Show us your Sealife weekend diving pics!

[BHB ScubaTroll]

In case you didn't see it already, here is the video from our double dip on the Spiegel Grove for Invade the Keys IV in mid July

The new focus light really helped out shooting video inside the Grove!
5 min. version with turtles, Goliath Grouper, swim through and Grove commemorative plaque


If you just want the turtles (someone asked me for a copy of just the turtle swimming)
1 min. 17 sec.

 

[sladerer]

thanks cooltech - awesome.

 

[texbob]

So, with the my new DC1000 (and Digital Strobe) to replace my previously flooded Mini, I submit the following samples from Cozumel:

 

[brino]

GREAT PICTURES, congratulations !!

 

[*dave*]

I'm liking the results you're seeing texbob. Did you do any post processing?

I've had my DC500 for about 4 years now and while it's been a great camera, I'm ready to move up. Maybe next year.

DC500, ambient light, WA lens and no post processing:

 

[texbob]

I'm liking the results you're seeing texbob. Did you do any post processing?

Yes there is post processing. I always do. Not sure if you wanted to hear that but I always crop and adjust the levels a bit.

I must say the DC1000 is a big step up from the Mini. The auto-focus versus fixed focus seemed to make a big difference. Due to the typical Cozumel current, I never really could work on getting close Macro shots but the brain coral shot was one example.

I did notice that I had lots more backscatter than I have seen before. I don't know if it is the different camera, poor positioning of the strobe, or water conditions, or all of the above. I think the only solution is to go back to Cozumel and test out my theory.

 

[texbob]

I was thinking about the post processing question...Here are two of the previously posted photos straight from the camera. You can see that the end result was mostly just cropping

 

[deeper thoughts]

Great pix! Did you use the wide angle lens?

 

[Misa]

all pics need processing from time to time

great work guys!

 

[racedude1984]

Alexander Springs in the Ocala National Forest.