Red Sea...

Yuri PautovYuri Pautov Registered Users Posts: 1,918 Major grins
edited January 12, 2006 in Wildlife
Priviet, dear friends!
Want to share with you some underwater shots, taken with my new toy - Pentax Optio WP, which I bought especialy for Red Sea...
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Normaly, I used Panfocus.
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Moving objects were hard to shoot...
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Sea surface reflections (all days were sunny) added rainbow colors to underwater palette...
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Spasibo (In Russia "Thank you") for your interest,
Yuri

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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2006
    Some nice shots, Yuri. I'm rather impressed with your results considering the camera used and the typically....difficult shooting situation UW photography presents. How deep were you....and did you use any additional lighting (strobes etc)? Well done. Thanks for sharing.

    Regards

    MM
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  • Yuri PautovYuri Pautov Registered Users Posts: 1,918 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2006
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Some nice shots, Yuri. I'm rather impressed with your results considering the camera used and the typically....difficult shooting situation UW photography presents. How deep were you....and did you use any additional lighting (strobes etc)? Well done. Thanks for sharing.
    Regards
    MM
    Spasibo, Mike!
    Instruction tells us about 1.5 meter for 1 hour shooting.
    Sure it can take 2 and 3 meters deep.... But light....
    It was not easy to dive there (very solt water - and I'm not nearly near a sportsmen :-) - so most of shots taken at about 50 cm - 1 meter under surface... I used flash for several times - but (as you might guess) it was like throwing a cherry pit to bison's herd...
    So... I had to... had to use ISO 50... had to wait for better light (all days were sunny), but the angle of the sun rays were importaint... had to wait for better fish... had to wait for her better pose... but... in fact ...I shoot, shoot and shoot a lot of so-so photos, but some are interesting...

    It maybe funny, but I think that even underwater flashight may help in some cases...

    I was a hero of the season with my small camera around my neck...
    Must say that I took a lot of short videos there (with underwater sound!) and thay look very attractive ...
    (I'll try to put some to my site...)
    Spasibo,
    Yuri
  • Phil U.Phil U. Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2006
    Nicely done - and congrats on that cool toy!
    -Phil
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  • Yuri PautovYuri Pautov Registered Users Posts: 1,918 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2006
    Mike!
    Here are 2 links to underwater videos taken with Pentax toy:
    6 mb
    http://pautov.viplast.ru/video/IMGP1979.MOV

    and
    8 mb

    http://pautov.viplast.ru/video/IMGP2240.MOV

    Spasibo,
    Yuri
  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2006
    Cool! Super shotsthumb.gif
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2006
    Very nice shots Yuri especially the last one. Congrats on the new camera. It must be exciting to be able to shoot in a totally new environment.
    Harry
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  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2006
    Neat shots Yuri. I've always wanted to dive the Red Sea, I've heard multiple reports that the diving is incredible there.
    Steve
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  • Yuri PautovYuri Pautov Registered Users Posts: 1,918 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2006
    Spasibo vsem
    Thanks to all of you, my dear friends!
    Yuri
  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2006
    Very nice
    I think that little camera is doing quite well. I had a disposable underwater film camera, and an underwater film camera when I went to Bora Bora and Hawaii. I wish there had been a digital one when I went. Some photos I took from a little dock, the water was so clear. But, oh, what I could do now with digital and photoshop!

    My favorite photos were of some sea turtles. You got some really nice photos with your little camera. I'm going to watch the movie next.

    Dee
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2006
    Thanks for the links, Yuri. I'm not getting them to load, though? ne_nau.gifheadscratch.gif Not sure if it's my firewall ? I left the window open for a good 10 minutes and never did get anything. umph.gif

    Looks like a great time shooting. I wish I could dive.

    Cheers

    MM
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  • Yuri PautovYuri Pautov Registered Users Posts: 1,918 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2006
    VIDEO underwater
    Mike, I'm sorry...
    Please, Use this link:

    http://pautov.viplast.ru/video

    Yuri
  • StormdancingStormdancing Registered Users Posts: 917 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2006
    People - Landscapre - Fish
    In the air, in the water
    I think your photos are great no matter where you take them.

    Dana
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    no birds sang there except those that sang best.
    ~Henry Van Dyke
  • eye-maxeye-max Registered Users Posts: 130 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2006
    Stormdancing wrote:
    People - Landscapre - Fish
    In the air, in the water
    I think your photos are great no matter where you take them.

    Dana

    15524779-Ti.gif whats next, outer space ......
    max
  • StormdancingStormdancing Registered Users Posts: 917 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2006
    eye-max wrote:
    15524779-Ti.gif whats next, outer space ......
    Yep and I bet they would also be magnificent work.
    Dana
    ** Feel free to edit my photos if you see room for improvement.**
    Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if
    no birds sang there except those that sang best.
    ~Henry Van Dyke
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