hi guys! got a referral to this place from a couple of diving buds... they've probably already regalled you with their kick-ass shots... me... well... input/ comments please

this is my first time underwater with a (real) camera... used a canon A620 with WP-DC10 u/w housing... used auto settings entirely for this 1st go since I was more out to get a feel for this whole u/w photo thing

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b67/jaggarcia/Trip%20Reports/IMG_4448-1.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b67/jaggarcia/Trip%20Reports/IMG_4478-1.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b67/jaggarcia/Trip%20Reports/IMG_4475-1.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b67/jaggarcia/Trip%20Reports/IMG_4474-1.jpg


pix unretouched or anything... internal flash... will appreciate comments on enhancing, compo, photoshopping, etc. for better output

Jag

hehehe funny reaction from the eel ^__^
so colorful down there

welcome jag. do i know you? hehehe

nice eel shot

Pretty good for a noob! He he :D

Man, I'm tempted... really tempted to try this out... However, underwater photography is another whole new world. Looks expensive. Siguro after I finish my current fixation with IR, I'll venture to this if the budget permits it. :)

Oh and to the author of this thread... I liked the 1st and the Last pics the most.

pix unretouched or anything... internal flash... will appreciate comments on enhancing, compo, photoshopping, etc. for better output

Jag
Jag,

I haven't seen the exif of your photos, but looking at them, they seem soft/blurred to me. For macro/super macro shots, it's a good idea to use F8 so as not to overexpose your subject. Try M if your camera has one, and use a faster shutter speed to avoid background clutter. As with topside photography, you use flash to light the foreground and adjust shutter speed to control the background.

And by the way, always zoom with your fins to avoid backscatter!

Regards,
Norman