This weekend offered my first opportunity to dive with my second YS-110 in good conditions and unhampered by the learning curve on my new drysuit. I used the camera and strobes in all modes from super-macro to wide angle. All my shooting was done set in ttl, with the diffusers on both strobes. For most of the macro stuff, I had the strobes set slightly behind the camera about 6-10" on either side and directed outward at a 30-45 degree angle. For the WA's they were generally overhead about 2' and about 30" apart at a similar angle. I'm happy to report that the Heinrichs/Weikamp converter worked beautifully, whether I was shooting super-macro in f8@1/125, an inch from the subject or wide angle at f4@1/60 with a 2' to 50' focal range. For the first time EVER, I didn't throw away a single shot out of 81 pictures for poor lighting. 99% of the pictures would have been fine in the basic as shot defaults that first showed in the RawShooter ORF files. For most pictures, I made minor adjustments to exposure and shadow contrast to bring out detail, but I had no glare/white-out areas on any shots and not a single black out or extreme shadow issue. Even on pictures in holes, where one strobe was partially or completely hidden by a rock or kelp, the lighting from the other side was adequate to make the picture acceptable. The more interesting pictures are in my Carmel Pics 5-12 post. If you want to see the rest, click on my Photobucket link below and check out the albums for Pescadero Point and Pescadero Rocks 5-12-07. About the only shot I was truly unhappy with was a large black Chiton on a dark kelp and rock background. It was just a tough shot and I'll have to play with strobe aim on those. I think I should have given the Chiton a direct shot to make it stand out.
