diving with photographers
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The social aspect is a very important part of the dive for me... and over half of the stuff I end up seeing was spotted by my buddy first.s****enstein:
MarkH
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Ha! It makes me feel controversial and subversive without having to grow my hair long and listen to the devil's music.doole:
doole:
Ok. And I'm sure now that you've put the WHOLE world on notice, none of us Mods will pay any attention to it. NOT!
But back to the topic:
Pearce & I are a very strong buddy team, especially when he's taking photographs. Afterall, who do you think FINDS all those great shots or critters for him?
For example, on one of our Red Sea trips he was very intent on getting as many images as he could of a crocodile fish. It's an interesting looking critter. But a few kicks away was this 3" nudi, which was VERY cool. (I later found out it's called a big horn nembrotha.)
The colours on this nudi & it's appearance are very neat. So naturally I do my bird dog bit & point it out to him.
End result? He winds up winning 3rd prize in a national u/w photo contest. Not for the crocodile fish... for the big horn nembrotha.
Diving with an u/w photog is not a solo dive IF you are both diving for the shots.
SeaYoda
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I'm usually taking pictures on my dives so from my side of the dive I can share how I handle picture taking dives.
First of all I'm a solo diver taking pictures when I'm not diving with some one. I prefer to take pictures this way because I'm focused on what I'm doing and where I want to go and my own safety not anyone elses needs.
When I am with a group of others I will opt to be the odd man out and tag along while others buddy up. I'll still be solo in my mind yet this can be a fun dive because I now have built in models. No one is my dive partner as I float from team to team. I watch out for their safety in general as they do mine. This could equate to what some buddies who really know each other do - they stay in contact but don't hold hands the whole dive.
If I link up with a specific buddy I try to see their level of competence and comfort. If the buddy is a person that needs "hand holding", I put the camera away. During the dive I keep contact with my buddy by knowing where he is as I move from shot to shot. If conditions change I can always turn off the camera and pay more attention to my buddy at any time. If things are going well, I pay less attention to my buddy and focus more on the pictures.
When I dive with another person taking pictures, we end up within sight of each other and check on one another between shots. Each of us needs to be self sufficient.
If you are going to add picture taking to your task load you will need to be ready to pay less attention to some other things - you need to be very prepared. Anyone diving with some one taking pictures needs to be OK with that dive plan - knowing that they need to be a little more self reliant. If either of these two things is lacking, the dive could easily become a disaster.
First of all I'm a solo diver taking pictures when I'm not diving with some one. I prefer to take pictures this way because I'm focused on what I'm doing and where I want to go and my own safety not anyone elses needs.
When I am with a group of others I will opt to be the odd man out and tag along while others buddy up. I'll still be solo in my mind yet this can be a fun dive because I now have built in models. No one is my dive partner as I float from team to team. I watch out for their safety in general as they do mine. This could equate to what some buddies who really know each other do - they stay in contact but don't hold hands the whole dive.
If I link up with a specific buddy I try to see their level of competence and comfort. If the buddy is a person that needs "hand holding", I put the camera away. During the dive I keep contact with my buddy by knowing where he is as I move from shot to shot. If conditions change I can always turn off the camera and pay more attention to my buddy at any time. If things are going well, I pay less attention to my buddy and focus more on the pictures.
When I dive with another person taking pictures, we end up within sight of each other and check on one another between shots. Each of us needs to be self sufficient.
If you are going to add picture taking to your task load you will need to be ready to pay less attention to some other things - you need to be very prepared. Anyone diving with some one taking pictures needs to be OK with that dive plan - knowing that they need to be a little more self reliant. If either of these two things is lacking, the dive could easily become a disaster.
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