ReefingBuddha
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Crocodile fish eye!
Red Sea Diving.... Round 2!
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Crocodile fish eye!
TitusvileSurfer
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Just wonderful, wonderful!
Lordhelmet
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best underwater pictures I have ever seen.
ReefingBuddha
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Thanks guys! Not sure the ample praise is deserved but it is appreciated.
Well this will be my very last offering. Hope you all have enjoyed viewing these pictures as much as I have enjoyed taking and sharing them.
Remember that any picture can be clicked on for a higher resolution version and to see the rest in my gallery that I didn't post up. Thanks for looking!
Day 13/Dive 1
Jackson Reef
Straits of Tiran
Well this will be my very last offering. Hope you all have enjoyed viewing these pictures as much as I have enjoyed taking and sharing them.
Remember that any picture can be clicked on for a higher resolution version and to see the rest in my gallery that I didn't post up. Thanks for looking!
Day 13/Dive 1
Jackson Reef
Straits of Tiran
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ReefingBuddha
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Dive 2 and my final dive for this trip. Tried for some hammerheads so this was all or nothing dive and we struck out.
Back of Jackson Reef
Straits of Tiran
Back of Jackson Reef
Straits of Tiran
ReefingBuddha
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And finally a wreck I saw almost everyday that I finally got a decent picture of. This wreck was the one that dumped the oil barrels posted yesterday and has been sitting here for about 20-30 years (depending on who's account you believe). Picture was taken with the camera in the underwater housing.
aquariumclown
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Your underwater shots are some of the best I've ever seen. I just had a quick question, did you use a polarizer or any kind of filter?
ReefingBuddha
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Thanks Aquariumclown!
I only use a standard UV filter to protect the 105mm lens. Due to the size and shape of the front element on the 14-24 no filter can be attached.
Cheers,
Tom
I only use a standard UV filter to protect the 105mm lens. Due to the size and shape of the front element on the 14-24 no filter can be attached.
Cheers,
Tom
aquariumclown
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Wow, I'm amazed at the clarity of your underwater shots.
Obviously you used flash for the wreck dive which were deeper and darker. Did you use a flash for the shallow shots too?
Obviously you used flash for the wreck dive which were deeper and darker. Did you use a flash for the shallow shots too?
ReefingBuddha
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For almost all of the shallow shots I did not use the strobe though I did start using it when I was deeper towards the end of the trip. The are positives and negatives to using a strobe in different situations. Unfortunately I only have one strobe right now so it was useless alone for most wide angle shots as it would light one part of the scene too much.
For macro shots I used it more frequently.
ReefingBuddha
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15278986#post15278986 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jacob D
Beautiful images! You've captured some amazing sights there for sure.
Do you know about how deep you were when you shot this guy:
Thanks Jacob D.
My best guess would be at 20m or so. I really wish someone would produce a GPS like system that added depth and dive time to each photos metadata. I could manual add a bookmark into my dive computer every time I take a picture but it is just impractical during a dive. I have used it twice for marking a special picture but not regularly.
Long story short, probably around 20m.
pookstreet
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Wow, exceptional photography!!! Must be some trip on those dives. I can't even imagine the patience it must take to capture some of those pristine shots.
Jacob D
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Thanks for the info. Did you see many of these (G. caudovittatus presumably) on your dives in the Red Sea? I noticed you also had a picture of a female.
Regarding the GPS, I know the D700 is compatible with a GPS unit... you have probably already looked into this, but I wonder if it works under water? I wouldn't think so, and even then, would it record depth as negative altitude?
Robb in Austin
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:eek1:
Clearly you have no idea how to use that poor defenseless camera. I'll gladly trade you for my D40, which is better suited to your skill set, and pay the shipping/insurance costs for both.
Please PM your address so we can start the rehab process for the D700.
Great job!
Clearly you have no idea how to use that poor defenseless camera. I'll gladly trade you for my D40, which is better suited to your skill set, and pay the shipping/insurance costs for both.
Please PM your address so we can start the rehab process for the D700.
Great job!
ReefingBuddha
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Thanks Kenny!
ReefingBuddha
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There were a good number of G. caudovittatus both male and female in most dive sites, sometimes in little clusters for 4-10 if I remember correctly. I did get a decent shot of a female as well.
I am aware that there is a GPS unit, what I meant is a completely separate product built just for Diving that only has altitude and a dive time stamp. GPS would be awesome (possibly so a picture can be taken right before the dive to mark the location) but just depth and dive time would be a nice gadget to have.
Cheers,
Tom
ReefingBuddha
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15284312#post15284312 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Robb in Austin
:eek1:
Clearly you have no idea how to use that poor defenseless camera. I'll gladly trade you for my D40, which is better suited to your skill set, and pay the shipping/insurance costs for both.
Please PM your address so we can start the rehab process for the D700.
Great job!
How about you just come along with me on my next dive trip and you can show me how its done? No worries, I'll cover the costs for a opportunity to pick your brain.
Thanks!
jkeating2005
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Are you ever in winter park? hell, I wanna go diving with you and get some picturre taking experience!!
