Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker on my Snoot!

[Dave_Hicks]

I went diving last night near Seattle looking for Pacific Spiny Lumpsuckers. I found one very quickly and spent some time shooting with my MF-2 + Snoot and an HF-1 for fill lighting.

 

This little lumpsucker charged at me and decided to settle down right on my MF-2's snoot! (you can see the aperture card sticking up)

 

I carefully maneuvered the snoot in from on my 105mm lens and moved the HF-1 to light up the scene, trying not to upset the little fish the whole time. I got of a few shots as it squirmed around on the snoot, and this was the best one!

 

I was also trying out a macro reduction ring I 3D printed for the HF-1. It seems to do a pretty good job! 

 

Nikon Z8 w/Nikkor 105mm lens, +5 diopter, f18@1/200s iso250 Backscatter MF-2 strobe & snoot + BS HF-1 strobe

[humu9679]

Very cool Dave!

[Dave_Hicks]

Is it still a snoot shot if the fish is sitting on top of the snoot?

[Dave_Hicks]

Here is the same Lumpsucker before it alighted upon my strobe:

 

Nikon Z8 w/Nikkor 105mm lens, +5 diopter, f16@1/200s iso250 Backscatter MF-2 strobe & snoot + BS HF-1 strobe