My Shot

David Fleetham · Issue 132, May/Jun 2023 · pp. 64–65

Products mentioned: Canon EOS R5, Ikelite dry-lock housing, Canon RF100mm f2.8 L macro lens, Ikelite 230 strobes

My Shot by David Fleetham Do you have a favourite shot or an image/s which made a dive special. E mail yours with some text to peter@uwpmag.com and yours could be the next My Shot/s I shoot things now that I would never have pulled the trigger on back in the film days. I usually try to photograph fish from the side (ID shot) or attempt to pull off a more interesting composition from straight on or varying degrees to one side or the other. As of late I have been clicking the shutter as my subject has been swimming away with the expected mixed results. Many of these files are immediately removed from my hard drive, but every now and again something compelling occurs. I photographed this female barred filefish, Cantherhines dumerilii, at Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui (my home). The marine life here is accustomed to seeing divers on a daily basis and so they tend to be less…