Ambient light underwater cavern shots

[Joe]

Since I dive so much and so often, I thought I would get a waterproof housing for my camera (Canon A640) to use in taking some cavern shots. Soon I will spend the $500ea for 2 strobes so I can take shots inside the cave that will come out good, but until then, these will have to do.

I'll add more to this thread as I take more, but these are my first two so far...


Manatee Springs Cave System (Catfish Hotel Sink):

http://www.deepintentions.com/tf/manatee_cavern_small.jpg

Large Version (http://www.deepintentions.com/tf/manatee_cavern_big.jpg)



Anderson Spring Cave (entrance):

http://www.deepintentions.com/tf/anderson_cavern_small.jpg

Large Version (http://www.deepintentions.com/tf/anderson_cavern_big.jpg)


Critiques, Comments, and posting your own shots is welcome in this thread. :)

[The Latin Spice]

great pictures, love how the lightning came out. i'll upload some of mine later on.

[Mars_302]

Your camera do custom white balance?

[The Latin Spice]

my camera sucks, and the flash even worse.. but for 24.99 u cant go wrong. :lol:

oh yeah, this is the devil's system @ ginnie springs.


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/odesoto1/devils5.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/odesoto1/devils4.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/odesoto1/devils3.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/odesoto1/devils2.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/odesoto1/devils1.jpg

these were taken at weeki wachee springs.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/odesoto1/devilsden.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y213/odesoto1/weeki1.jpg

[Joe]

Your camera do custom white balance?

Yes.

I didn't do that because this is how the entrance looks to me and the camera.

The color comes from the dissolved minerals in the water.

I have some where I did white balance, but the pictures didn't look as good to me. I'll one later today.

[Mars_302]

Yes.

I didn't do that because this is how the entrance looks to me and the camera.

The color comes from the dissolved minerals in the water.

I have some where I did white balance, but the pictures didn't look as good to me. I'll one later today.


Well im sure once you get the strobes its going to come in handy

[marksaccord95]

ya an SLR and manual white balance is a must for underwater photography