CCV....Oops, I did it again

[craracer]

I've made three trips to CoCo View this year. I guess that makes me an addict. I'm amazed that on every trip I manage to find a ton of critters that I've never seen before. This last trip was no exception.

Just thought I would share photos from this trip. I find that my shooting has become much more selective, yet quality still seems to suffer. In an attempt to correct some focus issues, or lack there of, I've added a Sola 600 to my colossal rig. It seemed to help a lot, but I also moved from Aperture Priority to Full Manual shooting, something I haven't done since High school. So, one step forward, two back.

Composition is another area I need work on, but that's an entirely different subject.
As always, I'm open to helpful hints/criticism.

Canon D500
Watershot Housing
Inon S2000 and Z240
Sola 600 Focus light


Anyway, enough of my fetter. Here's the link to my photos, which I've posted up in Picasa:

https://picasaweb.google.com/yellod...authkey=Gv1sRgCJOnoLGv36e1_gE&feat=directlink

I've added a couple of shots to this post.

 

[CajunDiva]

Nice shots craracer...thanks for sharing!

 

[Doc]

"fetter" ?

 

[hdtran]

Yowza! It's not the rig, it's the shooter. You'd get equally superior pics if we switched rigs, and I'd get scenic photos of fuzzy fish posteriors!

Absolutely spectacular, thanks for sharing!

 

[Cajuncru Diver]

As always, I'm open to helpful hints/criticism.

My only "helpful hint/criticism" is POST MORE PHOTOS!!

 

[rainmaker]

Beautiful shots; more will be greatly appreciated.

 

[scuba e]

3 trips this year! Your killing me.
Shots look great to me. You are getting way too much practice! Seriously, nice pics.

 

[craracer]

"fetter" ?

Oops. Obviously, I'm not an English major. Delete and insert: blabber, prattle, drivel.....

Thanks for the compliments everyone. I hope you've enjoyed seeing some of the critters/aquatic life that is often overlooked. As Roatan Man told me; "People often miss the finer details when only looking for things larger than a school bus" (I may have taken liberties with the wording, but you get the gist).

It's quite interesting to blow the photos up to reveal all of the detail that my poor old eyes miss. I keep thinking that I should buy a super-macro lens, or try adding a diopter to the housing. Ahh, just when you think you have enough garbage on you rig....

I have more photos, but for one reason or another decided that they weren't worth posting. Typically it was due to focus issues, too much back-scatter for me to deal with, contrast of subject, and whatnot.

I wanted to take a week-long photo class with Tim, from Dockside at CCV, but he was off filming for someone like Discovery. To anyone thinking about taking a photo class, I would highly suggest visiting with him. He exponentially improved my shooting during my last trip with only a short 40 minute verbal session.

I made the mistake of not downloading my photos every night to critique the days work. Oh well. Lessons learned.

BTW, all of the shots were taken using a Canon 60mm EF-S f/2.8 lens.

 

[parrotheaddiver]

very nice....love the close up of the mantis shrimp...thanks for sharing

 

[octopuppy]

Superb. More, more and thanks for posting.