Everglades Pole Cam Fun

Hi guys,

Loads of fun pole caming in and out of the water recently in the Everglades...

Enjoy,

Michael Patrick O'Neill

www.mpostock.com

About 3ft. Cottonmouth; please watch your step...D700 with sb800 and 16mm

11ft. Daddy Gator; pool closed until further notice...D2x, megadome, 10.5mm, aquatica remote release and two inons

7ft. Mommy Gator guarding nest in the middle of the swamp - mosquitoes completely unbearable; getting grumpy...D2x, sb800 and 10.5mm

Mommy Gator fed up...D2x, sb800 and 10.5mm

Little treasure found crossing the road...D2x, Tokina 10-17, sb800, no pole cam necessary

Great shots; the underwater gator shot is a winner!

Absolutely love 'em..thanks for sharing.

Wowzers. Got a shot of your poll cam rigged up? Love to see how it is put together!

Hi Stephen

Here you go. UW polecam setup, with D700, Aquatica housing, glass megadome, 16mm Nikon Fisheye, Aquatica remote release and aluminum pole and twin inons. This rig is a bit lighter than the D2x setup I've used extensively.

One more of the little guy. I have to see what species it is. Taken with a 105mm, D2x, sb800

take care,

Michael Patrick O'Neill

www.mpostock.com

Hey thanks - Im guessing you attach the ball head on the pole to that double arm sitting at the top of your housing?

Pole looks well used (and a little curved) You must have strong arms!

Stephen,

You are correct; that's where it mounts. By the way, a huge thanks to Laz, frequent Wetpixel contributor and excellent photographer and dive buddy, for his input re. pole cam. The pole looks bent because of the distortion of the lens.

regards,

MPO

Michael,

Great stuff, that underwater gator shot is brilliant.

I wondered if it was a fish eye distortion.

I also found this link to Tim Rock's good review of the aquatica remote release that people might find useful

http://wetpixel.com/i.php/full/reefmote-co...lease-reviewed/