).Time
The dive was in may afternoon about 17:00h. I remember it was in the beginning of the dive close to the entrance.Lighting
The problem (challenge) to shoot jellyfish is the transparency of their bodies. To much strobe light gives too much reflections and burns out the transparency of the jelly. Too less power gives no contrast. So I put my strobe in TTL mode -0,7.Equipment
Nikon D300 with Nikkor lens 10-24mm f/3.5-4,5G ED (16mm) Strobe: Nikon SB-900. Sealux housing for camera and strobe.Inspiration
During this dive there were lots of jellyfish around. But this pair has surpassed the others in color, lights and movement. So, it was a "must" to take a shot of exactly this couple of dancing jellies.Editing
On the computer I adjusted the white balance and retuched some backscatter (too much reflections from suspended particles in the water).In my camera bag
When I go diving I have to decide before which lens is the best for today. Underwater is no way to change the lenses. My camera is a Nikon D300 and the lens will be a macro (60mm or 105mm) with or without a separately clos up lens which one you can put in front of the port during the dive. If I go with wide angle I use a Nikkor 10,5mm (Fisheye) lens with or without TC 1,4x Kenko or like on this shot the Nikkor 10-24mm lens. My strobes are a Nikon SB-900 (perfect for macros) or a dual strobe system from Subtronic (Pro 160).Feedback
To shoot a jelly in front of a wall looks mostly boring. Before you shoot think about what you are trying to show the viewer. Think about the composition. A jelly looks always good when you show it in free space like open water (the colour blue gives a perfect contrast to the subject). Try to make a mixed light shot (natural light and strobe light). But careful with the sunlight. If you bring a part of the sunball into the photo you have to close the aperture. Otherwise you have really a sun ball but nothing else. I realized this photo with f/22 to see some sunrays. The shutter speed was 1/100 sec. If it's faster the water will be not blue anymore and loses the natural color.