Member Introductions

[Lost-Oost 1]

Howzit everyone

 

I'm from South Africa, been scuba diving since the age of 12, been a NAUI instructor for nearly 10 years and have always messed around with point & shoot cameras as you always have students to look after.

Been thinking about it for a while and finally made the call to step away from teaching and take my underwater photography more serious. Also, I've recently moved to Cape Town, South Africa, a city located where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet and we are spoiled for choice when it comes to dive locations ranging from reef, kelp, wrecks, sharks, shore entries and boat dives. Will be an interesting change to cold water diving as I've always been spoiled with the warm Indian ocean on the South African north-east coast and Mozambique.

Coming from a point & shoot background my camera is an Olympus TG5, I've always been a big Olympus fan so I've made the decision to migrate over to the Olympus 4/3 systems.

Been doing a lot research and the WetPixel site is just so rich with information and support from the threads I've read. Hope to learn a lot more form everyone here.

Anyways, beck to building sky castles.......

 

[egonz082 0]

Hi everyone,

 

I'm from Honduras but live in Miami. 

Been diving for about 15 years and love underwater photography. Really excited of becoming part of this community (better late than never) and hope I can learn from all of you and also share any useful experiences I've had.

 

Thanks,

 

Edwin 

[Monterey 0]

Here I am.

This website is rather confusing. It took a while to figure out how to 'enable' postings to other forums.

I still haven't figured out how to edit my profile. You'd think that since I created that content that I'd be able to edit it as well, but there seems to be no way (at least now) to do that...

I have been diving for 43 years. Started UW photography with my dad's Nikonos II and a flashbulb strobe back in the days when "sex was safe and diving was dangerous."

Edited December 18, 2020 by Monterey
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[TimG 62]

2 hours ago, Monterey said:

Here I am.

This website is rather confusing. It took a while to figure out how to 'enable' postings to other forums.

I still haven't figured out how to edit my profile. You'd think that since I created that content that I'd be able to edit it as well, but there seems to be no way (at least now) to do that...

I have been diving for 43 years. Started UW photography with my dad's Nikonos II and a flashbulb strobe back in the days when "sex was safe and diving was dangerous."

Hi Monteray

To edit your profile: look at the top right hand corner of this page and you should see an icon up there that says "Monterey" with a drop down arrow. Click that and you'll see Profile. Click on that and edit away......

 

[DeannaC 0]

Hello, 

I've been an on-again, off-again follower of Wetpixel and UW photographer.  I am way out of touch with the newest, latest and greatest.  Some of you may recognize my handle from Digital Diver back in the day. . . anyway I am introducing myself again here.  I used to dive with a 4040 (still have it!) and then an Olympus E300.  I have some questions for the group, which I'll post in the forum on equipment.  

[JoaoMenezes 0]

Hi All,

 

My name is João Menezes. I am Portuguese and I am currently based in the Middle East. 

I have been diving for 5 years and taking pictures for 3.

Currently shooting with a compact (Sony RX100V) and planning to upgrade to the Canon R5.

I have been following some of the threads here for a while, but I am now committed to participate in the different discussions.  I'm pretty excited to share and learn from you all.

 

 

Sincerely,

João

 

www.joaomenezesphoto.com

 

[Christian D 0]

Hi Christian D., Interested in the underwater night life, specifically bioluminescent in brackish and freshwater. Looking to connect with friends in Florida. Curious to learn about underwater UV photography.  Don't have gear other than Gopro, iphone and Nitecore UV/Red/white light lamp.  Appreciate links to favorite DIY for starters as myself for UV photography and setup configurations

 

Thanks wet pixels

Edited December 21, 2020 by Christian D

[Felipe Rojas 0]

Hello, im Felipe from Chile, im currently in USA. I have a olympus omd em5 mark II and i love to take underwater photos.

Thanks!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/191495003@N07/50745186548/in/dateposted-public/

[corywrightphoto 0]

Hi from Bangkok, Thailand. 

Excited to be part of this community. I'm getting back into underwater photographer after a few years dry.

[Eternaltoast 0]

Greetings everyone,

My name is Philip and I am a biologist and dive master who is transitioning from research towards media and filmmaking.  Through research assignments as well as leisure/holiday travel, I have been blessed with the opportunity to dive in the US Gulf, Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific oceans.  Most of my professional photography and film work has been with a Canon 5d mk2 and Ikelite housing, but I have recently upgrade to a Canon C200 cinema camera and am looking at purchasing the Nauticam NA-C200.  I am excited to explore this collective of minds and experiences and hope to be able to share any information and wisdom that I might have for anyone in need.  Safe diving everyone.

 

Cheers

Philip

[sofiaoropesa 0]

hi. i am sofia from guam. i am new here but not new to scuba nor underwater photography. looking for a better setup and better deals. 

