A Journey Through Photography

[snorvich]

good pics. digital is a great format for shooting underwater. ive noticed a progression as well being a novice with uw shooting.


the bad part is, taking a pic only captures a fraction of a complete dive. just a blink of what you take in on a good dive. im sooooo hooked on diving, esp. having total access to pristine reefs on my back porch.



ouch. guilty :spin2::spin2::spin2:

it seems i have the luxury of time on my side when shooting my tank, but when im underwater, dont have the wherewithall to think about making adjustments. to be candid, im not as smart as the camera is.

The reason for manual focus is that it is critical that the eyes or other primary interest point be in sharp focus. While some cameras allow the autofocus point to be controllable and not be in the center, the vast majority do. The primary interest point should be at one of the power points of the image rather than in the center of the image.

 

[scubafreaky]

Great job on the pics!! It was really kewl to see the progression. I'm often amazed when I go back to look my at older dive photos how much my pictures have changed and improved.

I know somethings just come naturally to people such as buoyancy control (which was and still is a struggle for me)

The best advice I've been given to improve buoyancy control and picture quality is just to keep diving and dive as often as your wallet will let you. Also, if you don't have an advanced certification (or even if you do), you might consider the Peak Performance Buoyancy and Underwater Photography specialty courses that PADI and other certifying agencies offer.

Taking more and more macro shots also helped me to improve tremendously as a diver by forcing me to learn how to "station keep" for minutes at a time even on drift dives like you would find in Cozumel. This also requires that you have a good dive buddy too btw. So keep it up with the macro shots too!

Great pics and I look forward to seeing more in the future!