Weekly Random Shot: Holland under water

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Aug 172011
 

People regularly ask me if there is anything to see under water in the Netherlands. When scuba-diving comes up in a discussion in my home country it is rarely understood that bad visibility doesn’t mean there’s nothing to see. On the contrary, below the waterline the world is teeming with life and I think this photo shows that perfectly. So, if you’re willing to battle the often poor viz you’ll be in for a surprise!

What you see in the Grevelingen
Gemaal Dreischor (Zeeland, The Netherlands)
August 17th 2011. Canon EOS5D + 15mm f2.8 (UK-Germany housing). 400ISO, f11, 1/40sec. Viz: 1-4 meters.

From my album: diving the Netherlands.

Baby cuttlefish on Seasquirt [Didemnum sp]
Baby Cuttlefish on Seasquirt (Zeelandbrug).
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Weekly Random Shot: On the Beach

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Aug 012010
 

On the beach

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While enjoying the beach in Zeeland with our friends Bell & Britt, our two year old daughter Sacha started fooling around in the large tidal pool looking for shrimp, starfish and crabs. I jumped for my camera and got as a low position as possible to get these two enjoying the lot.

To give the photo a warmer feel I used the internal flash (on this Canon Powershot G9) with an Av set at f5 and an exposure of -2/3 of a stop. Later on I found out the flash made the water reflect on their faces giving it an ever nicer feel. Shot quite a few images before Sacha actually pointed at the water, the shot I was hoping for.

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