First time with A95 in WP-DC50

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From a recent trip to Cozumel. Let me know what you think....

 

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A few more worth a look....

 

[KrisB]

Wow... and that's your FIRST time with the camera underwater???

You're a pro!

 

[cra2]

You've caught alot of color - those pics should touch up nicely in pshop.

Strobe or internal flash?

 

[aic007]

excellent shots, can't wait till I'm there at the end of the month. Love the sunset and turtle shots, all look great though and you will only get better.

 

[Jamdiver]

Very nice shots driftin' by, great variety of subjects, good composition, great color in your shots..

Wonderful shots with your A95 and just the housing, I trust that you're using manual white balance on these shots?
The colors really pop...

Keep up the good work!

 

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Thanks for all your feedback... it's encouraging. I took these without an external strobe and only using the internal. Technically, this isn't my first time with a UW cameras. I've used the Sea & Sea MX5 (35mm film camera without external strobe) on previous trips. Although it took horrible pictures because it was fixed in a single mode, I got to work on my composition skills.

Some of these have already be ran through Photoshop applying Mandrake, auto levels and auto color where applicable.

I had all good intentions to use manual white balance and would get the camera all set with suggested f-stop and aperture. After setting the white balance at depth, the photos would look washed out and over-exposed. At that point I didn't know whether to crap or go blind so I covered one eye and farted.... basically, I chickened out, put it into Underwater mode and just focused on turning on and off the flash as needed and using macro mode when the opportunity arose.

I still need a lot of practice but the a95 has given me a lot of hope and I think it's something I can defiantly grow into with a strobe later on.

 

[gladtobehere]

At that point I didn't know whether to crap or go blind so I covered one eye and farted....

HA! Great pictures too!