Palau 2011

[thkhoo]

[Couldn't figure out if I could link a thread within Sony Snappers to my original post in the general UW Photography forum, so just replicated it again here. Sorry!]

Hey all, I just got back from 6 days of diving in Palau a few days ago and finally got round to writing up the dive report (can be found on my website/blog, which is in my sig) and thought I'd share some pictures with all of you.

All shots were taken with the Sony NEX-5, 10mm fisheye adaptor, Nauticam housing and dome port, 2x YS110a strobes. Manual settings. Just starting out in underwater photography so hope you enjoy these pics as much as I did taking them.

(ps - the fisheye is great at what it does, but I was severely missing the use of a "normal" lens. Time to hit the bank account for the appropriate ports... sigh...)


Cuddle fish by thkhoo, on Flickr


Coral by thkhoo, on Flickr


Jellyfish and the Sun by thkhoo, on Flickr


The Blue Hole by thkhoo, on Flickr


Blue Hole (BW) by thkhoo, on Flickr


Rusty Barrel by thkhoo, on Flickr


Namesake by thkhoo, on Flickr


Bottles by thkhoo, on Flickr


Sun rays by thkhoo, on Flickr


Jake's Seaplane by thkhoo, on Flickr


Reef-scape by thkhoo, on Flickr


Sea fan by thkhoo, on Flickr


Grey Reef Shark by thkhoo, on Flickr


Grey Reef Shark by thkhoo, on Flickr


The Chamber by thkhoo, on Flickr


Lettuce Coral B&W by thkhoo, on Flickr

 

[thkhoo]

Quick update: [video=youtube;J2NaRPgsh9Q]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2NaRPgsh9Q[/video]

Short video of some baitball action. Taken during my safety stop, while on my Palau trip. I still have dreams of Ulong Channel; waking up sucks!

 

[gadgs311]

Great photos, what were your manual settings that you used a majority of the time?

 

[thkhoo]

Thanks gadgs311. Most pictures were taken (generally) in the range of F/8-f/12, shutter speed of 1/100-1/125. Strobe power ranged from full to none. Night shots were at f/2.8. ISO200 for every shot.