South West Ramblings

Mark Webster · Issue 78, May/Jun 2014 · pp. 77–82

Products mentioned: Nikon D300, Subal ND2, Tokina 10-17mm fisheye zoom, Inon Z240 flash guns

I began writing this next edition of ramblings during the late autumn of 2013 following a summer that offered some of the best weather and diving conditions for several years. The challenge was to make the most of the weather and imaging opportunities and inevitably this desire may of course clash with other home or work plans, but you can salve your conscience with the sure knowledge that next summer won’t be so good and you can redress the balance then. This approach represents the thoughts of a somewhat deranged underwater photographer, my wife’s view of course and not my own, as I know that if I am wrong then I can simply repeat this reasoning next year! However, what followed the good summer was one of the worst winters on record in the south west for storms and continuous often torrential rain. This has caused significant damage to coastal defences, infrastructure and brought the m…