UK diving !

Had a chilly 9 degree dive with a great group of UK divers yesterday on the south coast of the island. Lack of schooling fish and relatively poor vis meant focusing on macro textures and some of the many flabellina that were there, here's a couple of favourite shots taken with the D300s, 60mm macro and Nauticam housing. Hope you enjoy them, any feedback welcome

Wonderful Alex. 2 and 3 are very special. I love that type of image. One strobe? Thanks for braving the cool water and bringing them back to share.

Cheers,

Steve

Thanks Steve,

One strobe on the first nudi, two on the rest,

Brrr...

thanks Alex, it's nice to see a taste of UK diving, I enjoyed them all, especially the last 3. It's nice to see a good shot of a nudie in it's environment.

Scott

Great images, Alex! Love the worms. Know what you mean about focusing on macro!

I like the first one, but it seems everyone else prefers the others! Nice work, Alex.

Alex

I like the first, too, tho' I would have tried a vertical format if possible:

Tim

Hey Alex

Great pictures-I like number 1 best, and actually prefer the original composition.

Whereabouts exactly?

Adam

Hey Alex

 

Great pictures-I like number 1 best, and actually prefer the original composition.

 

 

 

Adam

Same as that. I think the negative space works really well with the bright colours of the nudi.

Stew

I like the first, too, tho' I would have tried a vertical format if possible:

 

Tim

 

Or you could try a square crop. Which would keep the pleasing diagonal angle on the nudi. Also we don't see many square images these days and it is nice to see them.

I do think that there is too much black in the original (easily rectified with a crop) - particularly because it is on the side that the nudi is turning away from - if the nudi was turning towards the space it would give better balance with the black.

Alex

the first one :good:

spectacular shots! that nudibranch is beautiful

Thanks all,

I like the square crop too but never normally go for a square...

We were at the Mulberries near Selsey.

Is that a shore dive or a boat dive Alex?

Cheers,

Mark

We went on a boat dive from Wittering divers.

We went on a boat dive from Wittering divers.

Not the RIB off Wittering Beach? I did that last summer, with twin 12s, deco gas and a camera. Never again...

Not the RIB off Wittering Beach? I did that last summer, with twin 12s, deco gas and a camera. Never again...

It was a RIB, but we launched from the pier at Itchenor, so pretty easy for loading up.

Where were you going with 12s and deco? Not the mulberries I hope

It was a RIB, but we launched from the pier at Itchenor, so pretty easy for loading up.

 

Where were you going with 12s and deco? Not the mulberries I hope

South of Wight, deep and metal...

Another one, orange flavoured.

Superb shot of the nudi Alex, (cant see the flickr photos you have up tho just the others)

I dived the Mulberries Saturday and saw the same nudi (i think!) I couldnt get as close as you did tho, thats fantastic! I'll get mine up later on in the week.

I found a hard boat with lift that goes off Selsey that picks you up in a landing craft and even supplies you with a packed lunch between 2 dives! Fantastic! We were his first divers to use his new lift, well recommend him

http://www.selsey-fish-trips.com/dive-trips.html

Anyone ionterested in being one of 8 divers with him, I can arrange it all if required, £360 for 8 divers (£45 each)