Bali Hai - Nusa Penida & Tulamben

Some pixs from my inagurual trip to Bali. C&C welcomed for improvement.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

spazm, nice photos, and a nice range of shots from macro to wide-angle... I'm glad you enjoyed bali, its one of my favorite places to dive.

I really like the 4th photo (jacks), good composition, and the nice contrast & comp on the black & blue nudibranch shot...

your shots seem to have a lot of dark shadows in them, I'm not sure why, were you shooting with 2 strobes with diffusers? or did you increase your darkness / shadows in photoshop?

scott

spazm, nice photos, and a nice range of shots from macro to wide-angle... I'm glad you enjoyed bali, its one of my favorite places to dive.

 

I really like the 4th photo (jacks), good composition, and the nice contrast & comp on the black & blue nudibranch shot...

 

your shots seem to have a lot of dark shadows in them, I'm not sure why, were you shooting with 2 strobes with diffusers? or did you increase your darkness / shadows in photoshop?

 

scott

Scott,

Thank you for you compliment and comments. Yes , I am shooting with with two strobes (YS110) with the diffusor. The darkness/shadows occurs could be due to me pulling the strobe back / higher as pics will be blown(overexposed) due to strong strobe lights. By underexposing the pictures slightly, I find the colours stand out even more.

Derrick

Great Photos! Congratulations!! Just a question do you know how to make the back grounds blue or black and blend in with an image using photoshop? Cheers Junior8

Great Photos! Congratulations!! Just a question do you know how to make the back grounds blue or black and blend in with an image using photoshop? Cheers Junior8

Thanks Junior...

To get the darken background / nicer blue , shoot at a higher shutter speed. Aperture setting depends on your camera as my PnS can only go up to F8. With a DSLR, you can use F22 n above..I think..

For WA, I normally shoot at 1/200, and for Macro it's around 1/320 for me.

Thanks for the tips Spazm! some photos I have taken are pretty good however need to improve see a couple I have attached Appreciate the help

Thanks Junior...

 

To get the darken background / nicer blue , shoot at a higher shutter speed. Aperture setting depends on your camera as my PnS can only go up to F8. With a DSLR, you can use F22 n above..I think..

 

For WA, I normally shoot at 1/200, and for Macro it's around 1/320 for me.

Uh oh!

I like the second jacks shot, Its a great perspective

Uh oh!

...is this a statement??..

Thanks mrbubbles.....we were lucky the jacks were there that day...and they did gave us a good display...

Went back the next day and they weren't there no more..

I believe James' reaction isn't to your pictures but to Junior8's picture of the inflated pufferfish, which often is induced by dive guides and photogs for the shot. That, of course, is frowned upon by many.

I believe James' reaction isn't to your pictures but to Junior8's picture of the inflated pufferfish, which often is induced by dive guides and photogs for the shot. That, of course, is frowned upon by many.

I overlooked on that...yes.. I do agree that marine life SHOULD NOT be harrassed in such a manner just to keep the divers happy....try being harrased on the street and you would know.

Thank you for highlighting it ... Drew & James......Junior...take note!!..