stiebs

For the temperate waters of Melbourne, the bold colouring of the Blue Devil is somewhat unusual, and definitely a photographer's favourite! They're often spotted on the wall dives in Port Phillip Bay between 15m-30m.

Great pic Chris. I love weedies! There's a site down here in Melbourne (Flinders Pier) which is well regarded for its abundance of them! I can attest to the difficulty on any given day deciding whether to go for the dome or the macro!

Thanks @Chris Ross .. thanks for the feedback. I actually think I usually over-edit my photos, so in this post I've gone for a more conservative effect .

The last time I took out my macro I made the stupid mistake of mounting my 55-200mm telephoto instead of my 80mm f/2.8!! They are very similar size, but the macro is a lot heavier. I though it a bit odd when I got underwater and it just wouldn't focus on anything! I thought I may have left the focal range limiter on the wrong setting. Was also a bit odd that the front of the housing was a bit floaty. They say you should only make a mistake once, so hopefull this was it 🙂 This time I was even more certain to mount the correct lens, and also to ensure that the aperture ring was on A, and the focal limiter set correctly. All of these settings can only be done before closing the housing, and any of them being set wrong will result in a dive carrying around a useless housing! Anyway, on to the photo haul for the dive. I don't seem to take as many photos in a dive than I used to. And I seem to have the same number of keepers per dive. Hopefully that means I'm getting better 🙂 Any critique on any aspect - composure, framing, lighting, post-processing is welcomed and appreciated Equipment Fujifilm XT-3 in Nauticam NA-XT3 housing 2x Inon Z240 Fujinon XF80/f2.8 Macro For most of these shots I kept the camera on ISO320, SS 1/60, adjusting aperture and flash output / positioning. Most of these photos are between f/7.1 and f/10.

Hi there from Melbourne, Australia! Looking forward to being part of this new community!!