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![]() Hey!
I'm slowly getting back into the hobby after a good 5 years off. During that time i've been on some awesome dive trips......here are a few select shots from my recent trip to Easter Island. This trip was the first time using my SLR camera. I've still got a lot to learn about how to take the best shots (and even what lenses I need to use!), but I think I did alright, eh? posing with a fake Moai (was sunk here for a scene in the movie "Rapa Nui") ![]() was told this is an anchor from an old Spanish ghaleon ![]() lots of the same coral (porites) ![]() ![]() banana wrasse ![]() ![]() trevally photobombing my shot ![]() Easter Island butterflyfish feeding on an urchin ![]() 1000+ year-old porites lobata colony ![]() teardrop butterflyfish ![]() the money shot - about $10000-$15000 or more dollars worth of rare fish here: Hotamatua pygmy angels and femininus Wrasses. I had to crop the heck out of my image to get this (shooting RAW and high megapixels ftw!) ![]() me next to a porites colony ![]() yellow pocillopora colony...one of only TWO colonies I saw on my dives (the other was a baby blue colour). Easter Island has LOTs of coral, but very, very low coral species diversity ![]() Easter Island is located in some of the bluest waters (nutrient-poor) on the planet....makes for excellent visibility! ![]() many more pics on my Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/5835305...7634752882333/ z
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90g Cube + 30g Sump/Fuge Kessil A350W LED ● 2x PAR38 ● Deltec AP701 DIY clone (modded) w/ Eheim 1262 needlewheel ● Panworld 100PX-X Closed Loop + OM 4-Way w/ eductors Percula and Ocellaris pair ● Marine Betta ● Sunburst Anthias ● Blue Assessor ● Threadfin Cardinals ◊ Soft coral dominant |
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![]() Amazing Pictures. Would love to go there one day on vaction. Good resorts there?
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![]() Nice! Thanks for sharing
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![]() The photo bomb picture is amazing. Thanks for sharing.
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![]() Love the pics. Great shots.
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![]() Great pictures
Liked the Contrast of the banana wrasse on the plain background made the colours really stand out
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![]() ![]() about the pics..thanks for the comments!! ![]() I used an ultra-wide Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 for most of the shots, and gave my best shot at using my Nikkor 105mm f2.8 macro . It's amazing how deficient that lens is underwater, but how amazing it is on land! Virtually all of the underwater shots I took with it were not up to snuff.... for my next trip i'm going with a lower focal length macro...most likely the 60mm f2.8 AFS and of course my strobe conked out halfway through my dives....grrr.....im going to upgrade the battery for the next trip! z
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90g Cube + 30g Sump/Fuge Kessil A350W LED ● 2x PAR38 ● Deltec AP701 DIY clone (modded) w/ Eheim 1262 needlewheel ● Panworld 100PX-X Closed Loop + OM 4-Way w/ eductors Percula and Ocellaris pair ● Marine Betta ● Sunburst Anthias ● Blue Assessor ● Threadfin Cardinals ◊ Soft coral dominant |
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![]() awesome shots hard to believe that's your first go with an DSLR!
and wow that banana wrasse is hands down the nicest supermale i've ever seen. |
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