diver & lemon shark

Hi this picture was taken on a Shearwater trip April 2009. I liked the diver lemon shark interaction.

lemon shark 8 by AlKok

I cant see the picture...?

I cant see the picture...?

I tred again..

Al

Al

I sent you a message, I removed the attachment which for some reason was not working for me either. I have directly linked the Flickr image into the post (with link back to flickr). It should be all good now.

Giles

PS lovely shot, i particularly like the sharks shadow !

This is a gorgeous shot, but I have a technique question:

When taking photos that are lit with natural light, and with a diver on the sandy bottom, how do you avoid backscatter? It seems like the diver will kick up a little silt, and with bright sunlight that silt will be well lit no matter you point your strobes. Is there a technique to avoid backscatter other than the clone tool in photoshop?

When taking photos that are lit with natural light, and with a diver on the sandy bottom, how do you avoid backscatter? It seems like the diver will kick up a little silt, and with bright sunlight that silt will be well lit no matter you point your strobes. Is there a technique to avoid backscatter other than the clone tool in photoshop?

You tend not to move about too much (right up until the time it gets hairy).

Backscatter is usually the reflection of strobe light coming back at the lens, here there is no or minimal strobe only the natural sunlight, so any reflected sunlight tends to be reflected back toward the sun and is not headed toward the lens as such.

So if you stir up a load of debris you just have poor vis rather than backscatter - if that makes sense.

Paul C

P.S nice shadow on the lemon.

Yes, that right

The sandy bottoms can indeed become a problem with many divers crawling around, which will often reduce vis in no time.

Thanks Albert

Hi

Here is another 'lemon shark plus diver' shot. Now over a grassy bottom area. Like the previous picture this picture (or rather composition) suggests that the shark is keeping an eye on the diver.

Another try