taking a dive
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Starrienight
July 23, 2016
I love that you have another diver in the shot it adds to your composition nicely! Good movement and action, well done!
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Location
This shot was taken in the waters off of Honokowai on the island of MauiTime
The shot was taken in the afternoon, around 2:00 p.m. Hawaii time. Full sun is the best time for underwater shots.Lighting
I was trying to get the sun rays coming through the water and the turtle at the same time. My son, who is in the photo, wasn't sure why I was on the other side until I showed him the picture. I wanted to get a shot of him during his first Hawaiian vacation swimming with the honu (Hawaiian for sea turtle)Equipment
This was shot using a Nikon D800 with a Nikon 16mm f 2.8 fisheye lens all inside an Ikelite housing with an eight inch dome port and one strobe.Inspiration
I have become fascinated with underwater photography since my first trip to Maui several years ago. I find myself going back each winter because as with any photography, things are different each time you are there. This is especially true with underwater photography because everything is constantly moving and changing. One day you see a turtle and the next it's a Moray eel or a shark.Editing
I shoot all of my photos in RAW so i always use a RAW converter (the one is Photoshop CS5. I also use the NIK software by Google to tweak my photos to bring out what it really looked like underwater.In my camera bag
My camera bag changes every time I go out based on what I am planning on accomplishing. When I travel to Hawaii I am an equipment hog, carrying equipment for several types of photos from underwater to landscape to action shots of surfers and breaching whales. I usually have 3-4 zoom lenses starting at 16mm and going up to a 600mm f4 Prime with a 1.4 teleconverter. I carry a 20mm f1.8 for shooting stars and a 24mm f2.8 and a 16mm f 2.8 fisheye for underwater shots. I use two camera bodies, a D800 and a D4s, a tripod with a ball head and I also carry a gimbal head for the 600mm f4 and a monopod for shooting surfers with a 200mm -500mm Nikon zoom. In addition to all of that I also carry a complete set of ND and grad ND filters, including an ND1000 filter for long exposures of the ocean or waterfalls. I carry a separate hard case that contains my underwater housing, ports, strobes, mask, snorkel, Gopro Hero 4 and all of the accessories needed to keep all of that working properly. My Hawaii trips require a lot of logistical thinking because when it is all said and done, I have about 100 pounds of equipment I take with me.Feedback
Shoot, shoot and shoot some more. When you are in a place like Hawaii don't be afraid to ask some of the local photographers where they have their best luck. I have met several photographers on the mainland that won't help at all but on Maui, I have yet to meet one that won't tell you where they took the photo and how they got it. Being able to swim helps a lot too!!
