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photovan

Member Since 23 Jun 2006
Offline Last Active Jan 09 2013 02:08 PM

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In Topic: Favourite Image Of 2012

07 January 2013 - 03:08 AM

Here's my favourite from 2012, shot in Swallows Cave in Tonga.

The location will be very familiar to anyone who knows Tonga's Vava'u Island Group. I like the image because its shot in a place I snorkel with my groups on many occasions every whale season... and I try to do a new and different view each time I'm in there...

Canon EOS 5DMKii
EF 8-15mm f4 L Fisheye
1/30th @ f8
1250 ISO

Aquatica w/megadome

In Topic: Australia's Coral Sea Could Become World's Largest Marine Park

23 February 2012 - 07:57 PM

LAST DAY FOR SUBMISSIONS

If you haven't done it already, please consider spending a few minutes on this. Only a few hours to go before the submission deadline.

"You can't protect the Coral Sea without protecting the coral"

http://www.protectourcoralsea.org.au/

darren

In Topic: Metering Mode Canon 7D

23 January 2012 - 01:06 AM

I plan to photograph Great White Sharks from a cage in the next couple of weeks.  I have a Canon 7D with a Nauticam housing.  I've been using the camera on land set to Evaluative Metering and was wondering whether I should continue with this setting for the shark shoot or if one of the other metering modes would be better suited?  

All lighting will be natural and I'll be using a Canon 10-22mm lens with a Nauticam 8.5" dome port.

Any advice is appreciated.


Regards,

MJ


Evaluative is a good starting point. Remember the water is often darker then mid-grey, so a little minus exposure compensation will help... around 1/2 stop (or 2/3 stop if you're using thirds) will be good.
darren

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