S400-Cozumel (Octopus,eel,turtle, etc)

[Kong]

These are taken with about the cheapest setup I could find. Canon S400, WP-DC800 case and S&S YS25-DX flash. (Flash was more than camera+case).

I'm trying to imbed one of the pictures of an octopus but if that fails, here's the link to the folder. Ignore the first 5 dry pics. I'm not a fan of drift diving while trying to take pictures but it's doable.

http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder.tcl?folder_id=356678

 

[Gilligan]

Great pics Kong.

 

[SimonJ]

Great pics. Really liked the turtle shots, as well as the octopus

My setup is the sames as yours and I have been really impressed with the way the pictures have come out. I found that an extra section to the DX arm made a big difference to positioning the strobe. It took me until the last dive of my latest trip to really get to grips with the strobe position. It makes a huge difference when you do....well for close up shots anyway.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Dee]

You've got some really great shots in there. This is my favorite...

 

[Kong]

Dee.

That's high on my list as well. It's rare that I actually get a head-on shot of a fish. That was in about 10' of water so I took a few to get that one.

I think one of the Octopus shots is my favorite since this was the first time I had my camera when I saw one.


srmjohnson.... Where did you get the extra section for the strobe arm? I'd like to do that as well.

Thanks

 

[SimonJ]

Kong, I bought my arm extension from Cameras Underwater in the UK. The link is http://www.camerasunderwater.co.uk/web_site/d_still/SSarms.html and you are looking for the Flex-arm, 4-piece kit.

Sorry not sure where to buy them in the US, but am sure any Sea&Sea supplier would be able to source you one.

 

[rad21]

Nice shots! Thanks for posting some S400 photos.