Tommer
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My first UW photos are finally in my gallery, please check them out....
First UW photography in my C5050
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arenny
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Nice! Where did you take them?
nice pictures there my friend, good job, wish my first ones had been that good!!
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Tommer
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thanks all for the comments, these photos were taking in Similian Islands at Thailand during this past Thanksgiving, i still consider myself a beginner in uw photography, out of 700 shots or so taken in RAW format with internal flash, only handsful of images are worth looking, the rest are all have the heavy blue cast in the background, there is first time for everything, next time i'll have a better idea for my C5050 settings
Very nice !! I am using the same camera setup and love it.
One point you may want to consider for future pics . . noticed that most of your images are taken from above . . looking down on your subject. You may want to try getting down futher in the water (if posible) so you are more on the same plane as your subject. This will get you more of a side profile image of your subject and allow you to see more of the fish. I know that is easier said than done most of the time . . . but that is where PATIENCE come in . . . and . . . VERY GOOD bouancy control.
Your bouancy control has to be to a point that it is almost instinctive to be able to get in close and not touching anything. I have come in head first and lowered straight down to a point to get a shot . . . the top of my head was just up off the bottom. Floating there in a perfect upside down vertical position I was able to get the shot . . inhale heavily . . float up and exit the area and I touched nothing (but the camera that is . . LOL).
Keep up the good work and always be aware of your position in the water and amoungst the living corals.
One point you may want to consider for future pics . . noticed that most of your images are taken from above . . looking down on your subject. You may want to try getting down futher in the water (if posible) so you are more on the same plane as your subject. This will get you more of a side profile image of your subject and allow you to see more of the fish. I know that is easier said than done most of the time . . . but that is where PATIENCE come in . . . and . . . VERY GOOD bouancy control.
Your bouancy control has to be to a point that it is almost instinctive to be able to get in close and not touching anything. I have come in head first and lowered straight down to a point to get a shot . . . the top of my head was just up off the bottom. Floating there in a perfect upside down vertical position I was able to get the shot . . inhale heavily . . float up and exit the area and I touched nothing (but the camera that is . . LOL).
Keep up the good work and always be aware of your position in the water and amoungst the living corals.
devolution365
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My first UW pics are in my gallery too -not nearly as good as yours. I'm working with an Olympus C-5000. Do you have a strobe?
I found my flash to be usable, but since I'm a new diver it's hard for me to get close to my subject while maintaining buoyancy. I did do a maneuver similar to what Zorrr2 described to get the blowfish shot, though.
I found my flash to be usable, but since I'm a new diver it's hard for me to get close to my subject while maintaining buoyancy. I did do a maneuver similar to what Zorrr2 described to get the blowfish shot, though.
Very nice Erica !!!
Yes a flash is a MUST for the up close pics . . . remember water and depth steal the colors from our pictures as light is filtered out. The strobe for that brief second . . replaces the full light spectrum so we can see an image in all its glory.
But . . that is only for CLOSE SHOTS. The futher shots will require you to learn how to adjust your WHITE BALANCE at depth. Our OLY cameras have this feature and when done right will give you very good images with no flash.
I will be heading back down to Coco View on Roatan this April where I plan on taking a Photo Course with Tim . . the Dive Shop Photo Specialist. He has been teaching people for a LOOOONG time how to take pics with NO FLASH . . and just adusting your WHITE BALLANCE on your camera. I have seen his and others after his teachings show real improvement over the strong "BLUE PICS" we all seem to get when the camera is left on automatic.
Keep up the good work and remember . . . UW photos involve a lot of patience . . and above all LUCK !! LOL . . now if we could only get the fish to just "HOLD STILL" !!
As for the strobe . . I am using a INON 120 Strobe and the fiber optic cable system they supply. It is a fairly compact strobe and really kicks when you need it.
Yes a flash is a MUST for the up close pics . . . remember water and depth steal the colors from our pictures as light is filtered out. The strobe for that brief second . . replaces the full light spectrum so we can see an image in all its glory.
But . . that is only for CLOSE SHOTS. The futher shots will require you to learn how to adjust your WHITE BALANCE at depth. Our OLY cameras have this feature and when done right will give you very good images with no flash.
I will be heading back down to Coco View on Roatan this April where I plan on taking a Photo Course with Tim . . the Dive Shop Photo Specialist. He has been teaching people for a LOOOONG time how to take pics with NO FLASH . . and just adusting your WHITE BALLANCE on your camera. I have seen his and others after his teachings show real improvement over the strong "BLUE PICS" we all seem to get when the camera is left on automatic.
Keep up the good work and remember . . . UW photos involve a lot of patience . . and above all LUCK !! LOL . . now if we could only get the fish to just "HOLD STILL" !!
As for the strobe . . I am using a INON 120 Strobe and the fiber optic cable system they supply. It is a fairly compact strobe and really kicks when you need it.
Diver Dennis
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Great shots. It's pretty exciting to see your first U/W pictures.
Tommer:
advise; if you think you are close,get closer..shoot upward angles not down.use manual control..Try setting of f5.6 iso 200 for wide angle or anything more than 4' away,use iso 100 if you want to darken a bit// 200 and f8 iso 200 for macro and anything closer than 4' away..shutter speed 1/200 for a darker background- shutter speed 1/100 for lighter background..absoultely use a external strobe..check my gallery,some of these were shot with a 5050 with wa lens and some with nikonos v..you can read the stats under the individual photo for the settings on the 5050 shots..
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Tommer
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Zorrr2 is right about being patient and put yourself at the right position when taking shots, however when you travel with a group of 5 including the dive master, patient is what they do not have for us uw photographer.
External strobe sounds great but not needed for someone like me who seldom dive anymore, those shots in my gallery are all came from the internal flash, just have to get closer with the object next time.
Awesome pictures in your gallery oly5050user, wish I read those settings that you recommended before my trip. Thanks all
External strobe sounds great but not needed for someone like me who seldom dive anymore, those shots in my gallery are all came from the internal flash, just have to get closer with the object next time.
Awesome pictures in your gallery oly5050user, wish I read those settings that you recommended before my trip. Thanks all
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