[Jholko 1]

Hey all, merry christmas, newbie member, but long time photographer. Cheers

 

Josh

[Christopher Brown-Needham 0]

Hello all

I'm a UK based diver and amateur underwater photographer that loves nothing more than 

travelling the world taking and sharing photos of the incredible underwater world

Best wishes

 

Edited December 31, 2020 by Christopher Brown-Needham

[geologicallyspeaking 0]

Hi All,

I am a undergraduate (post-bacc) in Fisheries and Wildlife who will be taking underwater imagery as part of my research and this seems like a great forum to be a part of! Glad to be part of the group!

-Daniel

[mark kirkland 4]

Hi everyone, 

I've just join to get in on the discussion and try piece together my new setup. Currently shooting with an OMD EM5 MKii here in Scotland and looking to go D500 soon. 

www.markkirklandphotography.com

 

[vibesandhorizons 0]

Diver based in Los Angeles, interested in video shooting, hello all!

[Ivan Pierozzi Jr 0]

Hello fellow divers!!

I'm Brazilian diving instructor and marine biologist, and playing around underwater photography since 2004 mostly compact cameras. Now I'm starting to learn UW video. 
I'm a long time watcher at Wetpixel and already learned a lot, specially regarding opinions about equipment choice.
Hope to grown my skills and maybe help some one whit my experience.
cheers

Ivan 

[Sonia Levy 1]

Hi everyone, 

My name is Sonia I am an artist and filmmaker passionate about watery worlds. I did a film on a coral restoration project and I am currently working on film filming underwater in the waterways of London! I am looking for some tips regarding underwater filming.

Many Thanks,

Sonia

[Pat Grayson 0]

Hello everyone, I'm Patrick and I am an amateur photographer trying my hands at underwater photography. I recently just joined this fantastic forum and hope to gain more knowledge by reading the forum and interacting with everyone.

 

Edited January 5, 2021 by Pat Grayson

[LastAdventures 3]

...this is Michael from Munich Germany :-)

What do you write about yourself...

I got into photography through my enthusiasm for diving:
The colors of the underwater pictures of a New Zealand UW photographer "flashed" me so much that I bought a UW case and a Canon G10 in 2013....
From then on came other cameras, manual settings and way too much equipment....

I get most of my enjoyment from nature shots but I dabble in all areas.

I keep image processing very "basic" and the only manipulations are cropping and removing floating parts / dust on the sensor.
All pictures of animals are taken in the wild.

[Ben Ben 0]

Hi everyone!

I am diving since 10 years and using a rebreather since few years.

Interesting to be part of this community for advises in UW video.

Thanks

Benjamin, from Marseille (France)

[CUR-Diver 1]

Hi my name is Alex, I am a OWSI with aprox. 2500 dives. I live in Curacao. I love taking underwater photos. It is great to be part of this community. Lokking forward to contribute whenever I can.

[Kylie Jonasson 2]

Hiya all.  I've been a WetPixel follower for many years and taking photos underwater has been a lifelong dream that I finally realised last year.  Am loving the journey and have binge watched the WetPixel YouTube videos!  Finally got brave enough to join the forum to talk to folk.  Look forward to it.

Edited January 9, 2021 by Kylie Jonasson

[MarineMegafauna 0]

Hey, Andrea Marshall here. Research mantas, founder of the Marine Megafauna Foundation, photographer and avid research diver.

[imacro 11]

Hi all,

 

I'm a diver from California. I'm joining this forum to seek help what to get for my new underwater compact camera and rig that satisfy the requirements below.

1) 1 camera to shoot on land producing better results than iPhone and underwater during travel.

2) Compact/light weight, not too bulky and good for travel since I only scuba dive when I travel oversea or out of states.

3) Very good at super macro and macro and good for video underwater.

4) Ability to not have to switch port and lenses as much as possible to shoot macro, normal (not possible with wide?) angle and video on the same dive

5) Room to grow as I get better at underwater photography.

I have been reading a lot of articles and review videos but still have a really hard time to decide on what camera model and housing. The TG-6 was a really good choice that could satisfied most of the requirement about but it doesn’t have manual mode so it won’t meet 1 and 5.

I really like the Sony RX100 Vii but doesn’t meet 4 and may be 2 since the full rig with light strobes looks pretty bulky.

The Lumix 10 is also a good choice but I read review online said the lens can get dirt in after some use, it is also not very good at macro from review.

The Olympus EPL9/10 also seems like a good candidate but it is slightly bigger than compact camera and can’t shoot macro and wide on the same dive, also require more lenses and ports, and it has lower MP.

Any suggestion for a good camera and rig setup that could meet all the requirements above or at least close enough? I really hate having to set up the gear between dives. The goal is to travel with these gears, take good underwater macro and super macro photos and on the same dive occasionally capture some fish portraits, large creatures (manta, sting ray, turtle…) and take videos. Also take good photos on lands. I don’t mind paying more to meet all these requirements but prefer to not overspend on compact rig at the price of a DSL full frame rig :D

Thank you