Canon S95 Underwater Footage

[bugeye]

Wow! That's seriously impressive. I love the shot of the fins and the reversing shot where you pan accross the coral - was this a drift dive or did you play the footage backwards? It looks great! I also love how still you're able to hold the camera - the marble ray stays right in the centre of the frame even when it's swimming under the rocks!

Here's a movie I put together recently with my S95. I was really happy with the colours and detail in the macro shots but wish I could hold the camera as still still as you! I'm using a WP-DC38 housing which I'm pretty happy with. It's very buoyant but I'm thinking of adding some lighting for shooting video so it should be just right.

ACD dive Komodo - an underwater journey - YouTube

 

[diver 85]

G-stud....nice videos...Have you thought of adding any video lite(s) to your system???.I have the same setup, almost anyway, with a FIX housing plus I added the Inon 550W lite on top(for video & occasionally as a focus lite)..Found out it really helps within ~4 ft & of course for nite diving video lite.....Also shoot all video thru my UWL 04 WA lens, really like that too.....Good luck in your future diving & keep us updated on ALL your shots, moving & stills....


Here's a link to some of my S95/FIX videos....
Vimeo, Video Sharing For You

 

[fncrow]

Great editing, what program are you using?

 

[Gujustud]

Hey Gujustud,

I enjoyed the video, nice job! I'm not happy with my SeaLife rig, so I'm saving up my pennies for a S95 with either the RecSea or Fix housing.

Hey, I noticed you live in BC also! :cool2:

I have done a fair amount of diving in South East Asia also, but since you are also a scuba addict, you got to try the local diving around here! It's awesome! It takes a while to get used to a drysuit, but once you get the hang of it, you will like it just as much as tropical!

Thanks Rob! Yes I know it's only a matter of time before I get my gear into the waters here in Vancouver. I keep meaning to do it, but keep putting it off for warmer waters.

Wow! That's seriously impressive. I love the shot of the fins and the reversing shot where you pan accross the coral - was this a drift dive or did you play the footage backwards? It looks great! I also love how still you're able to hold the camera - the marble ray stays right in the centre of the frame even when it's swimming under the rocks!

Here's a movie I put together recently with my S95. I was really happy with the colours and detail in the macro shots but wish I could hold the camera as still still as you! I'm using a WP-DC38 housing which I'm pretty happy with. It's very buoyant but I'm thinking of adding some lighting for shooting video so it should be just right.

ACD dive Komodo - an underwater journey - YouTube

Thanks Bugeye! Yup it was a drift dive. It had my buddy behind (infront?) of me, just to make sure I wasn't going to bang into any corals, and we were just flying across the corals, it was pretty sweet. I believe that was off the coast in Bali.

G-stud....nice videos...Have you thought of adding any video lite(s) to your system???.I have the same setup, almost anyway, with a FIX housing plus I added the Inon 550W lite on top(for video & occasionally as a focus lite)..Found out it really helps within ~4 ft & of course for nite diving video lite.....Also shoot all video thru my UWL 04 WA lens, really like that too.....Good luck in your future diving & keep us updated on ALL your shots, moving & stills....

Here's a link to some of my S95/FIX videos....
Vimeo, Video Sharing For You

Thanks Diver85! Yes I do eventually want to add a video light to the system. I currently have a YS-01 which has a small target light (which is decent for macro stuff/focus assist) but not much more. BTW your link to your vimeo page takes me to the front page of vimeo.

I think I would eventually like to add on a video light with the setup, that way I have the best of both worlds on me.

I just got back home last night from Cozumel, where I was able to get some diving in. I just purchased a brand new 16mm Dyron wide angle for the recsea housing, however, the lens got chipped due to carelessness from the boatman (UGH!). I haven't looked at all the footage/photos yet but I'll post some here soon.

Great editing, what program are you using?

Cheers! Premier Pro CS 5.5.

 

[Gunrock0811]

Wow...Loved the vid! The music is great also! What is the title of that music if you don't mind. Thanx!

 

[Gujustud]

Wow...Loved the vid! The music is great also! What is the title of that music if you don't mind. Thanx!

Thank you!

Blue Sky Black Death - Legacy To Fuel

 

[mscott556]

Excellent work! I was in Moalboal this past June and have been itching to get back there.

 

[Gujustud]

Thanks Mike!

Well I'm heading back to the Philippines next week for approx 1-2 months with my wife. I'm going to do my DM in Puerto Galera, and potentially go elsewhere to dive as well, depending on how long I spending doing the DM/internship. Hoping to get some fun dives in to take the gear down as well and get some footage.

 

[SeekerOfJustice]

Great footage! Amazing shots above water as well in the blog. Are all those stills in the travel blog shot on the S95? Might I ask what post processing and software you use? Great blog.

 

[Gujustud]

Thanks SeekerofJustice!

Ha I wish! No, most of the images on the blog are either from a 5D Mark2 or a 60D (with a few from the S95). Of course ALL the underwater photos on the blog are from the S95. I pretty much use Lightroom 3 for all my post processing (testing LR4 Beta as we speak). I do take a few images to Photoshop to do fine touching in required, but for the most part, everything is done in Lightroom.