I've never tried to use a snoot for macro photography before. I secretly purchased two snoots, one for me and one for Merry without telling her. I planned for us each to get some award-winning photos today but the conditions and learning curve were tougher than expected.
We had twenty feet visibility at the barge off Redondo Beach but I couldn't get light and my subjects. I came away with only two photos that were lit poorly. The rest were black. Because I had snoots and a macro setup, naturally a six foot Giant Sea Bass cruised right past me.
We looked for a site to make a second dive but the plankton was making the water a milky green everywhere. We settled on Kevin's Reef where we found three feet visibility. Merry aborted the dive but I stuck it out hoping to figure out the snoots. I had a little more luck, but the poor vis made it difficult to find subjects and see where my lights were pointing. Back to the drawing board.
We had twenty feet visibility at the barge off Redondo Beach but I couldn't get light and my subjects. I came away with only two photos that were lit poorly. The rest were black. Because I had snoots and a macro setup, naturally a six foot Giant Sea Bass cruised right past me.
We looked for a site to make a second dive but the plankton was making the water a milky green everywhere. We settled on Kevin's Reef where we found three feet visibility. Merry aborted the dive but I stuck it out hoping to figure out the snoots. I had a little more luck, but the poor vis made it difficult to find subjects and see where my lights were pointing. Back to the drawing board.