Guinjata Bay: All the Action - None of the Crowds

Demelza Postlethwaite & Will Postlethwaite · Issue 12, Apr/May 2003 · pp. 29–31

Products mentioned: Nikon F90X, Subal housing, Fuji Provia F 100

29 Five minutes no-deco left and she glides slowly in and stops feet away. Holding at a 45 degree angle pointing up to the surface she remained motionless just above the reef. Angel’s four metre wingspan and spotted markings around her eyes make her one of the most special mantas that come to be cleaned by the little reef fish that appear as she stops. A majestic spectacle,we just hung there with her and squeezed off the two remaining shots on the reel. It is why we dive. As photographers we are always looking to find those special things to get on film. No portfolio is complete without a shot of this or that, be it mini macro, stunning wrecks or just pristine, colourful reefs, we all look at those shots in the magazines and books and think, “I wish I could do that”. Or even “ I could do better than that!”. The only thing stopping you is that you have to be there, in the water, with your…