Cave diving, Mexico, Yucatan
Cave diving, Mexico, Yucatan
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ChristopherLH
April 29, 2019
Wow...I suddenly felt the urge to hold my breath. Shots like these are the only reason I want to cave dive. Bucket list item for sure (the last item, just in case).
CAphotos
May 30, 2019
I wish everybody on Viewbug could see this photo. It's truly incredible. Thanks for sharing with us.
petrpolach
January 05, 2021
Thank you. This image was taken while diving in cave "Otoch-Ha upstream", Yucatan, Mexico. Best regards, Petr
ElleL
August 12, 2021
Wow, I have a shot in a cave just like this, it's uncanny how similar the cave structure is!
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Location
The photo was taken while cave diving in the Otoch Ha-upstream cave in Yucatan, Mexico.Time
This photo was taken during the day, 1 December 2017 at 13.04.Lighting
There is absolute darkness in the flooded caves. I used five flashes, three external and two on the case, to take this picture.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
There are hundreds of kilometres of caves in Yucatan. I like to dive and photograph there because their beauty is really amazing. Imagine: in diving, you are underwater balancing, that is, in a stateless weight, and you "fly" between a beautiful cave decoration. Everything is a little mysterious. That's why I like to take pictures in caves and try to show this beauty to others.Editing
Yes, many edits have been made to this photo. As opposed to a photo taken over water, photos taken under water generally require much more adjustments.In my camera bag
This of course 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 "Equipment".Feedback
Because there is a absolute darkness in the caves, the key issue is the use of high quality external flashes and the full-frame camera.