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Scuba diving is one of our absolute favorite things to do. The feeling we get while underwater is one of absolute peace and calm. There’s a whole other world below the waves that fascinates us. The colors and shapes are endlessly interesting, though hard to capture on film. Experts in underwater photography are truly talented folks. On our recent trip to the Bahamas, we had the opportunity for some diving and snorkeling in the Bahamas’ famous crystal blue waters. Visibility was excellent, and we wish (as always) we’d had more time and funds to do a whole lot more diving. While there, we tried to practice our underwater photography skills.
We shot all of the photos below with our Canon S95, with the compatible Canon WP-DC38 Waterproof Housing. We’ve had pretty good luck with these in the past, having used the same set-up with our previous Canon. In my opinion it is easier to snap a decent shot while scuba diving rather than snorkeling because you don’t have to hold your breath and worry about making it back to the surface. On the other hand, the deeper you get, the less light is available for your shots. With good buoyancy skills, macro shots usually come out better than trying to take a wide view, often ending up with a field of cloudy blue. We’re still working on techniques for underwater photography, and would love to upgrade both our equipment and skills! PADI offers some good general tips on their site.
Do you have any special techniques for capturing great images above or below the water? Please share your underwater photography tips with us in the comments. I’m sure everyone will enjoy hearing some ideas!
Donny snorkeling off Rose Island
Spotted moray eel
Yellow snapper near the surface
Close-up of some soft coral
Donny diving among the reef fish, Bahamas
Lionfish trying to be subtle among the rocks
Lobsters hiding under a rock shelf
Excellent shots…colors appeared nice and vibrant….thanks for your great posts…
Beautiful Pictures!!! Looks so refreshing. 🙂 Thanks for sharing
Nice photos! We love scuba diving too, but are hopeless at taking underwater shots – we’ll just enjoy yours :-).
Thanks for stopping by and for the kind words. We really want to work on our technique. Photos never seem to do justice and we of course delete tons more than we keep. Keep on clicking them off! Safe travels.
These are amazing – love them! They make me want to find a tropical reef and just explore. The colours / clarity are brilliant too. 🙂
Hi Katie. Thanks for the kind words. It is the time of year when a tropical reef can be just what the doctor ordered. Safe travels.
Very nice – last year i was at Caribean Sea . It was just amazing how special blue the water was. Very different to the water from Asian islands.
It’s true! The Caribbean blue is very special. We’ve been diving in Asia and the Caribbean and they’re both wonderful, but you’re right, the water is just different.