stphnmartin 108 Posted May 2, 2016 I recently traveled to Raja Ampat on a 12 day liveaboard on the MV Ambai. I took my sony camcorder in a bluefin housing for macro, a GoPro4 for wide angle and a Phantom 3 for drone footage. This was the first time using a GoPro and it turned out pretty well. Although it required more post correction. It was nice to be able to shoot wide and macro on all dives. This was truly a bucket list fulfilling trip!Here's the completed video. Comments and critiques are welcome! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eyu 27 Posted May 2, 2016 Great shots, enjoyed it, thanks for sharing, Elmer 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwiftFF5 134 Posted May 3, 2016 Very nice work, thanks. I especially liked the mantis shrimp shots, mostly because I have never been able to get one to let me get that close for that long (yet). Good stuff, thanks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stphnmartin 108 Posted May 3, 2016 Thanks. These are actually the very first mantis shrimp I've ever encountered, I was fortunate they wanted to hang out for a bit. I really liked the cleaning behavior and their crazy eyes. I came across several others but they didn't cooperate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dbuky 1 Posted May 7, 2016 I can't watch the video Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stphnmartin 108 Posted May 7, 2016 I can't watch the video Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Just tap on the video, or load it in the youtube app. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
okuma 64 Posted May 7, 2016 Good video - beginning sound track took me back - "Yes, Raja!" The over heads of the tinny roll offs fit in nicely. What is the location at 3:59 - 4:00 ? What were your impressions of the MV AMBI? Allan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stphnmartin 108 Posted May 7, 2016 (edited) Good video - beginning sound track took me back - "Yes, Raja!" The over heads of the tinny roll offs fit in nicely. What is the location at 3:59 - 4:00 ? What were your impressions of the MV AMBI? Allan Thanks Allan, That tiny inhabited island is located here. I can't remember the name of the small town although we did a walking tour. The dive is the docks there and they had tons of marine life. It's also famous for the kids jumping off the dock and swimming down to the divers. The cruise director said, if they did that, not to give them air. Otherwise they could suffer a lung expansion injury ascending. This only my second liveaboard trip so my experience is limited the the MV Ambai and the SunDancer II. I found the MV Ambai to be comfortable and utilitarian. The rooms had AC and as usual, were small. The camera room was not sufficient for the amount of cameras, but we made it work. Diving from the tender boats was new for me and added some complications mainly timing wise to get out and back with enough time to fill all the tanks between dives. 4 dives a day max. Being a wooden boat, it was creeky underway. Overall I enjoyed myself immensely and the diving was phenomenal. I'd book another trip on the Ambai. Edited May 7, 2016 by stphnmartin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grantjpthomas 16 Posted October 17, 2016 Excellent footage! I thought the soundtrack went particularly well also What lights are you using? and did you have to do much stabilising of the footage in post production? Grant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stphnmartin 108 Posted October 19, 2016 Excellent footage! I thought the soundtrack went particularly well also What lights are you using? and did you have to do much stabilising of the footage in post production? Grant Thanks Grant. I used sola 3000s. I did some image stabilization on the wide angle shots. I'm not so good at those. For macro stuff I used a tripod. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
