Freediving Photos

Hello All,

I've been an avid wetpixel visitor for some time but I've only just plucked up the courage to post :-)

I've just arrived back in the UK from working at a Freediving competition held in Cyprus - I was a 'Monkey' helping out the organiser of the event.

I've put together a gallery on my website & I'm looking for some constructive feedback about the images. My biggest challenge was lighting... I don't think I have enough (just 1 Epoque strobe) but I'd be interested to see what you all think.

www.underwaterpics.co.uk/biosfs.htm

All photos were taken on my Canon S45 in the Canon housing. I also use the Sea & Sea 20mm and 16mm lenses. And as if underwater photogrophy wasn't hard enough already... none of these photos were taken on scuba, but on breath-hold dives.

Thanks for your time!

Dan

Dan, you have some very nice shots on your site. I think you've done a good job with ambient light exposures.....good color saturation.....interesting subjects and nice composition

Karl

hey dan -

like the shot of everyone coming up the line. for freediving at your distance you will not need your strobe.. may lighten the load for you.. water color is nice...took me a while to get the right fstops and shutter speeds for that blue look. just curious,, some divers have the "mermaid" fin..is that better over two fins for diving?!

M.

Thanks for your replys chaps, it did take me quite a while to get a decent exposure but I think all those duff shots were worth it in the end - that's the beauty of shooting digital!

Starbuck - the mermaid sytle fins are called a 'Monofin' in the freediving world and they do give you a huge amount of power in the water. There is a price to pay though becuase they take a lot more energy to move though the water. It's a trade off between speed/power & oxygen usage in the muscle.

It's interesitng to see the balance of usage shifting to monofins - for example the new world record of -102m was set on a mono, but last year -93m was reached using traditional bi-fins.

Thanks again for your time,

Dan