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Aquabot

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I'm not a photographer, but pics like this "style" have always captivated me. What's does one need or have to do to gets these amazing results? Is it technique? Gear? Post editing?

Its pictures and even videos of this magnitude that help keep this sport a passion for me :)

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Wide angle lens, very high resolution camera. Notice the foreground is lit by artificial light which helps to contrast the natural light occurring in the background. It's a combination of technique, lighting, and high end equipment. I also would imagine a fair amount of touching up and color correction with Photoshop...
 
Study Martin Edge's book on underwater photography. The answer to your question and far more is there.
 
Thank you

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and around $15 k to throw in the water!!!!
 
and around $15 k to throw in the water!!!!

Lol yeah I defiantly don't want to do that.

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Aquabot, great question! All you need is a fisheye lens and a single good strobe. You don't need 15K :) around $2,630 will do it. The right composition, settings and dive model helps too. Resolution and photoshop / post-processing are not factors. Hope this helps! - Scott
 
Aquabot, great question! All you need is a fisheye lens and a single good strobe. You don't need 15K :) around $2,630 will do it. The right composition, settings and dive model helps too. Resolution and photoshop / post-processing are not factors. Hope this helps! - Scott

Thanks for you response! I've always seen amazing pictures and was curious at what people were doing to get them (wish I could remember the exact pic that made me wonder this.). My Gopro is doing more that enough for me tho at the moment lol.

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