Digital U/W Photography

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Don't forget to let other know where you started. In this case it was the boat, so I took a pix of it.  These were very simple to get as I got as close to the bottom of the coral head as possible, and positioned myself so that the sun and the boat were in the viewing areas.  The fish just happened to swim by as I was repeating the shot!  Which one do you like better?

 

DON'T PUT THE SUBJECT IN THE MIDDLE: Take a look at most good photos and you'll see that almost all of them DON'T have the central subject right in the middle of the pix, unless its a close-up photo.I took these to emphasize perspective in your photos.   By the way, you could spend an hour on this line with a macro lens.  Inside all of the corals that have grown on the line is an entire community.

SHALLOW WATERS MEAN MORE COLOR: Also notice that the closer you get to the surface the more color is apparent.  Like film, digital photography is very susceptible to good lighting conditions.  The more light, the better.  Remember this. Always.

I hope all of this helps.  These pages are not intended to be a full course in u/w photography, but start with the basics and a good digital camera, and have fun.

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