Malapascua Shots

[thkhoo]

Hey, just wanted to share a few snaps I took while diving at Malapascua earlier in Feb. It was my first time with my new toy, the Nauticam NA-NEX5 for the Sony NEX-5.

Some general info for those who are interested:
I used the 16mm 'pancake' with the fisheye convertor and the Nauticam 4.33" port exclusively. I have a single Sea&Sea YS110a strobe on a strobe arm. I do not own the 18-55mm port...yet.
Here's hoping that Sony releases the E-mount macro lens they announced at Photokina and that Nauticam will support that with a suitable port.
All pictures were taken in RAW format. And one more important thing, having previously used an IXUS point and shoot, moving to the Nauticam was quite a leap for me. I couldn't get good results with my strobe but that's purely MY fault, not the equipment. I just need to get a lot more practice with my current setup.

I'm not much of an uw photographer, but I'm very keen to learn and improve. If you're really looking to see what the Nauticam NA-NEX5 setup is capable of, I'd suggest you check out the pros like Phil Rudin and also Nauticam's website where they have a few sample images.

Anyways... enough chat from me. Enjoy!

 

[Thiad]

Stunning photos - thank you for posting!

 

[bvanant]

The batfish and the seastar in B&W are quite beautiful. I would have cropped the batfish a bit but other than that it is a winner.
Bill

 

[Warren_L]

Love the composition on the sea star shot. Well done!

 

[thkhoo]

Thanks for the comments! Appreciated. Not sure when my next big dive trip is, but will try to get a few snaps from the waters here in Hong Kong

 

[thkhoo]

Here's a few snaps of my current setup. I recently added a second strobe and arms to the mix.

my poor wallet