Questionmarc
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wow looks like an amazing trip
Great Barrier Reef WARNING LOTS OF PHOTOS!
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hawaiianwargod
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edr42,
Nice Pics! I miss the the great barrier reef already....
Just got back from Austrlia 2 weeks ago...it was indeed a magical exprience. I can't wait to go back there again. Too bad I did not have a digital underwater camera..was only using those disposable ones.
I was at the Knuckle reef....beautiful place to Scuba or just just to snorkel. Corals and Fish were amazing!
Thanks for sharing awesome pics!
Regards,
J
Nice Pics! I miss the the great barrier reef already....
Just got back from Austrlia 2 weeks ago...it was indeed a magical exprience. I can't wait to go back there again. Too bad I did not have a digital underwater camera..was only using those disposable ones.
I was at the Knuckle reef....beautiful place to Scuba or just just to snorkel. Corals and Fish were amazing!
Thanks for sharing awesome pics!
Regards,
J
edr42
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Ok, there's good news and bad news.
The good news is that i should have my hands on a canon powershot G9 & housing very soon, and there are pics and movies waiting to be posted. I am investigating the Inon range of strobes too, anyone have any experience with them?
The bad news is that my last 3 dive trips were cancelled with strong wind warnings (grrr!), so i never got out to the reef before coming back to sydney.
Also, my computer decided to eat its own hard disk a week ago, resulting in much anger and panic. Nevertheless, i managed to salvage almost all my data (and have finally resolved to get an external hard disk for my 25 gigabytes of photos!). It does however mean that i've been AWOL for a while, and will be for a bit longer, so if there are any unanswered PMs, that'll be why.
I know i'm resurrecting an old thread, but there will be new additions as soon as the apple guys can fit the new hard disk.
Stay tuned!
(P.S. a big thank you to everyone who helped out towards the new camera, your kindness will be re-payed with many more photos!)
The good news is that i should have my hands on a canon powershot G9 & housing very soon, and there are pics and movies waiting to be posted. I am investigating the Inon range of strobes too, anyone have any experience with them?
The bad news is that my last 3 dive trips were cancelled with strong wind warnings (grrr!), so i never got out to the reef before coming back to sydney.
Also, my computer decided to eat its own hard disk a week ago, resulting in much anger and panic. Nevertheless, i managed to salvage almost all my data (and have finally resolved to get an external hard disk for my 25 gigabytes of photos!). It does however mean that i've been AWOL for a while, and will be for a bit longer, so if there are any unanswered PMs, that'll be why.
I know i'm resurrecting an old thread, but there will be new additions as soon as the apple guys can fit the new hard disk.
Stay tuned!
(P.S. a big thank you to everyone who helped out towards the new camera, your kindness will be re-payed with many more photos!)
lbaskball45
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Those were some great pictures! Thanks How were you able to keep so still? Because I know that it is very hard to stay still and take a picture in the water, not to mention if there are waves crashing. Definetly should submit some of these photos to national geographic or any other coral identifying books. How many MP was that canon camera that you took pictures with?
edr42
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Thanks for the comments guys!
All of those photos were from my little 4MP Canon IXUS 400. People with far superior cameras and set ups are always quite perplexed as to how my little beaten up canon always gets better shots.
The trick to getting still photos is in being very comfortable in the water, being 80 feet below the surface can also help with the waves though! Once you are at home in the water, then you can really focus on the shot, not what the waves are doing, or having to constantly adjust your buoyancy.
Sydney's getting a bit of a pounding from messy 10 foot + swells at the moment, so it may be a few days before i can compare the old IXUS 400 to my new Powershot G9.
All of those photos were from my little 4MP Canon IXUS 400. People with far superior cameras and set ups are always quite perplexed as to how my little beaten up canon always gets better shots.
The trick to getting still photos is in being very comfortable in the water, being 80 feet below the surface can also help with the waves though! Once you are at home in the water, then you can really focus on the shot, not what the waves are doing, or having to constantly adjust your buoyancy.
Sydney's getting a bit of a pounding from messy 10 foot + swells at the moment, so it may be a few days before i can compare the old IXUS 400 to my new Powershot G9.
TheGlassBox
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Is it lawful to collect frags off the bottom? Probably not but man that would be an amazing reef tank, collected only from indigenous species, How easy are water changes
chris wright
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Does your new camera come with any software to enhance the pictures quality. It will give people a better idea of the colours not represented in the raw photo's so to speak.
Nice pictures, I've talked to a few people who have dived around Sydney, and they recommend it. I now see why Better go do a course and go diving :lol:
Nice pictures, I've talked to a few people who have dived around Sydney, and they recommend it. I now see why
Better go do a course and go diving :lol:
coraljunky
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Just found this thread. Great shots!! This may sound stupid, but I must ask. Did you see any Crown of Thorn stars??
edr42
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Thanks for the kudos guys!
Elliot: i can't tell you how much i salivated over the Nikonos RS! Is it really as good as it seems to be? I'm hoping the G9 is powerful enough to produce good images and be useful for many years to come.
tor101898: i'm using the canon WPDC-21 housing without any lenses or strobes (at the moment!) The ikelite was just too bulky and heavy, and didn't really offer enough advantages over the canon housing to justify it.
melev: Thanks so much for your continued support! and yes, that is indeed bluey. He really is that blue, it's quite startling.
coraljunky: thanks! I have seen crown of thorns, the grand total of 4. there are a couple of shorts of them further back actually, and they are quite surprisingly beautiful when you look closely. They really aren't the huge threat to the reef that some people have suggested, they are just a part of the reef system. Parrotfish are far, far more destructive with corals, but its just the way it works. Huge outbreaks can be an issue, but the natural balance (assuming we haven't messed with it!) will ensure that the populations remain relatively constant.
Anyone with an sps tank can attest to the rapid growth rates corals are capable of, so as long as the environmental conditions are not adversely altered, the corals can take care of themselves no problem.
(p.s: not a stupid question)
I've been snorkelling recently, and have some shots to share (including some of a giant cuttlefish). So stay tuned!
Elliot: i can't tell you how much i salivated over the Nikonos RS! Is it really as good as it seems to be? I'm hoping the G9 is powerful enough to produce good images and be useful for many years to come.
tor101898: i'm using the canon WPDC-21 housing without any lenses or strobes (at the moment!) The ikelite was just too bulky and heavy, and didn't really offer enough advantages over the canon housing to justify it.
melev: Thanks so much for your continued support! and yes, that is indeed bluey. He really is that blue, it's quite startling.
coraljunky: thanks! I have seen crown of thorns, the grand total of 4. there are a couple of shorts of them further back actually, and they are quite surprisingly beautiful when you look closely. They really aren't the huge threat to the reef that some people have suggested, they are just a part of the reef system. Parrotfish are far, far more destructive with corals, but its just the way it works. Huge outbreaks can be an issue, but the natural balance (assuming we haven't messed with it!) will ensure that the populations remain relatively constant.
Anyone with an sps tank can attest to the rapid growth rates corals are capable of, so as long as the environmental conditions are not adversely altered, the corals can take care of themselves no problem.
(p.s: not a stupid question)
I've been snorkelling recently, and have some shots to share (including some of a giant cuttlefish). So stay tuned!
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