You have good subjects and some nice shots in there
Few suggestions:
1. Cut the editing some of the sequences are way too long. More than 10 seconds on a single subject are only justified if it is something wonderful and unusual or you have a behavior
2. Your shots with light are better than those in ambient light. I suggest you invest in a red filter
3. Looks like you are shooting with the flat port and no wide angle lens as the camera at times goes focus hunting. Get yourself a wide angle lens
4. There is some shake at times and a bit too much panning. This is sometimes not avoidable but can be trimmed out if your buoyancy or the conditions don't allow you to be rock steady
5. Did you shoot this at 50p? Looks a bit mechanical at times
You can probably re-edit the two videos and cut them to 4/5 minutes and with some color correction should turn up really good
Thanks for the feedback. Any advice is appreciated as Im still a bloody beginner
1. Yes I know some sequences are too long. I was thinking about doing two versions. One you can show to other people which is shorter and only include the best shots and then one version just for myself. Because I know some shots are too long, lots of shaking or not that sharp but I have memories of that dive that I try to keep fresh. Is that something you guys do? 2 versions?
2. I try to shoot with light, just bought a second video light. Sometimes when I see something I get excited and start shooting immediately without turning on the lights with the fear the object gets away. I probably should calm down, take the extra second and turn the lights on. If it swims away immediately it wont be a good shot anyway. I even have a red filter but I dont like to screw and unscrew that thing all the time when shoot in ambient light or with lights. Maybe I should look into using it for objects that arent that close.
3. Yes I shoot flat. Im thinking about a wide angle lens (and also a macro). Once I can afford it I get it. Its on my list
4. My rig was quite heavy so I bought a couple stix floating devices. I hope with the improved buoyancy and balance there will be less shaking. Also my own buoyancy should hopefully improve with more experience as well. The problem I have...I dont want to see object through the camera. I want to see it directly because it is far more majestic. Because of that I sometimes lose the object or I dont hold the camera steady. I think that will improve over time.
5. I shoot at AVCHD: 1920x1080 / 50p 28 Mbps (PS), do you recommend a different setting? My other options are 1920x1080 / 50i 24 Mbps (FX), 1920x1080 / 50i 24 Mbps (FX), 1920x1080 / 50i 17 Mbps (FH) and MP4 1440x1080 / 25p 12 Mbps. So far I havent really dealt with all the settings. Thats something I need improve on as well but everything step by step ;-)