This is my first underwater travel video. It was shot in one week on the „Blue Storm“. We did a liveaboard and visited Deadalus and Fury Shoals.

The camera was a Nikon Z6II with an Isotta housing and two no-name lights. The lens was a Sigma 17-70mm 2,8-4f lens. Color Grading was done in DaVinci Resolve.

I would love to hear you feedback and opinions! :)

Edited 6 hours ago6 hr by danka94

Really nice video. Excellent editing and colors. I like the backlighting you tried to achieve.

Perhaps, if I may suggest, the music is a bit off-mood. It has a crescendo of strings and tension that's hard to follow with the images. The visual climax is reached with the sharks. But, of course, these are very personal preferences.

The lens seems perfect and very versatile for the video. What dome port did you use?

54 minutes ago, Davide DB said:

Really nice video. Excellent editing and colors. I like the backlighting you tried to achieve.

Perhaps, if I may suggest, the music is a bit off-mood. It has a crescendo of strings and tension that's hard to follow with the images. The visual climax is reached with the sharks. But, of course, these are very personal preferences.

The lens seems perfect and very versatile for the video. What dome port did you use?

Thank you very much for your feedback, Davide :) The lens was great for this trip. Unfortunately it is a DX lens, so no use for my Z8. The Z6II cropped in for 4K 60fps, so it was no problem back then. The dome was a 6,5 inch glass dome.

The editing and music selection wasn‘t actually done by me. My best friend is editor. I have a similar opinion as you do, when I watch the video now. I think it is too long after the sharks. But we saw so many incredible things, it had to fit everything haha

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by danka94

15 minutes ago, danka94 said:

Thank you very much for your feedback, Davide :) The lens was great for this trip. Unfortunately it is a DX lens, so no use for my Z8. The Z6II cropped in for 4K 60fps, so it was no problem back then. The dome was a 6,5 inch glass dome.

Great combo indeed for video

16 minutes ago, danka94 said:

The editing and music selection wasn‘t actually done by me. My best friend is editor. I have a similar opinion as you do, when I watch the video now. I think it is too long after the sharks. But we saw so many incredible things, it had to fit everything haha

These videos aren't just for aesthetic purposes; they also serve as a magnificent memory of our holidays!

Ciao