Aussie diving - June 2012

[ozzydamo]

Great video.

I christened my new nikon d7000 on the weekend. I have been shooting with a NEX 5 but got sick of waiting for lenses. It was weird using a viewfinder but it I was starting to get the hang of it by the end of the dive.


pygmy-squid by Byron.Fowles, on Flickr


tassled-angler by Byron.Fowles, on Flickr

Strobeless I take it Bfowles, what lens are you shooting there 105mm or 60mm?
The angler looks the bizz!
Love the view finder, so much quicker to focus and shoot, playing games with lcd screens IMHO!

 

[bowlofpetunias]

Keep safe Alcina.. we will miss you!

 

[bfowles]

Hi ozzydamo,

I was using stobes but was using a fast shutter speed and f18 + to get a black background as these were taken during the day.

Byron

 

[ozzydamo]

Hi ozzydamo,



I was using stobes but was using a fast shutter speed and f18 + to get a black background as these were taken during the day.

Byron

I'll give those settings a go, I just got a YS-D1 and I have been shooting all strobe less myself, be another thing to learn how to operate properly.

You got some beaut looking photos on flicker is that all shot with the D7000?

Cheers,
Damon ps- This one was particularly impressive, fab colours Byron!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/byronfowles/6305075121/in/photostream/lightbox/

 

[bfowles]

Thanks Damon, most were shot with an NEX 5 which I only replaced a few weeks ago with the D7000. The YS-D1 sounds like a good strobe, you will start to see better colours in your shots.

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I went diving on Saturday night unfortunately the viz was bad and there was a strong current.


sand-octopus by Byron.Fowles, on Flickr


seahorse-pregnant-male-pipefish by Byron.Fowles, on Flickr

 

[bowlofpetunias]

Love the shots bf! Nice to get two interesting critters together and in focus!

We dived Clifton Gardens on Sunday in spite of the rain. What can I say. I was desperate to get a dive in! Managed to convince my poor long suffering hubby to humour me. He hates diving in the rain esp winter time. Seas have been high and viz was pretty average. I wanted to try out the GoPro he gave me for my birthday.. so it was partially his fault

One of those dives where nothing seems to want to go right but we got an hour in so I should survive the week now!

Not as much at the site as normal. Lots of seahorses, small cuttles and baby octopus.

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oops forgot the baby octopus
finger in the frame for size reference

 

[lynch]

enjoy your trip and be safe

 

[Kevster]

Just back from a 4 day Rodney fox trip.

 

[ozzydamo]

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Just back from a 4 day Rodney fox trip.

That's a great shot Kev! nice work'

 

[bfowles]

bowlofpetunias great pics love the baby octopus. Is that a gloomy octopus?