Cuba - Los Jardines de La Reina, Gardens of the Queen

[PeterN]

For the first clip I used an Insta 360 camera since drones are not allowed in Cuba.  The remaining video was taken with a GoPro 11 and a wide angle wet lens.  Mounted on a tray with two, Light and Motion Sola 3800 video lights.  Comments and constructive criticism always welcomed.  Thanks for watching.

 

 

[humu9679]

15 minutes ago, PeterN said:

For the first clip I used an Insta 360 camera since drones are not allowed in Cuba.  The remaining video was taken with a GoPro 11 and a wide angle wet lens.  Mounted on a tray with two, Light and Motion Sola 3800 video lights.  Comments and constructive criticism always welcomed.  Thanks for watching.

 

 

 

Thanks @PeterN That was great!

[SwiftFF5]

That brings back lots of good memories of a great trip.  Thanks

[Elvandar]

Really good video! 
One thing I noticed, was the redness on some subject, caused by the camera that can't decide if balance on the subject or the background! I have the same problem, and I need to experiment a bit and turn off the torch for wider scene!

Was fun to see the ray going away, and then meeting the shark and they both startled xD

[PeterN]

8 hours ago, Elvandar said:

Really good video! 
One thing I noticed, was the redness on some subject, caused by the camera that can't decide if balance on the subject or the background! I have the same problem, and I need to experiment a bit and turn off the torch for wider scene!

Was fun to see the ray going away, and then meeting the shark and they both startled xD

Yes I have to agree about the White Balance.  My weak point for sure I need to wrap my head around that with the GoPro.  

 

The ray - shark encounter happened so fast!  Also, if you look at I think the last Grouper shot with his mouth open and look closely there is a lobster in his mouth.  The dive master just feed him but unfortunately I didn't get that shot.  Another shot that eluded me was the crocodile.  Went looked for it twice but it never made an appearance.   Argh .......

[Elvandar]

I totally missed the lobster, a whole one too 😆

It's like this one I posted with the cleaning shrimp on the mooray, and my friend did not saw them until I told him 😁
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCFptQJtFYV/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
In his defense, I should reupload it with a better framing and quality, this was from the phone


With "the crocodile", you mean a crocodile fish, or an actual crocodile?

[PeterN]

7 hours ago, Elvandar said:

I totally missed the lobster, a whole one too 😆

It's like this one I posted with the cleaning shrimp on the mooray, and my friend did not saw them until I told him 😁
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCFptQJtFYV/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
In his defense, I should reupload it with a better framing and quality, this was from the phone


With "the crocodile", you mean a crocodile fish, or an actual crocodile?

No actual crocodile !!  Apparently they feed them raw chicken and you can photograph or take video of them from the water.  Yes - I know it sounds crazy, but wow how cool would that be ..... of course as long as you don't get bit.  

[SwiftFF5]

It is a very cool experience.  I got some great sots of a crocodile swimming within a few feet of my camera.  Really awesome stuff.  Perhaps I will try and re-edit just that part of my Cuba video for the group here, if I get some time.  It was a little shaky as I recall, because everything was happening very quickly.