Photo Hint – Capturing Amazing Whale Photos
Eric Keibler Feb 07, 2025
By Tobias Friedrich
Encounters with Sperm Whales are awesome and rare. That’s why we want to capture the moment as best as possible with our cameras. Even though cameras are very fast nowadays and can capture many images one after another, it’s always good to stay calm in this situation and wait for the right moment. In this case, when the Whales open their mouth, it’s the perfect moment to take the image.
Equipment: SeaLife Micro 3.0 with Micro Wide Angle Dome Lens Settings: Shallow White Balance
If you’d like a copy of the above underwater image, please email: lindsay@pioneer-research.com
Micro Wide Angle Dome Lens
SL052 The SeaLife Micro Wide Angle Dome Lensincreases the camera’s field of view by 43% and allows for 3x closer shooting distance. For the SeaLife Micro 3.0, the lens angle is increased from 100° to 143°and shooting distance is reduced from 15”/38cm to 5”/13cm. The 0.7x dome lens high-grade optical design improves overall image quality and edge sharpness. Fits all SeaLife Micro-series and ReefMaster RM-4K camera models.
Sea Dragon 3000SF Pro Dual Beam
SL679
Try the NEW SL554 Micro 3.0 Pro Dual Beam Set! The compact Sea Dragon 3000SF Pro Dual Beam Photo-Video light has a large COB LED, delivering 3000 lumens in an even 120° wide beam. The light offers an impressive 90 CRI (color rendering index) with a proprietary COB LED array that replicates natural sunlight (A CRI of 100 would be just like natural sunlight). With a simple one-button push, the underwater photographer can switch from the wide 120° beam to a narrow 1500 lumen 15° spot beam. For imaging, the spot beam offers many creative opportunities such as to create a narrowly focused snoot or stage spotlight effect.
