HMS Victory

Dominic Robinson · Issue 117, Nov/Dec 2020 · pp. 56–60

Products mentioned: Canon G7X Mk II, Canon G7X Mk I, Nauticam Housing, Inon UWL H100, Sony RX100

I was very impressed with your recent images of HMS Victory and thought UwP readers (and myself!) would be interested to know more about you, your underwater photography and the dive itself. Did deep diving and underwater photography start at the same time or did you turn to a camera to record your dives? Prior to taking up deep diving, I spent many years as a recreational diver during which time I developed a gradual interest in underwater photography. Initially I started with a series of fairly standard compact cameras in their 40m manufacturer produced housings which I would take with me mainly to record images of the people I was diving with. On one very memorable occasion, we spotted a basking shark halfway to the Eddystone so all jumped in with snorkels. This resulted in a very cherished photo of the shark emerging from the plankton with its mouth fully open which is an experience …