Posted by Jim Greenfield on January 21, 2008 at 10:49 AM
North Sea last summer. A very wee beastie, body maybe about 3cms. Fascinating things to watch as their rapid colour changes just seem to flow across their bodies in quick succession. It didn't like the camera so reared up into its threat posture to try and make itself look bigger
Canon 5D, 50mm Sigma + 1.4TC, 1/100 @ f18, 100ISO, 2 x Nikon strobes. All on manual except for focus. Fair crop and some crud cloned out of background
Posted by Mark Sisson on January 21, 2008 at 10:55 AM
Love the green eyes - very 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (he says showing his age!).
"I am lokoing to buy a 5D and u/w housing soon. What housing do you use?
Cheers
Matt "
Hi Matt
I use Aquatica - built like a tank but ergonomics are iffy. Can't access shutter or aperture without a two handed operation so you have to take your eye away from the viewfinder. Other more expensive options such as Seacam ( probably 3x the price) allow one handed control. Aquatica say they are redesigning their 5D housing to get round this but I assume they will wait to see Canon's updated version before doing so
Posted by Craig Nash on January 21, 2008 at 1:20 PM
Wow thats a great image.looks very tasty!! Good depth of field.
nice image jim. was this at night? am thinking of playing around with UW BG's this summer to see how dark they can be made during daylight hours by offsetting the strobes against underexposed water columns. intersted to know what hour this was taken.
regards,
mark
Posted by Andy Astbury on January 22, 2008 at 4:21 AM
Every shot an education Jim and this is no exception
Will I ever go down there - doubt it very much, so keep 'em coming Jim
FOR MARK "nice image jim. was this at night? am thinking of playing around with UW BG's this summer to see how dark they can be made during daylight hours by offsetting the strobes against underexposed water columns. intersted to know what hour this was taken. "
--it was taken in what passes for daylight in the N Sea on a gloomy day at 20m - a bit like twilight topside I suppose. Because I used such a small aperture and only half power on the strobes, the water around the cuttle just goes black - apart that is from a few bits of plankton which I have cloned out. Hope this helps.
Posted by Graeme Lee on January 22, 2008 at 9:05 AM
Excellent image Jim. Love these underwater shots and the quality of them that you constantly produce
Posted by Paul Inglis on January 22, 2008 at 9:38 AM
Hi Jim,
What a lovely shot. Brilliant!
Underwater photography is something I probably will never do so your shots educate me.
Posted by Payat Rittler on January 22, 2008 at 2:05 PM
Hello Jim,
That's just incredible. It looks like it's getting ready to go after Captain Nemo.
Discussion
17 repliesCanon 5D, 50mm Sigma + 1.4TC, 1/100 @ f18, 100ISO, 2 x Nikon strobes. All on manual except for focus. Fair crop and some crud cloned out of background
mark
Greg
This really is something , fantastic colours , one of the nicest images I've seen in a long time
Regards
Andy...
I am lokoing to buy a 5D and u/w housing soon. What housing do you use?
Cheers
Matt
Cheers
Matt "
Hi Matt
I use Aquatica - built like a tank but ergonomics are iffy. Can't access shutter or aperture without a two handed operation so you have to take your eye away from the viewfinder. Other more expensive options such as Seacam ( probably 3x the price) allow one handed control. Aquatica say they are redesigning their 5D housing to get round this but I assume they will wait to see Canon's updated version before doing so
Dave
John
Aberdeen
nice image jim. was this at night? am thinking of playing around with UW BG's this summer to see how dark they can be made during daylight hours by offsetting the strobes against underexposed water columns. intersted to know what hour this was taken.
regards,
mark
Will I ever go down there - doubt it very much, so keep 'em coming Jim
--it was taken in what passes for daylight in the N Sea on a gloomy day at 20m - a bit like twilight topside I suppose. Because I used such a small aperture and only half power on the strobes, the water around the cuttle just goes black - apart that is from a few bits of plankton which I have cloned out. Hope this helps.
What a lovely shot. Brilliant!
Underwater photography is something I probably will never do so your shots educate me.
That's just incredible. It looks like it's getting ready to go after Captain Nemo.
Payat