Help on night diving pictures

[Abril]

ok went on my first night dive last monday, got a lot of really blurry shots. The shot's that came out had a round bright spot that was caused by my flashlight that was attached to the camera. Yet the lighting on the pictures looked good (not too dark) I have a digital camera (oly c-4000) On the screen all I could see was the spot where my light was shining. Do I need to get a bigger light or is this just what you face during night dives?
Also any tips on keeping all you clutter close, I felt like I was juggling everything

so here's the best shot, at the worst angle possible taken on my night dive

 

[Dee]

The blurry shots could be caused by the camera not having time to focus in the dimmer light.

One way to fix that hot spot is easy to do yourself....Take a small 4"x5" piece if heavy duty aluminum foil and wad it up into a ball. Now open that ball out and spread it out, leaving it wrinkled. Now line the reflective cap/shade/cup..whatever you call that thing behind the light bulb! It won't be pretty but the wrinkles will scatter the light so it won't form the hot spot.