Komodo Trip with S95 and Fix Housing

[shutsal]

Just got back from a trip to Komodo, Indonesia and thought I would share some photos. It was the first time I had taken a camera underwater besides a kiddy pool and was very surprised by my results..

Taken with the following setup:
Canon S95
Fix Housing
Inon S2000
Fisheye Fix UWL-04
Inon UCL-165

All shot in manual on both the camera and strobe

Best of gallery (~100 photos)
Best of Komodo - a set on Flickr

All pictures (~250 photos)
Komodo - a set on Flickr

Also like to say thanks to everyone on the forum here (especially Nemrod, ozziworld, and Durwin) for all your great posts that definitely made selecting a setup much easier.

 

[ozziworld]

Wow! First time with a camera underwater? Fantastic!

 

[daz88]

nice shots. great job for your first trip under water with your camera

 

[Durwin99]

Well done, lots of nice photos in there. I must be honest, I shot all my photos from March in RAW and I *still* haven't processed them yet, combination of reasons but amongst them, I was a little disappointed with the overall quality of shots - I think its my composition skills (!), lack of good subjects (not too much macro stuff keeping still!) and unfamiliarity with the kit. Plus the daunting prospect of hours of Lightroom & Photoshop editing when I don't really know what I'm doing... Your photos have reminded me I must get around to processing them before my next trip to Sulawesi in a few months so I can be better educated next time around!
Cheers
-Durwin

 

[Midget]

Your first whack at underwater photography? You've got to be kidding!!!!! I'm stunned. Strong work!

 

[shutsal]

Plus the daunting prospect of hours of Lightroom & Photoshop editing when I don't really know what I'm doing...

Thanks for the kind words. One thing I didn't realize was how many hours of my life I would spend in Aperture processing the pictures. One good thing about being up at 2:30am with jet lag, lots of free time to adjust white balance in pictures!

 

[Adonama]

How do you connect the Inon UCL-165 to the FIX S95 housing?

 

[shutsal]

How do you connect the Inon UCL-165 to the FIX S95 housing?

I use a 52mm to 67mm step up ring for the 67mm threaded version of the UCL-165

 

[Adonama]

Thanks shutsal. Do regular step up rings you would buy at any photography shop work fine? or is there something special about converters for underwater use?

 

[Nemrod]

Wow, you are doing something right, in fact, beautiful efforts. Thanks for sharing.

N