Strobe Angles

[kevinl4270]

I was thinking of the strobe as sort of a spotter light. I had it forward and directly at the subject. I am waiting to get back in the water to experiment some more. Thank all of you for the great advice and tutelage.
Do you use a spotting light at night? Do you turn it off before the strobe flash? Should I think of adding one to my rig?
Thanks for the great links also. I have been working my way through this one
Underwater Photography Guide



-I have to keep reminding myself that learning this stuff is a marathon, not a sprint.

 

[Papa_Bear]

It is a soft focus light and no need to turn it off!

 

[Papa_Bear]

I am not sure why you said that your shot (which is very nice by the way) wouldn't work with the strobe above the lens? I don't see much shadow evidence here, certainly nothing that suggests the strobe was off to the side. What am I missing. By the way, I wasn't suggesting a shortcut but rather a type of positioning for lots of macro shots that works without lots of fiddling. Wide angle is a whole different story.

Bill

It is the point that there is no shadowing because the strobes are to the side of the tentacles and not above which would cast a shadow down on the shrimp! You missed nothing except no shadow as planned

Wide angle is a lot different as you want the wides angle of strobe you can afford and the wider the bigger the cost! But still us the target idea!

 

[Shayne]

thanks guy's for all your ideas going this weekend so hope to put some of these ideas into practice.