Don't call it a comeback. I've been here for years.
11/06/11 07:04 Filed in: Photography
Hi friends,
Well last time we spoke, I had just finished a couple semi crap days and vented a bit. It has been pointed out the shots in the last blog were not terrible or out of focus, or whatever, and I guess that’s true. The thing is, when you shoot a bunch of shots, you tend to look at the group as a whole. “Was this day successful?” comes down to percentages. If 10% of my shots end up being A quality, then it’s a pretty good day. If 1% turn out, not so much. The previous blog just followed a couple of 1% days in a row. Still there are always standouts. But sometimes even they don’t match up to the picture I had in my mind, which is the only standard I ever really care about.
Yesterday I went back to the 10.5mm lens to see if I had been overhyping it in my mind, or if it really is that good. It really is. It’s also too wide for a lot of things. I saw a pipefish for instance (which happened to be beerfish on that dive) so I needed to get proof. The 10.5mm is not very well suited. It does, however, shoot fabulous reefscapes and divers, so that’s what I’ll be bringing you a lot of today.
After all this fisheye I’m ready for a good macro dive now, and it’s just started to rain so that’s probably going to happen.
Thanks to all the divers who put up with me underwater. Kraig, Colin, Mickey, Mel, Will, and even Kelly who doesn’t yet know what she’s in for. Especially Karen who is leaving and put up with many flashes.
Enjoy the shots.
dano.
dropping in.
Mickey in Kraig’s crack.
Suddenly a giant sponge lunged out and ate Kraig’s head.
Just a beautiful coral overhang.
Elkhorn coral in the shallows. Playing with Snell’s window.
This is ready for the cover of Lionfish Weekly magazine.
Mikey found a MASSIVE head of brain coral. Kelly swam by on her first dive here.
Will helps me get a shot. Thanks Will.
Well last time we spoke, I had just finished a couple semi crap days and vented a bit. It has been pointed out the shots in the last blog were not terrible or out of focus, or whatever, and I guess that’s true. The thing is, when you shoot a bunch of shots, you tend to look at the group as a whole. “Was this day successful?” comes down to percentages. If 10% of my shots end up being A quality, then it’s a pretty good day. If 1% turn out, not so much. The previous blog just followed a couple of 1% days in a row. Still there are always standouts. But sometimes even they don’t match up to the picture I had in my mind, which is the only standard I ever really care about.
Yesterday I went back to the 10.5mm lens to see if I had been overhyping it in my mind, or if it really is that good. It really is. It’s also too wide for a lot of things. I saw a pipefish for instance (which happened to be beerfish on that dive) so I needed to get proof. The 10.5mm is not very well suited. It does, however, shoot fabulous reefscapes and divers, so that’s what I’ll be bringing you a lot of today.
After all this fisheye I’m ready for a good macro dive now, and it’s just started to rain so that’s probably going to happen.
Thanks to all the divers who put up with me underwater. Kraig, Colin, Mickey, Mel, Will, and even Kelly who doesn’t yet know what she’s in for. Especially Karen who is leaving and put up with many flashes.
Enjoy the shots.
dano.
dropping in.
Mickey in Kraig’s crack.
Suddenly a giant sponge lunged out and ate Kraig’s head.
Just a beautiful coral overhang.
Elkhorn coral in the shallows. Playing with Snell’s window.
This is ready for the cover of Lionfish Weekly magazine.
Mikey found a MASSIVE head of brain coral. Kelly swam by on her first dive here.
Will helps me get a shot. Thanks Will.