Craig Hoover
Guest
Hi All,
Diving has been great in Malibu these past few weeks. Winter is a great time to visit this area because the south facing shore is protected from prevailing NW swells. Visibility at Deer Creek and Deep Hole was 30 feet while the Dume Pinnacles had 40 foot vis on the outer wall. Hope everyone is enjoying the good conditions!
I've been working on filling in the highlights of my underwater shots. This one of a spanish shawl was taken with a single strobe and a precise angle to prevent shadows from the oral tentacles from obscuring the face or extra light from burning out the background. By shooting the same subject and pose several times I was able to choose which exposure had the best color resolution and balance.
Diving has been great in Malibu these past few weeks. Winter is a great time to visit this area because the south facing shore is protected from prevailing NW swells. Visibility at Deer Creek and Deep Hole was 30 feet while the Dume Pinnacles had 40 foot vis on the outer wall. Hope everyone is enjoying the good conditions!
I've been working on filling in the highlights of my underwater shots. This one of a spanish shawl was taken with a single strobe and a precise angle to prevent shadows from the oral tentacles from obscuring the face or extra light from burning out the background. By shooting the same subject and pose several times I was able to choose which exposure had the best color resolution and balance.
