DIVE LOG AUSTRALASIA ISSUE 413 AUGUST 25

General comments. The Lionfish swimming up in the water column allows you to get a pleasing blue background. If you are lucky, the lionfish will flare up its fins. The R2D2 machine inside the Fujukawa Maru from Chuuk Lagoon requires special planning. Try to be the first diver through. Sadly, there is always a diver who will kick up the silt and destroy the opportunity for you. Also, preset you camera for the pitch dark conditions and use a powerful video light to allow the camera to autofocus. Use a high. e.g. ISO 800 The mating Nembrothas can be captured with a little thought. I wanted to create a crystal clear shot of the dual reproductive organs. The depth of field issue means that you have to try to get the sea slug in the foreground in focus whilst sacrificing the rear facing one. The key feature here is all about sex! Clown Fish inside the anemone will probably mean that you have to re point your strobes to get enough light onto the fish. Experienced photographers change strobe positions regularly during every dive when necessary to align the light.

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Dive Log Australasia #413 AUGUST’25

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