Parting Shots

David Fleetham & Samsul Rois · Issue 124, Jan/Feb 2022 · pp. 61–65

Products mentioned: Canon EOS 5D, Ikelite housing, Canon EF100 F2.8 macro, Canon 8-15mm fisheye zoom, Sigma 70mm ART macro, Sony A6400, Tokina AT-X 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5, Metabones Canon EF to Sony NEX adapter, Sea Frogs SALTED LINE housing, Nikon D70, Subal housing, Nikkor 10.5mm F2.8 fisheye, Sea & Sea YS110 strobes

Parting Shot 1 Do you have a shot which has a story within a story? If so e mail it with up to 500 words of text and yours could be the next Parting Shot. peter@uwpmag.com I have yet to shoot the lizardfish with some sort of smaller individual caught in its maw. A photo many of my colleagues have displayed. Being in the right place at the right time for predation is a combination of planetary alignment and horse shoes. So I search for fish eating fish on dives where I have the appropriate Canon 100mm macro lens or even my new found friend the Sigma 70mm ART macro. When I am swimming about with my Canon 8-15mm fisheye zoom I try not to envision my lizardfish or the hopelessness I would feel if its mouth contained a soon to be meal. So it was with great enthusiasm and wonder when I spied this trumpetfish, Aulostomus chinensis, off the Kona Coast dart after a small filefish. You would think…