Photo Hint – Adding a Diver for Scale and Interest

By Tobias Friedrich

Placing a diver into the background of an image is always a good idea and works best in wreck photography. This can be planned before the dive or can be a spontaneous situation like this, with the diver swimming by an opening with blue water in the background. Make sure to catch this moment by taking several images with your camera, then select the best one.

Equipment: SeaLife Micro 3.0, Sea Dragon 3000F

Settings: Deep Water White Balance

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SeaLife Micro 3.0 Pro 3000 Set

SL552 – Available now! Ideal for colorful, sharp stills and videos, the Micro 3.0 Pro 3000 Set includes the Sea Dragon 3000F Photo-Video Light, Micro 3.0 Camera, Flex-Connect Single Tray and Grip for optimal stability and handling. The SeaLife Micro 3.0 camera offers easy set-up with automatic and manual image setting options. The Sea Dragon 3000F Light has a Color Rendering Index of 80, with a 5000k color temperature to simulate natural sunlight. Sea Dragon Photo/Video Lightsreveal beautiful colors in underwater photos and videos.

Micro Wide Angle Dome Lens

SL052- Available January 2022 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.

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