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Focus On: Underwater Macro Photography Part 2 – 105mm

Following on from Mondays 60mm macro underwater post, today I’d like to showcase some of the photos I’ve taken with the 105mm macro + Nikon D300 and highlight some key differences. Equipment: Nikon...

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PhotoFriday – ‘Candid Shot’

This week’s Photo Friday entry: ’Candid Shot’ This weeks theme is candid shot and I was thinking of putting in a photo of a fish yawning. It was however pointed out to me that the word candid only...

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First Attempts at Light Painting with iPad & Sparklers

For one hour one March 23rd people around the world were turning off their lights to raise awareness of climate change, this one hour is called Earth Hour. So once its all dark – then what? Myself,...

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PhotoFriday – ‘Distance’

This week’s Photo Friday entry: ’Distance’ In the warm tropic seas around the world you can often see far into the distance because the visibility of the water is so good. This allows us to photograph...

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Happy Easter 2013

Before the Easter break is officially over I thought I’d wish you all a Happy Easter

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PhotoFriday – ‘At Rest’

This week’s Photo Friday entry: ’At Rest’ The manatees hang out in the hot springs at Crystal River in Flordia (they sleep there over night for warmth in the winter). Its a wonderfully tranquil place...

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DJI Phantom – First Flight

Mike and I had fun over at Hadleigh Castle this weekend test flying the DJI Phantom Quadcopter. Here is a little video I put together of footage from the air, a few shots Mike took while I was flying...

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PhotoFriday – ‘Natural Light’

This week’s Photo Friday entry: ’Natural Light’ Quite often I go underwater and turn off my strobes and just shoot with the natural light. The most spectacular and dramatic lighting comes in from...

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PhotoFriday – ‘Little things’

This week’s Photo Friday entry: ’Little things’ I’ve very recently did two large posts on underwater macro photography (see here for with a 60mm – the set-up still for sale and here for 105mm). I love...

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PhotoFriday – ‘Artificial Light’

This week’s Photo Friday entry: ’Artificial Light’ As a compliment to the theme a few weeks ago of Natural Light, this weeks photofriday theme is Artificial light. Most of the images you will see have...

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PhotoFriday – ‘Metropolis’

This week’s Photo Friday entry: ’Metropolis’ For this weeks theme I was in half a mind to use a photo of a busy reef scene, however when I looked up on wikipedia, the definition of a metropolis is most...

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PhotoFriday – ‘Travelling’

This week’s Photo Friday entry: ’Travelling’ Travelling is actually a tricker theme than you might think. For those of us that are lucky enough to travel, a lot the photos that we tend to take are of...

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PhotoFriday – ‘Dad’

This week’s Photo Friday entry: ’Dad’ Here in the UK its fathers day on Sunday. While we’re all thinking about our dear old dads, spare a thought for the tiny fathers in the sea who actually give birth...

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PhotoFriday – ‘Season of Sun’

This week’s Photo Friday entry: ’Season of Sun’ When I think of sunshine I think of Egypt and at this time of year all my friends are getting off there to catch the red sea action of wrecks, schooling...

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What is your Scuba diving bucket list?

Inspired by a recent DiveMistress post I thought I’d see if I could quickly list out my bucket list. I feel incredibly lucky to have already crossed off many and I doubt I’ll get to all the rest of...

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PhotoFriday – ‘What I found’

This week’s Photo Friday entry: ’What I found’ I couldn’t resist the play on Finding Nemo for this weeks theme but it does lead me onto another topic nicely, critter hunting! If you’re anything like...

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PhotoFriday –‘After Dark’

This week’s Photo Friday entry: ’After Dark’ Night diving is very popular with divers as some of the cooler critters scuttle out to play! This funny little guy is a boxer crab I saw in Bali last year....

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PhotoFriday –‘Structures’

This week’s Photo Friday entry: ’Structures’ Sorry for the belated photofriday this week (this is being posted on sunday night). I was travelling back from Egypt. I’ve some great new photos in store...

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Just Back from Red Sea

Mike & I are just back back from a two week Alex Mustard workshop in the Red Sea, Egypt aboard M/Y Whirlwind. No matter how many times I go to the northern red sea I still love it! We saw wrecks,...

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Going Mirrorless – Taking my Olympus OMD underwater

Before I go too much further with my Red Sea images, I wanted to tell you a little bit about my new gear. I’m not usually a gear head but quiet a few people have been interested so I thought while it...

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