Maria Munn

Fabulous news @RomiK look forward to hearing how you get on with it and see your results 👏 Thanks for the nudge @Sokrates you can tell I needed more coffee 😁. I've been super busy juggling a lot of underwater stuff! Thanks too @Nikolausz - it does look like an amazing piece of kit, really looking forward to the results from it. Happy Easter All! Maria

Hi Wyvern, Welcome to the group from me who's in not so sunny Swanage in Dorset! Look forward to seeing your images. Maria

Hi @umiami05 Welcome to the community and it's great to see you back doing what you love. Look forward to seeing your journey. Maria www.oceanvisionsphotography.co.uk

Good grief, hope that Berkley is okay. Get well soon Berkley! Maria

I saw this at the recent UK Go Diving Show on the Underwater Visions stand run by Alex Tattersall. It looked absolutely gorgeous and as always with Nauticam Housings, super sleek. It is made from hard-anodized aluminium alloy with a depth rating of 150 metres and as stand with all of their housings, has beautiful easy-to-use controls including a rotary housing lock. Each lens has a 190 degree angle of view and is made up of three elements in two groups. These are coated with anti-reflection material. However, to be able to use it, the outer lenses of the X5 need to be removed. Don't worry, there is a tool included with the housing. For more details visit Nauticam's website here: https://www.nauticam.com/products/nauticam-housing-for-insta360-x5 Has anyone tried one? #nauticam #underwatervisions

Nice @Gmsalterego Look forward to seeing your footage with it. Have fun :) Maria

Hi Mike, Can I ask what set-up you have? Yes, absolutely you can shoot with it on your rig, but lighting and positioning are crucial to achieve the best footage. You would need to position it slightly ahead of the main lens to avoid obstructing the view. Mounting wise, you could use a small arm or a mini-dual ball head directly to the rig to hold it in place. Or if you are using the official selfie stick, position it so that the side stitch lines are parallel with the main camera lens to prevent your subjects being split by the stitch line. I saw a Nauticam 360 housing at the Go Diving Show at the weekend which I'm obsessed with. Good luck and hope this helps. Maria

That's an amazing achievement 🙌 Huge well done to everyone who's contributed! Maria

Hi @Klaus "Spray and pray" that made me giggle 😂 My mode with a compact is "hit and hope" mode for splits. It's really so hard to judge when the water is moving, you really need flat conditions to judge it. Here's my effort with my Olympus TG-6 and INON UWL-100 wide angle lens. It's not edited. Good luck with the journey, it's all about patience and practice.

The brilliant Go Diving Show hits Coventy this weekend - is anyone going? With talks by Nur Tucker from the British Society of Underwater Photographers, Jenny Stock, Nicolas Fazah, Marcus Rose and Martin Maple, Raf Jah, Dan Abbott on underwater photography and many more incredible speakers aside, plus the Underwater Photographer of the Year talk and display, I'm really looking forward to it. Go Diving ShowUK Dive Show | #GODiving | Go Diving Show | ANZ - UK - USAWhat is the GO DIVING SHOW? Would be great to meet up if anyone's there tomorrow? Maria

Hi @Lou Luddington Welcome from me, absolutely loved reading your story and look forward to seeing more of your work on here. There's nothing more magical than getting lost in a kelp forest with dreamy natural light rays all around you here in the UK. Come and say hi if you're passing Swanage. Have a lovely day :) Maria

Hey @Nando Diver Thanks for sharing this news, it looks very interesting and look forward to seeing more when they are released. Maria

Hey @Chris Ross Not sure why I missed this post too. Really nice to see you back in your underwater home creating beautiful images. The Posing Peacock Mantis Shrimp is amazing, totally love how it's just looking straight at you. It's so hard to beat Lembeh for Macro Magic. Thanks for sharing these. Maria

Hey @Alon A big welcome from me, hope that it's warmer where you are than here in Sunny England. Which mirrorless system do you have? Look forward to seeing your images. Have a great day! Maria Ocean Visions Photography

Hey @Valerie Wrede This is beautiful work, so well done! What system are you shooting with? Absolutely love the Philippines - always such a great variety of both wide angle and macro subjects. Thanks for sharing and look forward to seeing more of your work. Maria Ocean Visions Photography

