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C&C, Philippines 2019 (TG5)

Started Apr 10, 2019 | Discussions thread
PHXAZCRAIG
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Re: C&C, Philippines 2019 (TG5)

J_dpr wrote:

I tried for a long time to capture the blacktips coming towards me, but these creatures are just so skittish, and I only had a minute or so at a time as I was freediving. I was happy to get the two crossing blacktips but subject separation should have been better - too much 'reef disturbance' going on in that shot.

To be honest, this is one reason I like underwater photography a lot. It's challenging in so many ways, and luck plays a part.  It's very rewarding when you get a truly good shot. Even with scuba gear one tends to not have a lot of time to find a subject, get it in a decent composition, get the right white balance, and even just have it in focus. Doing it freediving makes it significantly harder. A lot harder than sitting around with a big lens on a tripod watching flying birds all day.

I tried getting freedive shots of sharks in Rangiroa in 2015, and couldn't really get the shot. I could only stay down about 10 seconds at a time, partly due to not having a weight belt. Here's the type of shot I got:

Same issue - couldn't get a shark looking my way.

There were a lot of fish there though:

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