DIVE LOG AUSTRALASIA ISSUE 413 AUGUST 25

Little windows of colour often create great a photo opportunity

hooked. A goner! You could say ‘Lost at sea’ with a camera the is equivalent to diving with a wheelbarrow full of bricks underwater for your

Mentality of U/W photographers As in all things, you need to adopt the right mentality. As in the treatment of Sea Sickness, there are a hundred solutions. You have to find the right one that is going to work for you. This is one possible pathway that most of us have had to follow. The Wannabee! This is the vital beginning of your path to mastery of the camera. That, of course, is a total oxymoron! There is never going to be a mastery of the camera, because you never stop learning, equipment gets better and continues to improve.

dive buddy. Equipment

Always buy the best gear you can afford! Every camera system has its limitations. When you get serious, SLR systems are the way to go, Besides, they only cost a couple of years savings and you might even get change out of $20K. For serious U/W photographers, this is the absolute starting point.

You will need a close up Micro lens to capture Upside Down Pipe fish males with eggs.

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