Sipadan / Mabul / Kapalai

I have a CC30M gel on my lens and a CC30G Lee filter on my strobes. I was going to try the CC30Y filter for the strobes as well but the green filters worked so well I didn't bother.

Turtlehero, we have wired broadband in the hotel in KK!

Wonderfull pictures Craig.

Have fun in KK : I love this city!!!

Pretty much speechless Craig. Incredible shots with beautiful colors.

Rand

Craig,

Simply incredible!

Sometimes +100 saturation just isn't enough. For those times, just do it twice.

REALLY fantastic shots, Craig.

Can you tell me what you did about white balance, with the filters? Did you WB the strobes with the filter combination? Or did you just WB later on in Photoshop, having shot something neutral underwater with the combo?

All my film-shooting friends

You mean you associate with film shooters! Ewwwwwwwwwwww!!

Excellent photos Craig!

REALLY fantastic shots, Craig.

 

Can you tell me what you did about white balance, with the filters?  Did you WB the strobes with the filter combination?  Or did you just WB later on in Photoshop, having shot something neutral underwater with the combo?

I used complementary filters on the strobes, so white balance was basically uneffected. Without the strobe filters WB was touchy. What I settled on was 30 units of magenta plus 30 units of green on the strobes. Worked so good I didn't try anything else though I intended to.

What shows though the viewfinder is impressive as is the image preview afterward. No unusual color balance to correct at all but the water has a gemstone-like quality. The gel slows the camera a stop which is beneficial for sunrays (but still not enough for the D100).

You mean you associate with film shooters! Ewwwwwwwwwwww!!

Most of my local group is film, although I'm basically converting them all! I brought all three rigs to the contest and loaned two out permanently.

Fabulous!

How much USM has been applied to those sunrays? It doesn't look like much.

I love how there is almost no cyan banding in those shots. Craig, when you are ready to teach a class to pro phtographers about using filters, there will be more than a few lining up to pay.

Typical USM. I didn't do anything special with it for the sunrays. Here's a 100% crop. I didn't touch the sunball up at all and it could be improved I suppose. A slightly faster strobe sync or stronger gel may have helped, too.

Craig -

All of those shots are amazing! I especially like the macros. Is there any resource that discusses complimentary filter usage? I have a lot to learn...

Craig -  

 

... Is there any resource that discusses complimentary filter usage?  I have a lot to learn...

Not yet.

Thanks.

@craig

I hope you will write something... [hint, hint]

I love your pics and always wonder what the pic would look like without those different "red" filters?!

Can you give us filter-beginners some information to get a good start and dont ruin to much dives by using the wrong material?

Geetz

Christian

Here is a good article to get you started:

http://www.wetpixel.com/module-pagesetter-...-1-pid-31.phtml

Cheers

James

Craig, may I know how you attach the filter holder to the Inon strobes?

which model of the Lee filter holder did you use?

Also, anyone know where I can get the cheapest CC30M filter in the states?

thanks

Craig, may I know how you attach the filter holder to the Inon strobes?

which model of the Lee filter holder did you use?

 

Also, anyone know where I can get the cheapest CC30M filter in the states?

 

thanks

Marine Camera sells a Cokin P filter holder that has been modified to attached to the strobes. I modified a Lee filter holder ring and use the Lee holders instead. Cokin P filters are much less expensive than Lee's. B&H is a good source for filters in the US. You may need to plan on some long lead times on the strobe filters.

Well done. Its definately an inspitation !

WOW! Great pics Craig.

Did you use your filter copmbo on the macros too?

Peace,

David

Thanks. No filters were used for macro.