Land-based Tiger Beach with Stuart Cove

[louisianadiver]

I've made trips to Tiger Beach, Bahamas, in the past, but this was my first time from a land-based boat as opposed to a liveaboard. Stuart Cove is running trips from West End, Grand Bahama. The trip is about an hour's run each way. Here are a few shots from the past 3 days:

 

[alcina]

Oh so pretty fishes!!

 

[Larry C]

Great pics, Clay. I think I'd have to bump the shutter up to about 1/250 just to deal with the hands shaking factor.

 

[louisianadiver]

Hey Larry! You'd get the hang of it after just a few minutes. For the record, I was shooting ISO 200, f14, 1/125 with 2 Ike 125's set at 1/2 power. Plenty of light in 15' of water and a sandy bottom.

 

[muzikbiz22]

Hey Larry! You'd get the hang of it after just a few minutes. For the record, I was shooting ISO 200, f14, 1/125 with 2 Ike 125's set at 1/2 power. Plenty of light in 15' of water and a sandy bottom.

Louisianadiver, I appreciate you sharing your pic's AND your settings I'm headed there next month. I'm actually going to UNEXSO, but am taking a day to "run down" to Stuart Cove's and do the Tiger Beach thing. Sounds like you had a great experience.

 

[Gilligan]

Great shots. Not too many places where one can have that experience in such shallow water without being eaten.

 

[drrich2]

Really beautiful. Looks like a bucket list-class experience to me.

Richard.

 

[RonFrank]

I normally don't like sand shots but these are lovely. Got to like those teeth!

There are shadows on the sharks body. Is the flash having any impact? f14 @ 1/125 maybe 8'+ away - doubtful.

In any event nice job.

 

[louisianadiver]

Hi Ron. You're right that the flash was a weak fill. It worked best when sharks were overhead to keep the belly white. On the 3rd pic posted the strobe shadow from the shark's pec fin is clearly visible on the shark's body and on the remora (the strobe shadow is not a good thing, only an indication that the strobe was having an effect). The photos were taken with a Tokina 12-24 rectilinear at 12mm from distances of 2-5 feet