DIVE LOG DECEMBER 25 ISSUE 415

Capturing natural behaviour of fish is always appealing

become used to your presence more quickly.

ups. This provides good strong light that illuminates most subjects to the optimum level. For wide angle, adjust the aim of the strobes to your liking, usually a lot wider. On sand, they will need to be pointing upwards away from the bright sand. If you are in a cave, make sure to avoid over exposing distracting subjects. As you get more experience, you might change your strobe positions a number of times during the dive. This is especially true for vertical photos. Nearly all front cover photos are in portrait mode. Strobes will have to be shifted to the high noon position. It is imperative to have the leading edge of the strobes behind the edge of the dome port to avoid the unsightly flare from the flash sneaking into the side of the photo. This is even more important when using a super wide fish eye lens.

Once you start talking to the fish you will need a tight rubber jacket, then it is off to the funny farm. After a few thousand dives, this behaviour is very, very common and that is why a lot of very experienced divers communicate with Mother Nature on a personal level. All of the creatures under the sea are our pets!

The next step; EYE BALL THE CAMERA at the start of the dive

Turn your camera around towards your face. That is, hold your camera at arm’s length facing you. Adjust the direction of both strobes so that they point toward your face for close

When approaching a school of Trevally, you have to move like a piece of driftwood other wise you will scare them off.

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Dive Log Australasia #415 DECEMBER ’25

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