Hi from Vancouver Island

[GraceP]

Hello,

I just discovered this site and it seems like a wealth of info - already helped me out with making the decision on which new strobes to buy!

I am figuring out photography as I go & have a steep learning curve ahead, but absolutely love macro shots (I'm discovering that this is soo tricky underwater... anybody has any tips let me know!).

I have a Olympus EM10 IV with the standard lens, and a 60mm lens, plus a WA wet lens and close up lens. Currently have the Backscatter MF-2 strobe, but plan to get a pair of HF-1s for better wide angle shots. 

I'm located on Vancouver Island, so photography is a good distraction for me from the cold water 🙂 I also love tropical diving/photography, obviously!

If anyone is local to eastern Vancouver Island and wants to go for some photography dives, let me know!

 

(I was going to upload one of my underwater photos to go along with this post but can't see any photo upload buttons - only Insert image from URL - can anyone point out how to upload? Thanks)

 

Grace

[Dave_Hicks]

Welcome to WaterPixels!

[Davide DB]

Hi Grace,

Welcome aboard!

I know there are other members from Vancouver Island, just click/tap on the Canadian flag near your name in this thread and you should see a list of Canadian people. Then you could discover more about them from their introduction message 😉

 

For photos upload, just choose Gallery from the main menu, add images, then choose the category... It's pretty straightforward. For best results, just give a look to my pinned post about image sizing tutorial.

 

Ciao from Italy

[TimG]

Hi Grace

 

Just to add to Davide's post, you can add an image to a post by clicking the "Drag files here to attach or choose files" which should be at the bottom of the text box.  This will allow you to link to a file on your device.

 

On macro shooting, one of my favourite techniques is to use a snoot which allows light to be concentrated on a small object isolating it from its background.  See: 

Good to have you with us

 

Tim