The 2nd year with the TG-1, underwater.

Hi everybody,

so, this was it, the 2nd (longer) underwater outing with the TG-1. I am still quite satisfied with the little thing, as it still allows me to do things during snorkeling that a larger rig would not. However, I grow more annoyed with the heavy-handed noise-reduction, RAW, even with this small sensor would be a blessing. Oh, and the lens could be sharper in the corners at wideangle.

So, Olympus, how about a slightly larger TG-3 with the XZ-2 sensor and RAW?

Anyways, at the beginning of the vacation I got a shock when a hangup of the camera occurred during snorkeling. But this seemed to be related to pressing the shutter too quickly during the writing process to SD. Taking the battery out helped in this case ... so far, so good.

Some first and dirty impressions in the next post. This is still the first small-UW camera that largely satisfies my demands, i.e. the ability to produce (partly) A4 quality photobook quality images. In two years I managed to shoot about 150 submarine Mediterranean species. The only problem remaining are fast moving, smallish critters.

Cheers

I have to add, these were all taken during snorkeling sessions, I own no diving permit (yet). The final determinations of the species have yet to wait, for some I just know the (German) common names. On top, the more difficult, free-moving biota (i.e. fishes).

Hope you enjoy them

Cheers




Blotched picarel


Dactylopterus volitans


A swarm of > 100 small vellowtail barracudas, an invasive species in the Mediterranean.






These are, sadly, not entirely sharp, since it is a fast-moving species.


Apogon imberbis


Enchelycore anatina




Baby grouper


Bearded fireworm


Rock shrimp


A medium sized hermit crab.


Percnon gibbesi (also an invasive species) and red algae in a crevice


A very small sea-slug


Balanophyllia europaea, a solitary coral endemic to the Mediterranean.


Some sponges and some coral-like Bryozoa, plus red algae. This was in a small crevice, nearly impossible with a larger rig.


A tube worm


Another small crevice




A very nice red ascidian ...




Mixed algae



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"Blue for the shattered sky"

These pictures are great!

These are very nice shots for this class of camera, the fire worm (bristleworm)brought back some memories was stung by one a couple of years ago.

Aaron

Thanks for the comments. Here is the second set of images, see for comments in the captions.

Cheers


Another fangtooth moray


Curious Serranus scriba


Look at me!


Flying gurnard


Baby rabbitfish, either Siganus rivulatus or luridus


Baby rabbitfish, literally hundreds of them


Another difficult fast-swimming subject in dim light. not that good, but better than nothing ...


Same school as above. Tried to pan here, worked to some extent.


Curious goby


That one was pure luck. Still, I had to enhance the contrast quite a lot in post.


Another jellyfish




Aplysina aerophoba


A very small crab


Very large clam Pinna nobilis in Posidonia meadow


Getting close and personal ...

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"Blue for the shattered sky"

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Great pics !

(btw, the photo # 8 shows what I think is a MURENA ( Murray Eel in English - I don't know the scientific name)

Thanks, that is a fangtooth moray.

Cheers