stphnmartin 108 Posted November 29, 2016 (edited) Compilation summer video under and above the Salish Sea featuring giant pacific octopus, nudibranchs, wolf eels, war bonnets, decorator crabs and other beautiful marine life. Edited November 29, 2016 by stphnmartin 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Timz 16 Posted November 29, 2016 NICE!!!! Sir, care to share how did u get so close to the blennies with a strong light and still didn't scare the fish away.?? I always have the problem scaring them away when i go near them. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stphnmartin 108 Posted November 29, 2016 NICE!!!! Sir, care to share how did u get so close to the blennies with a strong light and still didn't scare the fish away.?? I always have the problem scaring them away when i go near them. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Thanks. You have to be patient and move slowly. Sometimes they will flee and then move right back into position. So, basically just being patient and willing to sit there for a while. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Hope 151 Posted November 30, 2016 Very nice. The sharpness and colour of those macro shots is great. Was all that macro shot with a CX550 in a L&M housing? Did you use an extra macro lens? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troporobo 237 Posted November 30, 2016 Beautiful work! The clarity, composition, and stability of your macro shots are exemplary. Thanks a lot for sharing. As a PNW native and former Portlander / Seattleite who has been absent too long, I love this stuff. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stphnmartin 108 Posted December 1, 2016 Very nice. The sharpness and colour of those macro shots is great. Was all that macro shot with a CX550 in a L&M housing? Did you use an extra macro lens? Thanks! Yes, the macro shots were with the CX550. I used the housing's internal flip macro diopter to focus in close. The CX550 has a 10X optical zoom. The combination of the two allows for nice macro capabilities. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Timz 16 Posted December 2, 2016 Thanks. You have to be patient and move slowly. Sometimes they will flee and then move right back into position. So, basically just being patient and willing to sit there for a while. Well, i tried shooting a Sand Goby and waited for 10 minutes... Nope, they didn't turn up... Haha... WIll try harder next time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stphnmartin 108 Posted December 2, 2016 Well, i tried shooting a Sand Goby and waited for 10 minutes... Nope, they didn't turn up... Haha... WIll try harder next time. I also use a tripod, so after setting it up, I can swim away from the scene. This sometimes give the creatures more courage to come out if they don't hear a bubble blower outside. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Timz 16 Posted December 4, 2016 thanks... that's a good tips.... Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
