kelpthrasher 0 Posted June 30, 2005 Here are my very first DSLR images, taken this past weekend on a three-day trip aboard the dive boat Vision out of Santa Barbara, CA. Previously I had used a point-and-shoot for about 6 months. We visited two wreck sites near Pt. Conception, as well as doing dives around San Miguel and Santa Cruz Islands. Water conditions were generally poor, with visibility ranging from 5-15ft, and 10ft being about average. The outer Channel Islands are known for their rich abundance of invertebrate life, so there was never a shortage of macro subjects, despite the limited visibility (I also brought a wide-angle lens and dome port but never took them out of the box). Here is a link to my first batch of images. Channel Islands Macro Shots All images taken with 60mm macro lens. Enjoy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wchen 1 Posted July 4, 2005 nice job. dslr feels good doesn't it? I like the last shot the best. hey, what dive spot did you see the metridiums? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpthrasher 0 Posted July 4, 2005 Yes - one of the best things about using an SLR is the ability to take the shot when you need to take it - this is so critical when shooting in surgy conditions. The solitary metridium was fixed to the hull of the SM-1 wreck near Pt.Conception. The natural light shot of metridiums was taken at a shallow dive site on the southeast end of Prince Rock (Island?) just off San Miguel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmyates 5 Posted July 4, 2005 Really nice stuff - good exposures and vivid colors with practically no backscatter! My only suggestion would be related to composition, especially with the nudibranchs. Most of them are birdseye views looking straight down at their backs. I realize that sometimes that's the only view you can get due to their location, but if you can "get down" to their level and shoot them from a diagnal side angle or a head-on (like you did the one close-up of the nudi head), it makes for a much more interesting photo. Also, I think you could get closer, filling more of the frame. You're obviously good enough at lighting and exposure settings that just doing those two things, I'll bet you'd find you end up with a lot of really dramatic pictures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ana Rodriguez Blanco 0 Posted July 8, 2005 Congratulations for your new DSLR and for your nice gallery, you have good pics on here! They are colorful and very clean, but I enjoied specially garibaldi (maybe I would like to see an entire shot of the animal) and the red anemones. Nice job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
