DIVE LOG AUSTRALASIA FEB 2026

The tank sitting on the Nippo Maru is best photographed with a wide angle or fish eye lens . It is important to look up toward the light and to get close enough to illuminate the shadows with some flash light as well as use a much higher ISO. Some photographers use a tripod and take a long time exposure to capture the details of subjects. John O Riley was a renowned wreck diving expert from the 1980’s. He use 15 second exposures using a Nikonos 15mm fish Eye lens. These lenses are still regarded as “Works of art” in terms of optical quality and performance. Nikon D200 Tokina Fish eye lens set at 10 mm in a Nexus housing with twin Inon flashes. Photos can tell a story. Even an average photo such as this one can be worthwhile with a description of what it is. The provenance allows the viewer to appreciate the incredible event captured here. This subject is Tom, the Trip Director on the Truk Siren inspecting a 30 tonne bulldozer sitting precariously on iron beams that are buckled by a full metre. The other main hazard is extremely heavy siltation and low light.

This medical kit on the Heian Maru has a number of bottles containing disinfectants and medicines to treat wounded sailors. You can record wreck diving artefacts with a close up lens. It is useful if your want to tell the story of the wreck.

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Dive Log Australasia #416 February ’26

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