My Shot

David Fleetham · Issue 144, May/Jun 2025 · pp. 68

Products mentioned: Canon 5D Mark II, Ikelite housing, Sigma 15mm fisheye lens, Ikelite DS161 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 (It’s very easy. Images can be any size bigger than 20cm (horizontal or vertical) @ 150dpi saved as jpeg format and about 500 - 750 words would be fine.) In 2011, my goddaughter, Margaux Nelson, and I kayaked out to the wreck of the Carthaginian II—a beloved Lahaina landmark intentionally sunk by the Atlantis Submarine Company in December 2005 to serve as an artificial reef off the coast of Maui, Hawaii. As is customary during submarine dives, a surface support vessel was present. On this particular day, it happened to be crewed by a friend of mine, who generously offered us the use of the company mooring for our kayaks. He also coordinated with the submarine’s captain to ensure we could be underwater at the …