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Hopkins Rose In The Sand

Started Nov 15, 2021 | Photos thread
kelpdiver Veteran Member • Posts: 5,564
Re: Hopkins Rose In The Sand
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nice to get out!   I've been seeing so much good photography from Monterey divers that I think I'm going to get my 7mm wetsuit fixed and stop being a warm water wimp.

You got hit with the classic 8mm + nudi dilemma.  All you can do is go with it.  The WA exposure seems correct as you can discern the reef in the background and see the fish.

The rule of thirds isn't an absolute, but in your first shot we can see that center framing it is not ideal.   I would crop the photo down so the HR is in the lower left 3rd intersection and let it open up to the fish on the upper right.

Is the backscatter at the top from your strobe, or is there a diver + light coming to you.   Presuming its your strobe given the size of the composition.   Need to either point it less directly, or longer strobe arm.   I've been fighting this problem with my new rig using the 8-15mm on the R5.   If my strobe arms drift at all forward, it shows on the left or right.  Can't really remove the negative impact short of cropping out entirely.

You are shooting raw, yes?  Have you used it to dial down the blowouts?  The sand is always too reflective compared to everything else.   If you carry a dive torch with a narrow beam, you can place that in the sand to light up the nudi (front or from behind or side) to enhance the color without blasting the sand.

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