Hi @FinsUpMike Welcome from me! Really miss living in Florida, especially the warmth :) Look forward to seeing your images. Have a great weekend. Maria Ocean Visions Photography

Bienvenue from me too :) Hope it's slightly warmer where you are, it's bitter here across the Channel 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 I've just answered your question about ideas for family trips. I hope it helps. Have a great weekend! Maria Ocean Visions Photography

Hi @kalani I'm sitting here racking my brains of destinations for you. I too like you, thought of Baja California as the sealions at Los Islotes are amazing and you have chances of all the big animals there too and proximity to Cabo Pulmo. I also thought of Oahu, Hawaii, for sharks and dolphins plus humpback whales but again your air fare would probably be expensive. I always used to book with American Airlines and take advantage of their free stopovers to explore a new place, plus it was much cheaper that way too. But with your young daughter, I appreciate that this may not be an option. The Galapagos Islands would be another option where you could be land based off one of the main islands and explore other islands through day trips. You definitely have great chances of swimming with sealions, sharks, marine iguanas and penguins there plus seeing whale sharks during the summer months, but this area may be harder to access by day boats. The West Coast of Australia, Coral Bay is great for mantas and Ningaloo Reef for whale sharks is another option and is an easy drive (along long) from Perth. Other options I thought of are: Dominican Republic for Humpback Whales Dominica for the Sperm Whales and Costa Rica on the Pacific Side which is the only place in the world where both Northern and Southern Humpback Whales come to mate and give birth. You can also snorkel to see white tipped reef sharks off Cano Island which is possible by day trip from Drake Bay. There's the chance of seeing up to 25 different whale and dolphin species and you will see huge pods of Spinner Dolphins, Pantropical Spotted Dolphins, Bottlenose Dolphins, Pacific White Sided Dolphinse chance to see Rough-Toothed Dophins, Rissos and even Orcas if you are lucky. You will also see different turtle species too. I hope that this helps a bit and will keep having a think of destinations that I've visited to help you. Have a great New Year and good luck with finding somewhere. Maria Ocean Visions Photography "Just wandering along in the ocean with my compact camera and smartphone :)"

Soooo cute, brilliantly done. Thanks for sharing :) - sure made me chuckle today!

Hey @Scott Audette Welcome to the Waterpixels Family and I'm hoping Florida is a lot drier and warmer than here in Rainy UK today :) I used to live in Miami and am really looking forward to seeing your work. Have a great day! Maria www.oceanvisionsphotography.co.uk

Hola @atus Me encantan! Thanks so much for sharing, they've brought back some great memories of diving in Thailand :)

It looks amazing! So well done. I have a feeling Santa will have to pop something on his sleigh very soon :0

Hi @Underwater with Art Thanks for posting! I thought there was a similar post by someone else on this same topic a while ago. I know of other underwater photographers who use SeaFrogs housings who have never had a problem. I used one for a while with my Olympus TG6. It all depends what you are looking to use it for, is it for snorkelling, diving, which model camera do you have? Always happy to help if I can. Have a great afternoon! Maria www.oceanvisionsphotography.co.uk

Hi @Smstelzel Thanks for a great post. I always used INONs with all kinds of makes and models of compact cameras in over 15 years of shooting. Can I share a secret? I always used them in TTL mode and never changed this unless I was shooting in an environment which was dark/very bright or black and white subjects. I loved my INON strobe as I could capture both close-up and wide-angle images on the same dive. Even just one strobe was powerful enough to light a wide-angle scene using a 140 degree fisheye lens. I've attached some images which I hope will help. Good luck with the decision making!

Hey @AquaZ Love your story for being here. The ocean is just the best isn't it! Just let us know if we can help you and thanks for joining the group. Have a lovely day and look forward to seeing your images. Maria www.oceanvisionsphotography.co.uk My Bare Necessities of Life are: Olympus TG, Backscatter Mini-Flash, INON Wide-Angle Lens, Go Pro/Insta 360, iPhone in a DiveVolk Housing