any macro at all during tiger shark trip?

Does anyone know if there is any macro to be done during the bahamas tiger shark trips? I was planning on leaving all my macro stuff at home, unless someone tells me im going to see a three headed mating caribbean pygmy frogfish..

Regards,

Cor

Yes, if they do the Sugar Wreck there is chance of Orangeball corlimorphs.

Todd

I can find that one in the USVI, although it takes a bit of searching around.

Cor

I would say no macro that you can't find anywhere else then. That said, you never know....

I've been on two tiger shark trips, and am going on a third one next week. I've seen a few people get decent macro shots while awaiting their next turn with the sharks, but I personally haven't taken a macro lens - and won't be on this upcoming trip, either.

The primary opportunity on these trips is for wide angle stuff, and I wouldn't want to have a macro lens when one of those big WA opp's swims by.

Having said all that, if your schedule allows for doing any dives in W. Palm before/after the shark trip, you would definitely have some good macro opportunities THERE. But once you're out in the Bahamas looking for/diving with big stuff, I doubt your macro lens would see the light of day again...

Julie and I will be seeing you then next week My main concern is just luggage. We dont want to take all our macro gear if we have maybe 1 dive with macro. We're just taking 10-17, 10.5, and maybe 12-24.

Cor

...We're just taking 10-17, 10.5, and maybe 12-24...

That sounds like a perfect combination of lenses for this trip!

I look forward to meeting you!

What about night dives? Any lights necessary? Id love to leave those at home too

Cor

What about night dives? Any lights necessary? Id love to leave those at home too

Cor

Occasionally, Jimmy lets some people do night dives, but nobody has done so on either trip I've been on...and I'm not sure I'd do it even if offered! I personally won't be bringing a night light.

Of course, if you don't bring one, that will almost guarantee that they'll do a night dive that you'll have to miss, and it will turn out to be the coolest dive EVER!

Cor,

You might want to bring a lens in the range of 35mm or 50mm (on Nikon) for shooting shark portraits. It's a look that people sometimes just plain forget on these trips. You can always shoot it behind your dome port, so not much more to carry.

Have fun! Wish I was going with you guys.

James

I was lucky enough to dive with Jim Abernethy last year. I only had one housing then but shot a lot of macro at night. Take it.

Cheers,

Paddy Ryan

Cor:

I managed to get a couple of decent night dive shots at tiger beach

Doug