Photos from Lan Yu, Taiwan

I was just back form Lan Yu, an small island in Taiwan.

Here are my favorite photos. I was using Nikon D70 .

Some photos are taken in Lan Yu wreck area at 33m.

Please give me some comments.

Hi,

Very nice shots but I think there are a couple of things you could do to improve them.

The strobe lighting is a little uneven. It looks like you are using a single strobe and a very wide lens - probably a 10.5 and you are getting a hot spot and light falloff. Shipwrecks are very diffficult to light evenly, especially with a single strobe. If you can't get your hands on a second strobe try available light.

Work on getting seperation between your model and the foreground subject. Your first shot would have been great if you had perfectly framed the diver with the ships railing. As it is the diver is partially obscured and that detracts from the shot.

Larry

Abby -

I was supposed to go to Lan Yu and Green Island last week, with my mother (who lives in Taiwan), but the trip was cancelled because of the typhoon. too bad! But I will make it out there at some point.

-eric

Wow Abby... when I did the dive, I couldn't see the wreck entirely. That's very nice conditions you got there. Was this in Sept? Like Eric said, wasn't there a typhoon?

To Larry:

Actually, I had already used TWO strobes.....

Thanks for your advise. I will keep working on my even lighting.

To Eric:

Our trip was postponed one week because typhoon, too. Next time, when you visit Taiwan, we can dive in Lan Yu or Green island.

To Scubadru:

I was really lucky. The weather was good the water was very clear.

Everything was just excellent !

No typhoon ~~~

Nikon D70 + 10.5mm + Sea&Sea Housing + SUBAL SB-800 x2