Curtis Island Part 2 - First Attempt at Underwater Photos

[Zeeke]

Doug loaned me his EWA Bag for taking fishing photos when the conditions didnt get friendly.. but i knew it'd handle underwater too.. so i did the $2500 dip with the d70, kit lens and sb800 fitted and dived down upto 2 meters with the camera and took a few photos of the baitfish shoals around where we camped that were being smashed by Trevally, Bream, Queenfish, Blue Salmon.. and quite a few sharks... unfortunately i scared the sharks off... because they wouldnt come close enough to me for photos

anyways.. heres a few.. comments welcome..



















Tim

[psionic]

I vote that Tim gets the D70 bravery award !

Only person I've heard of dunking his D70 into water intentionally... You are much braver that I that is for certain.

The results look interesting, out of these I like 3,4,5 & 7. They have great colour and really hammer home that the camera is underwater. I notice that the turbidity of the water was quite high, which gives them a sureal appearance.

How did you go looking down the view finder underwater ?

/M.

[Zeeke]

There was about 4 meters tidal difference between high and low tide.. ... I was taking these during the runout tide and my camp site was only 200 meters from the creek mouth.. and it was ripping through in the main channel.. i didnt get to look down the view finder under water.... most of the time id either dive down and blind shoot.. or push the camera under water.. aim it where i thought the fish would be and click away..... seemed to work for most pics..

Tim

[LOZ]

Tim more importantly how was the fishing
LOZ

[Oneputt]

Interesting exercise Tim

[blacknstormy]

You are a brave brave man Tim I love the last shot - a great habitat shot!
Now, where is that plastic bag??????
Rel

[marcotrov]

I'm not sure whether you call it bravery or stupidity Tim I think the last shot I suppose if I had to pick Tim but for the risk you took nothing in this set warrants anything but amazement at what you did. You are a hellava gambler Tim I suppose you could have been lucky to pull off that one misguided Great White's open mouthed tonsil shot
cheers
marco

[Zeeke]

Lol... can it be a bit of both??

I wasnt too worried about the sharks.. they only 4ft bronze whalers.. and they would need a few of them to have a good chew on me..

I forgot to mention the stonefish.... we got 3 on lures around the same mangroves i was talking photos of fish in.. and stupid me is swimming around with bare feet.....

Tim
p.s. Camera is insured.. if it gets wet.. yay for me... new d70 lol well.. im hoping.. if it did stuff up... i did make sure nothing was going to leak.. all seemed to be good as gold

[Dug]

Thanks for testing out the bag for me Tim I can use it now

I love the second shot but they are all good
the D70 does become very point and shoot underwater one of the benefits of digital over film.

I originally bought the bag for the F100 but it was very hit or miss and a nuisance to keep changing the film every 36 shots.

Sharks would not be a problem, stonefish and barefeet YIKES!!!!!

that makes my feet itch just thinking about it.