Hawaiian Green Turtle

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 29, 2011234 views10 comments

One more from Hawaii.

D700
Ikelite strobes (2)
nikon 105mm
f8
1/200
500 iso

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 29, 2011 at 11:27 AM

Saw the thumbnail and knew this was yours... Love the fish and the composition with the coral in the BG at an optimal distance

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on August 29, 2011 at 12:45 PM

Terrific composition Charlie. I love the sea turtle-fish interaction. Superb!!!!!

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Comment posted by Verdon on August 29, 2011 at 12:52 PM

Great shot Charlie, can you tell me more about your equipment for underwater photography.!?

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on August 29, 2011 at 2:08 PM

Beautiful, wonderful subjects and composition.

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Comment posted by Clinton Bauder on August 29, 2011 at 8:01 PM

Nice shot, especially considering the lens you had on the camera. Turtles are awfully big for a 105 underwater but underwater you only have the lens you started the dive with. If I were shooting turtles as the focus of the dive I'd want a wider lens to get closer. Figure you have to have been at least 10-12 feet and that's sucking up a lot of light, especially the warmer colors.

Clinton

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 29, 2011 at 9:37 PM

I don't know "didly-squat" about under-water shots Charlie, but love this one! I had the opportunity to swim with a group of these off the coast of Lanai several years back and will never forget that day...this reminds me of it!

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on August 29, 2011 at 11:33 PM

Hi Folks,
Thanks for the comments! Verdon, I'm using an Ikelite housing for the D700. You will also need the port for whichever lens you are using. A lot of the time I shoot without any flash if the water is shallow and clear. I like using the 105mm as it lets me get shots of anything from the size of a human (or a turtle) down to the smallest critter. I also dive with the Nikon 17-55mm lens, but that pretty much eliminates any macro shooting. I will be upgrading my housing soon to the Sea & Sea housing.

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Comment posted by Verdon on August 29, 2011 at 11:56 PM

Thank you very much Charlie, I am going to check B&H right now, keep posted underwater creatures !!! Thank you !!!

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on August 30, 2011 at 8:36 AM

Hey Charlie,

Looks like you're still having some fun with the underwater shooting - good on ya'. Love the "ears" on this turtle...definitely made me look twice to figure out what was going on. Very nice detail on the larger version...I'm no expert at all on underwater shooting but the techs on this one look good to me.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this one...

Brad

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 30, 2011 at 9:43 PM

Terrific shot Charlie, those yellow fish look giant ear rings

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