Phillip Cohen
(K=9520) - Comment Date 6/27/2005
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Bill,
I have shot at the Caymans many times, and a flash is absolutely mandatory. The brighter the better, even 2 of them if you can swing it. Here is a link to some of my images taken there. http://pwcphoto.com/Series/underwater/GrandCayman/GrandCayman.htm down about 45 feet or so. From my experience shooting deeper then about 5 feet all images can benifit from flash.
Here is an image that kind of shows what your are missing if you don't use flash. Notice the plants sticking up that look to be grey/blue in color. Well they have lots of color just like the stuff in the foreground. They are a little bit past the effective light distance of my strobes so you are seeing the normal light from the sun as filtered by the water. Big difference, all the stuff on that rock would have looked to be the same grey/blue as the plants in the background. Use flash all the time!
Phil
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Grand Cayman 45 Feet
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Phillip Cohen
(K=9520) - Comment Date 6/27/2005
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Bill,
THis was the setup used to photo the stuff at the link I gave you and the photo above.
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Nikonos V, SB102 &103
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john Cambece
(K=188) - Comment Date 1/26/2006
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wow the whole consept of underwater photography amazes me...
Cambece
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Chris Utano
(K=46) - Comment Date 4/25/2006
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Any dive deeper than 4 or 5 ft, the water will start to filter out colors. A strobe is very important. Keep in mind that you must use a strobe with a good strobe arm. One that will bring the strobe away and at an angle from the lense. This will decrease the amount of "back scatter" from particles in between you and the subject. Looks like snow in the picture.
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