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Re: Other: Underwater Photography
By:Ted Henry
Date: 8/28/2002, 5:58 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Underwater Photography (Chip Sandresky)

: It's hard to believe no one has captured a rolling kayak with an underwater
: camera. What are the limiting factors - low light, water clarity... ?

I've tried it in the indoor pool but there's not enough light. All I get is a big blur. There's not enough water clarity in the surface layers of Puget Sound. Way too much plankton and Victoria nuggets. Plus the boat shadows the paddler. What is needed is bright sun, clear water, and a white reflective bottom. Now if someone wants to fly me down to the Virgin Islands in spring, when water clarity is around 100 feet, to take their underwater photo.... oh well, I guess a bunch of halogen lights at the pool would be cheaper.

Ted

Messages In This Thread

Other: Rollin rollin rollin. Keep those kayaks rollin... *Pic*
Roger Nuffer -- 8/28/2002, 3:21 pm
Horizon corrected *Pic*
Rick Allnutt -- 8/29/2002, 8:11 am
Re: Horizon corrected - actual unretouched photo! *Pic*
Shawn Baker -- 8/29/2002, 6:39 pm
Now, The rest of the story! *Pic*
Bill Price -- 8/29/2002, 8:08 pm
Re: Now, The rest of the story!
Robert -- 8/30/2002, 12:59 am
Re: Now, The rest of the story!
Rehd -- 8/30/2002, 4:32 am
I hadn't gotten to that horizon fix yet *NM*
Roger Nuffer -- 8/29/2002, 6:05 pm
Another trick from the photogenic one *Pic*
Ted Henry -- 8/28/2002, 11:43 pm
Re: Heres mine! *Pic*
Don Beale -- 8/28/2002, 7:39 pm
Re: Heres mine!
Roger Nuffer -- 8/28/2002, 7:54 pm
Re: Heres mine!
Don Beale -- 8/28/2002, 8:11 pm
Re: Heres mine! *Pic*
Bill Price -- 8/29/2002, 1:02 am
Oh! That's pretty!! :) *NM*
Bill Price -- 8/28/2002, 5:33 pm
Hey, who you callin' pretty? >:(
Shawn Baker -- 8/28/2002, 10:15 pm
Re: Other: Rollin rollin rollin. Keep those kayaks
Shawn Baker -- 8/28/2002, 4:49 pm
Re: Other: Rollin rollin rollin. Keep those kayaks
John D. -- 8/29/2002, 12:58 am
Re: Other: Underwater Photography
Chip Sandresky -- 8/28/2002, 4:49 pm
Re: Other: Underwater Photography
Jim McMann -- 9/3/2002, 4:46 am
Re: Other: Underwater Photography
Rick Allnutt -- 8/29/2002, 8:14 am
Re: Other: Underwater Photography
Roger Nuffer -- 8/28/2002, 8:03 pm
Re: Other: Underwater Photography
Chip Sandresky -- 8/29/2002, 2:45 pm
Re: Other: Underwater Photography
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/28/2002, 6:56 pm
Re: Other: Underwater Photography
Ted Henry -- 8/28/2002, 5:58 pm