Hintermann
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I have found that when photographing underwater "into the blue" ie without a solid background, a blue colour cast is a major problem and not easy to satisfactorily edit by photoshopping. Since the objectives of most such photo attempts are pelagics like sharks and mantas, getting close enough to make the strobes effective is difficult and often impossible. When I cannot get close, I have found that better results can be obtained in the camera's "underwater" mode.
In May 2015 I am going to Socorro and obviously, most photo subjects will be large pelagics. The Giant Mantas might come close by themselves but with the hammerheads and other sharks it might be difficult. I am therefore thinkig of using the underwater mode of my Canon S95 with forced flash/strobe only if I cannot get close. AFAIK, having the flash on does not alter the cameras meter setting in the UW mode and the blue cast is significantly less.
I would appreciate any tips and advice for this Socorro trip.
PS: I am using large memory SD cards and in addition to snapshots, hope to get a few video clips of the mantas and sharks. They allow video lights and I have one that can be mounted above the camera.
In May 2015 I am going to Socorro and obviously, most photo subjects will be large pelagics. The Giant Mantas might come close by themselves but with the hammerheads and other sharks it might be difficult. I am therefore thinkig of using the underwater mode of my Canon S95 with forced flash/strobe only if I cannot get close. AFAIK, having the flash on does not alter the cameras meter setting in the UW mode and the blue cast is significantly less.
I would appreciate any tips and advice for this Socorro trip.
PS: I am using large memory SD cards and in addition to snapshots, hope to get a few video clips of the mantas and sharks. They allow video lights and I have one that can be mounted above the camera.